Left-sided abdominal pain near the rib cage can occur in IBS, along with other symptoms like diarrhea or constipation. Other symptoms may include a whitish mucus in the stool and the feeling that ...

Epigastric pain is a term to describe discomfort or aching that occurs beneath your rib cage in your upper abdominal region. It has many causes, including overeating, lactose intolerance ...

Chronic pain is a common complaint among those with COPD. Columnist Caroline Gainer shares the pain relief strategies that ...

Mrs Peacock needed extensive surgery and had 17 titanium plates fitted to support her rib cage. "I suffered life-changing injuries and have been in constant pain ever since, the worst pain being ...

Contact sports, auto accidents and falls all put us at higher risk for rib fractures, which can be excruciatingly painful.