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What Causes Pain Under The Left Rib Cage?
I m a 64 y/o white male. Diabetic and hypertensive. I am having varying degrees of pain under or at the bottom of my left rib cage. Pain seems to be concentrated in center line of my left breast. On a scale of 1-10 the pain varies between 1 and 6. I cant seem to associate the pain with any foods eaten.
Wed, 21 Jun 2017
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I have gone through your query. Your problem can be due to Gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD). This can cause irritation in esophagus and pain on chest. In such case taking proton pump inhibitors like esomeprazole and motility enhancers like domperidone for 4 weeks or more will be helpful. It is better to take an ECG(EKG) to rule out heart problems to be on safe side also.
Thanks.
Thank you for asking HCM
I have gone through your query. Your problem can be due to Gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD). This can cause irritation in esophagus and pain on chest. In such case taking proton pump inhibitors like esomeprazole and motility enhancers like domperidone for 4 weeks or more will be helpful. It is better to take an ECG(EKG) to rule out heart problems to be on safe side also.
Thanks.
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