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Possible causes for rib cage pain can be the following but not limited to: Cracked, broken, sprained ribs, pressure from constant coughing or inflamation of the lungs. If you have slept wrong or with your arm underneath of you, this could cause some pain as well.

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What exactly is rib cage pain?

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Can kidney pain wrap around to your rib cage?

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You have pain in the left rib cage what is it?

indigstion


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What conditions could cause pain in the rib cage?

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What causes acute pain on right side below rib cage and from back and tenderness in front?

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What causes pain in left side under rib cage and moves to left abdomen and gets worse with deep breath?

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