A member asked:

I have a really bad sharp pain in my left shoulder and under my left rib. barely slept last night because it hurt so much. it hurts more when i inhale?

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Dr. Peter Kurzweil answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Irritant L diaphragm: The clue to the answer is the location (under left rib); the area of referred pain' (left shoulder); the nature of the pain (bad, sharp); and the relation to inhalation, which usually means something on or near the pleura (lining of lung) is being irritated (pleuritic). The most likely cause is a gas pocket stuck in the colon under the left diaphragm (anti-gas pill)or a viral pleurisy--pain rx.

Answered 3/11/2023

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