You should go to the doctors and get them x-rayed. It might mean that you broke a rib, or if not you might have damaged it. It is better safe then sorry. If you didn't do something to your actual rib then you might have some sort of internal damage. Where you in some kind of accident? You also might have some kind of internal organ failure.
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It is also possible that you have just strained yourself or have a virus causing intercostal neuralgia. However if you are worried go and see a doctor.
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Take OTC pain meds, if you need them. Stay as mobile as you can w/o the rib troubling you - and wait. Bruised ribs will sort themselves out just in time like any other bruise.
I bruised my left ribs recently. It's been about a week and I am now feeling pain and discomfort right below the bottom of the rib cage. could this be a bruised pancreas? Thanks for your feed back
No there is no such thing, but it is possible to get certain dysfunctions in your ribs. (Broken, bruised, dislocation, etc.)
A three-horse collision. She bruised her heart and broke a few ribs and other bones
There's something wrong with more than one of your ribs.
in twilight Bella got a vampire bight on her wrist, broken left ribs, bruised arms, a bruised head, and a severe cut on her head. in new moon Bella got pieces of glass in her arm, a papercut,and a cut on her head
Maybe you have a bruised rib. These take a while to heal, but eventually will. If the pain worsens, I suggest seeing a doctor. It could be soemthing deeper than the rib.
You have probably just bruised your ribs, though you might want to get it checked out by your doctor in case. I have fallen off many times, and always get myself checked incase.
Very painful. Seven fractured ribs in nine places was an experience wished not to have. You have trouble breathing without pain. Do not even laugh, it hurts so bad. There is nothing that can really be done for fractured ribs, so they take a lot of time to heal. The ribs are in an area that protect vital and sensitive organs. As stated above the lungs are one such area that the ribs protect. The ribs being broken alone can cause a great deal of pain but there is always the question of whether anything had been bruised or if there was any damage to any of the areas that the ribs protect. This would of course cause even further pain to exist.