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A member asked:

What is it when you have pains in the center of your chest and pains on the back spreading out under the ribs?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Bruce Rothschild answered

stress, ulcers...: Stress, ulcer, pleural irritation can cause this.

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Answered 10/21/2013

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