A 41-year-old member asked:
I have a muscle twitching right below my left breast, around my rib cage. why would it twitch?
1 doctor answer • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 51 years experience
It Could be related: To stomach problem gerd.Gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) is a chronic digestive disease that occurs when stomach acid or, occasionally, bile flows back (refluxes) into your food pipe (esophagus). The backwash of acid irritates the lining of your esophagus and causes gerd signs and symptoms. Thank you.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
What can cause muscle twitching right below my left breast, around my rib cage?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Edward Smithanswered
Neurology 56 years experience
Various: Irritation of muscles due to overuse or contorted positions; irritation of the intercostal nerves in the rib cage; irritation of thoracic nerve roots often from compression; irritating lesions deep to the muscle such as tumors, infections, etc.
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