Question 1

what is pain below breast bone?

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L or R? Et cetera: Location, onset, radiation, aggravating or relieving factors, duration etc. Are all factors one needs to know to begin to answer your question.

Question 2

what organs are located under breast bone?

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Several: Heart and thymus in young people. Bronchii and Great Vessels reside there.  Part of the diaphragm is the and the esophagus pass through.  Rarely, the upper part of the stomach can herniate there.

Question 3

how do you treat pain in sternum/ breast bone?

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Provider can: Determine if the cause is costochondritis. If so, nsaid's may be beneficial.

Question 4

why dose my breast bone hurt when i touch it ?

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Costrochrondoitis: Need more info. Breastbone may hurt if u have injured it such as in a fall or auto accident.   This can even come from pushing on it to see if it hurts. Recommend not touching on it.

Question 5

pain in the upper left side under the breast bone?

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Some possibilities..: Is it "chest pain" or just in the bone? A person with chest pain must see the doctor to find out why. She should consider going to the E.R. If she cannot reach her doctor. If it turns out to be a heart problem, a collapsed lung, a pneumonia, a blood clot in the lung, bad heartburn, costochondritis (inflammation of the rib joints), etc..., she will still be in the right place at the emergency room.

Question 6

my breast bone sticks out is there something wrong?

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Probably not: If it's done that all your life and you have no symptoms with it, it's probably just your variant on normal human physiology. Nothing to worry about.

Question 7

what causes pain in the area below the breast bone?

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A number of things: You should see a doctor if it doesn't go away soon. It can range from costochondritis to gastritis or worse.

Question 8

whole area on both sides of the breast bone hurts. why?

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Possibleinflammation: Costochondritis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, relapsing polychondritis, can cause localised tenderness with pain, but if not tender could be coming from lung inflammation, lung clot, or even heart sack inflammation (pericarditis) , needs to be worked up.

Question 9

what to do if i have an enlarged breast bone. what does that mean?

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Breast "bone"?: The breast is made up of soft tissue which includes glands and fat.  The sternum is the bone in the center of your chest which connects the ribs. An "enlarged" sternum can cause the chest cavity to "stick out".

Question 10

in the middle of my chest under my breast bone it fells wierd i cant explain it?

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Tell us more: You have to be more specific, as weird feeling, does not tell us if it is pain, discomfort or pressure that bothers.you.If this feeling persists or gets  worse, you can get your doctor to examine you and find out if there is anything serious going on inside. All it takes is a chest X-ray(simple test) or a CT scan of the chest to assure you of the cause which may/not be anything serious.

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