Pain in left side when inhaling

Pain is always a sign of trouble, especially those that are felt over a long period of time or repeated repeatedly. Pain in the left side during inspiration is not a specific clinical manifestation inherent in any one pathology. It can indicate a variety of conditions, some of which require emergency intervention, especially if the pain is acute. However, everyone's sensitivity to pain is different, so in any case, you should consult a doctor and find out the origin of this symptom.

Causes of the pain in left side when inhaling

The concept of "side" is very extensible. It can be attributed both to the upper part of the body and to the lower. Pain on the side, felt when inhaling at the top left, makes you, first of all, think about problems with the heart, lungs, and the main respiratory muscle - the diaphragm. If it hurts in the lower part, they usually suggest a pathology of the digestive, excretory or genital organs. An attack of pain or painful colic on inspiration can be felt in the left side with many chronic diseases and injuries of the internal organs and the musculoskeletal system. In addition, such pain may accompany acute conditions that require immediate assistance, such as myocardial infarction, pneumothorax, ruptured spleen. They can be one of the symptoms of exacerbation of osteochondrosis, which, of course, should not be ignored either, but the speed of establishing a diagnosis in this case is not critical for saving the patient's life.

The risk factors for pain in the left side when inhaling are very diverse. It can be excessive physical activity, bad habits, poor posture, overweight, pregnancy, frequent constipation, dietary errors, acute and chronic diseases of internal organs. Even tight underwear or a banal SARS can provoke the appearance of this symptom.

So, if you have severe pain only when you inhale, but you can find a position in which there will be no pain if you breathe carefully and shallowly, then it is most likely that this is intercostal neuralgia. In this case, the nerve endings are compressed by the vertebrae, which slightly changed their location due to dystrophic changes that occurred in the intervertebral discs, the pathogenesis of which could be triggered by any metabolic disorder in the fibrocartilaginous tissue. Manifestation in the form of neuralgia could occur against the background of inadequate loads on the spine - sometimes sharp, and more often - uneven, and this distribution occurs for a long time. At risk are people with poorly developed musculoskeletal apparatus - leading a sedentary lifestyle, overweight, chronic metabolic disorders. As a result, after the examination, the majority find osteochondrosis and other inflammatory-dystrophic changes in the structures of the spinal column.

Muscle spasm - an increase in the tone of certain sections of the muscles of the back can manifest itself as pain in the left side, aggravated by inhalation and almost subsides at rest in a certain position. Most often, its cause is a complication of the same osteochondrosis (spondylosis, spondylarthrosis, hernia, etc.) or myofascial syndrome, compression or, more often, reflex, associated with muscle strain and irritation, as a result, pain receptors in the discs, joints and ligaments of the spine pillar. [1]

The above reasons most often cause severe pain, are not accompanied by other noticeable symptoms and do not pose an immediate threat to the patient's life. However, they should not be ignored, since this can lead to further deformations of the vertebral structures, muscle stiffness and significant limitation of mobility.

Quite often, pain in the left side during inhalation manifests itself in the initial stage of the pathological process of diaphragmatic hernia - the displacement of organs (a section of the esophagus, stomach) from the abdominal cavity into the chest through an enlarged natural or abnormal opening in the diaphragm. The likelihood of a hernia increases in people with more elastic muscle tissue of the diaphragm, with regular intense exercise, overweight. Even pregnancy can be a risk factor for hernia, in which pressure on the diaphragm increases. [2]

The development of a left-sided subdiaphragmatic abscess may be manifested by pain in the left side, aggravated by inhalation. Such a complication may be a consequence of operations on the digestive organs, thoracoabdominal trauma, inflammatory processes of the peritoneum, lungs, in which a purulent infection spreads to the subdiaphragmatic region. [3]

Cardiac diseases - various forms of coronary heart disease and cardiomyopathy, aortic aneurysm are quite likely causes of this symptom.

The intensity of pain increases with inspiration during pathological processes in the lower parts of the respiratory system. Especially dangerous are cases of left-sided pneumonia complicated by pleurisy, isolated pleurisy. This symptom may indicate the initial stage of left-sided pneumothorax - a condition when air enters and accumulates in the pleural cavity of the left lung. Pneumothorax can be the result of many pathological processes in the body, and besides, it can be iatrogenic. Spontaneous entry of air occurs with significant changes in atmospheric pressure - in rarefied air, at great depths; may be the result of injury or a sharp increase in load. [4]

Pain in the left side with a deep breath is a fairly characteristic symptom of tuberculosis of the left lung, and already in an advanced stage. [5]

After bruises and blows to the left in the chest area, palpable pain on the side with deep breathing, change of position (tilts, turns) appears if there are fractures of the ribs or soft tissues are damaged (internal hematomas, ruptures).

Conditions called "acute abdomen" can manifest as pain in the left side, aggravated by inspiration. They require fairly rapid diagnosis and often urgent surgical intervention. These include:

• rupture of the spleen, which is often caused by trauma to the left-sided peritoneum under the ribs or slightly lower, sometimes insignificant (an increase, plethora, loose structure predisposes to rupture of the organ), the presence of a hematoma can provoke a rupture even when coughing, sneezing, straining, an unsuccessful turn; [6]
• acute pancreatitis - mainly arising against the background of gastronomic and alcoholic excesses; [7]
• acute pyelonephritis, often complicating viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections of the urinary tract, and in people with reduced immunity, respiratory infections; [8]
• acute diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon - an inflammatory complication of diverticular disease (multiple saccular protrusions of the intestinal walls); [9]
• abnormally located acute appendicitis;
• pain form of apoplexy of the left ovary. [10]

This symptom can manifest chronic forms of the conditions listed above and other diseases, so if pain in the left side during inhalation bothers you regularly, you should definitely undergo an examination.

Epidemiology

Statistics show that pathological conditions that cause complaints of pain in the side when inhaling are often found in general medical practice. It is believed that more than half of the world's population suffers from osteochondrosis, coronary heart disease is an epidemically significant disease, and respiratory diseases are very common among adults and children. Other causes of pain in the left side when inhaling are also not uncommon, so everyone can experience this kind of discomfort more than once. In addition to pain, any pathology has a number of other manifestations that may suggest the direction of the search.

Symptoms

First, let us dwell on cases where pain in the left side during inspiration is practically the only symptom that attracts attention (nonspecific pain).

The first signs of intercostal neuralgia are a shooting sharp pain in the left side with a deep breath. It can pass if you freeze in a certain position and do not breathe, or it can stay, just become less intense. Pain is usually felt along the ribs. It is aggravated by an unsuccessful movement, tilt, attempts to breathe deeply. The pain is often paroxysmal. The duration of the attack depends on the degree of infringement of the nerve and can range from several seconds to several minutes. Pain in neuralgia is not stopped by cardiac drugs, for example, nitroglycerin. The patient at the time of the attack of pain takes a forced position, deviating to the right and thus trying to reduce pressure on the nerve roots, increasing the distance between the ribs. If you do not treat neuralgia and the causes that caused it, the attacks will become more frequent, the pain will become constant, limiting the ability to perform certain movements.

Pain when inhaling in the left side behind can be a symptom of myofascial syndrome (spasm) of the large round muscle. If the pain is localized clearly on the side in the upper part of the torso, is given forward, under the shoulder blade and spreads along the inner surface of the left hand to the end of the fingers, then the scalene muscles are enslaved. Areas of small spasmodic muscles become denser and react very painfully to touch. The sore spot may be slightly swollen, sometimes even the color of the skin on it changes. In advanced and complex cases, pain in myofascial syndrome is accompanied by autonomic symptoms - dizziness, nausea, stiffness in the morning, insomnia, anxiety, tachycardia and others.

The first warning about the development of neoplasms of organs localized in the left side of the body, hernia, osteoporosis or osteoarthritis of the spine, spinal stenosis, inflammation of the paravertebral muscles or costal cartilage can be pain in the left side, which appears with deep breaths.

Pain in the left side during inspiration may indicate the initial stages of diaphragmatic hernia. At the very beginning, the displacement of organs into the hole occurs periodically, usually after eating when doing physical work, coughing, taking a deep breath, sneezing. On an empty stomach, usually a person does not experience any discomfort at first. Pains appear both in the upper part of the body (they can be mistaken for pulmonary-cardiac), and in the lower, perceived as gastrointestinal. At a later stage, the pulling pain will be felt constantly, intensifying at the moments of inhalation and other loads. In addition to pain, heartburn, belching, and sometimes vomiting may appear. Rumbling and gurgling sounds will periodically appear in the stomach.

The development of a subdiaphragmatic abscess in the initial stages is manifested by symptoms of systemic intoxication - weakness, fever, later pain appears on the affected side. It is permanent, it can be strong or moderate, however, when coughing or breathing deeply, trying to actively move, there is a sharp, stabbing pain in the left side when inhaling, radiating to the collarbone, under the shoulder blade or shoulder. Hiccups, shortness of breath, dry cough may appear, muscle tension is felt on palpation of the affected side, and the patient complains of increased pain.

Cardialgia can be manifested by stabbing pain in the side on the left, which appears when inhaling. In diseases of the heart (cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease), concomitant symptoms are shortness of breath, weakness, lack of air, heart rhythm disturbances, and swelling in the ankles.

Acute myocardial infarction is almost always accompanied by pain, however, contrary to the opinion of the majority, it is not always very strong. There may be aching pain. In addition, there is usually a feeling that the chest is bursting. Another characteristic symptom is a feeling of fear for one's life, fear of death. Often the patient develops respiratory failure, he does not have enough air, and when trying to take a deep breath, there is a sharp pain in the left side, radiating to the arm and / or lower jaw. Another sign of a heart attack is that the usual heart medications do not help, and also that the attack lasts for a long time - from 20 minutes or more, which distinguishes it from an angina attack. Severe weakness with dizziness and sweating up to fainting, there may be vomiting, diarrhea - such symptoms are possible, but not necessary. It happens that a person suffers a heart attack “on his feet”, and this is discovered by chance much later during an examination for a completely different reason.

Pleurisy, which is more common as a complication of various respiratory diseases, including pneumonia, tuberculosis, lung cancer, is manifested by pain with deep breaths, coughing, bending over. The remaining symptoms are characteristic of pulmonary pathologies - cough, shortness of breath, weakness, night sweats, subfebrile condition. In severe cases, pleurisy occurs with high fever and other general symptoms of acute intoxication.

After a chest injury (fall, blow, bruise, compression), pain in the left side during inhalation may indicate damage to soft tissues or a fracture of the ribs. It can be felt constantly, intensifying with exertion, or it can completely subside at rest. The consequence of an injury may be hemo- or pneumothorax - life-threatening conditions. In severe cases, people feel very bad and, without delay, go to the doctor, but in the lungs, they can delay the appeal.

Some diseases - neoplasms, tuberculosis, aortic aneurysm and others can lead to bleeding into the pleural cavity, as well as to pneumothorax and a combined condition of hemopneumothorax. Therefore, if you are worried about severe pain when inhaling or changing position, it makes sense to seek emergency help.

Complaints that the left side hurts, with inhalation the pain intensifies, may be with a rupture of the spleen. In this case, the pain gives to the left shoulder and shoulder blade. Patients, in order to reduce pain, often draw their legs up, lying on their back or left side. Some time later, the intestines stop working - gases do not leave, provoking bloating, and also - defecation stops. This all happens against the background of symptoms of acute blood loss - the patient turns pale, cold perspiration appears on his forehead, weakness progresses, pressure decreases, the pulse quickens, there may be vomiting, psychomotor agitation, followed by the development of collapse.

Acute pancreatitis is manifested by severe constant pain in the left side under the ribs, often encircling, up to pain shock. It can increase with a change in position and during deep breathing. The patient vomits, complains of thirst and dry mouth, weakness. In the later stages, the symptoms of intoxication progress, the temperature rises. Tellingly, on the eve, most often the patient took part in a feast, where he did not differ in abstinence.

If the cause of this pain syndrome was pyelonephritis of the left kidney, then the pain will be localized in the side from the back above the waist, in the place where the ribs end. Pyelonephritis is accompanied by functional disorders of urine outflow and symptoms of renal failure.

Surgeons call acute diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon "left-sided appendicitis", chronic diverticulosis usually proceeds asymptomatically, however, some pain discomfort may periodically disturb just with a deep breath or a change in body position.

When inhaling, it gives pain in the left side and with an abnormal course of acute appendicitis. Localized left-sided peritonitis, ovarian rupture, or ectopic pregnancy in the left fallopian tube may also appear. However, in case of emergency pathologies of the digestive and genitourinary organs, an increase in pain during inhalation may not occur. Much depends on the individual anatomical features of the patient. Pain in the left side when inhaling is a non-specific symptom, so if you feel it regularly, you should definitely undergo an examination.

Diagnostics of the pain in left side when inhaling

When the patient complains of pain that occurs in the left side at the time of inspiration, the doctor finds out what other symptoms bother the patient, palpates the areas in which pain occurs, and tests for the ability to perform certain movements. A detailed questioning of the patient narrows the search for the problem and helps to suggest its direction.

To objectively establish the cause of pain, laboratory tests are prescribed - general clinical blood and urine, more specific - if a specific pathology is suspected.

In addition to analyzes, instrumental diagnostics are widely used. X-ray and computed tomography are used to assess the condition of bones, joints and cartilage, as well as the lungs and diaphragm, cardiography allows assessing the work of the heart, the condition of the digestive canal is esophagogastroscopy, abdominal organs are ultrasound, soft tissues are magnetic resonance imaging. Modern equipment makes it possible to visualize internal organs, skeletal structures and soft tissues with great accuracy and determine the cause of pain.

You may need to consult a multidisciplinary specialist. Differential diagnosis of intercostal neuralgia, diseases of the spine and muscle spasms is carried out with diseases of the heart, lungs, digestive and urinary organs. After the examination is completed, the final diagnosis is established and treatment is prescribed.

Treatment of the pain in left side when inhaling

Pain in the left side when inhaling can be a manifestation of various pathologies, so a specialized specialist should deal with their treatment. There is no single treatment regimen for this symptom.

For non-specific pain in the left side caused by pinched nerve roots or muscle spasms, painkillers are used, most often non-narcotic analgesics - Ketoprofen, Meloxicam, Diclofenac, Nimesil. They help not only eliminate the pain syndrome, but also relieve inflammation at the site of the pinched nerve. The long-established drugs Ketoprofen or Diclofenac have a powerful analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect, but at the same time they negatively affect the mucosa of the digestive canal, causing its inflammation up to gastrointestinal bleeding. Moreover, side effects are observed quite often, in about one case out of ten, people with already existing pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract are especially prone to complications from taking them.

Drugs belonging to later generations (Meloxicam, Nimesil) are considered safer for the gastrointestinal tract, since they selectively limit the activity of cyclooxygenase-2, and not both. However, they are also not safe enough and can cause the same side effects. Therefore, it is generally not recommended to combine two different drugs from the NSAID group. In addition, these drugs can lower blood pressure, so they are not recommended to be used simultaneously with antihypertensive drugs.

Drug therapy is usually complex and includes the use of muscle relaxants, such as Baclofen. It is a drug of central action, which is a derivative of the inhibitory neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid. The mechanism of action of the drug is not well understood, it is not similar to other known muscle relaxants. The drug effectively reduces pain spasms and sensitivity to pain. Patients become more mobile and notice an improvement in overall well-being. Contraindicated in persons sensitized to the components of the drug, as well as in violation of hemoglobin synthesis and exacerbations of peptic ulcer. It should be borne in mind that NSAIDs and other drugs that affect kidney function slow down the excretion of Baclofen. In addition, it is recommended to monitor cardiac and respiratory activity while taking this drug.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs work well when applied topically, with less pronounced interactions and side effects. Local forms of NSAIDs are often prescribed - ointment, emulgel, spray, patches, compresses. Contraindications to the use of local forms are violations of the integrity of the skin at the site of application.

Drug therapy is carried out exclusively on the recommendation of a doctor in compliance with the doses and duration of medication. With prolonged chronic pain, antidepressants can be introduced into the treatment regimen. Their ability to change the synaptic concentration of serotonin and noradrenaline is used, which is necessary in some cases of dealing with chronic pain. In this case, the patient may not have severe depressive symptoms. In the treatment of radicular syndromes, anticonvulsants are also used because of their ability to influence the centers of formation of pain impulses.

In diseases of the spine, as part of complex therapy, vitamin preparations are used that eliminate calcium deficiency and help strengthen bone tissue (vitamin D), normalize the biosynthesis of connective tissue and the formation of nerve fibers (vitamin C), improve nerve conduction and blood formation processes, and therefore tissue nutrition and respiration (vitamins of group B).

For nonspecific pain, physiotherapy is widely used. Patients with acute pain may be prescribed ultraviolet irradiation, therapy with decimeter waves or ultra-high frequency currents, as well as drug electrophoresis with lidocaine. These procedures involve anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.

Microwave therapy and d'Arsonval currents may be prescribed to a patient with a subacute form of the disease. Such procedures stimulate blood circulation and metabolic processes in nerve fibers, anesthetize, and relax smooth muscles.

With radicular syndromes, thermal procedures can be useful that promote vasodilation, improve metabolism and increase blood flow - paraffin or mud applications, irradiation with a Solux lamp.

Massage and acupuncture are also used.

Specific pain in the left side when inhaling is treated by appropriate specialists.

Alternative Treatment

With non-specific pain in the left side that occurs when inhaling, a simple breathing exercise can help: after a deep breath, you need to hold your breath and exhale the air gradually in small doses.

Alternative medicine recommends thermal procedures for the treatment of pain that occurs with spasms and sprains of muscles, radicular syndromes. However, it is necessary to be sure of the correctness of the diagnosis, not in all cases the sore spot can be heated.

Physiotherapy is carried out by various alternative means. A local irritating and warming effect is given by applications of freshly squeezed black radish juice mixed with horseradish juice. A piece of natural tissue is moistened in the mixture and applied to the sore spot, warming it with a woolen scarf.

A good effect gives a compress from a heated hypertonic solution. A napkin is moistened in it and applied for two hours to the side in which pain is felt, they are also insulated from above.

You can make a compress for the whole night by combining melted beeswax with a small amount of liquid honey and onion gruel.

Alternative healers also advise taking baths with sea salt and herbal infusions: sage, crushed young shoots of poplar, eucalyptus or lavender oils.

For specific pains, warming procedures are often contraindicated, but herbal treatment can be used.

Diaphragmatic hernia, which is subject to conservative treatment, can be treated with an infusion of wild hare cabbage or marshmallow root. It is useful for those suffering from this pathology to eat a teaspoon of sea buckthorn oil before meals.

For heart disease, alternative medicine also offers a wide selection of herbs: motherwort, valerian, hawthorn, chokeberry, chamomile and lemon balm.

Phytotherapy is used to treat many diseases, the main thing is to know your diagnosis and get advice from a competent herbalist.

Homeopathy

Non-specific and specific pain syndromes respond well to homeopathic treatment. But for the treatment to be effective, it must be prescribed by a specialist, self-treatment may not bring the expected result.

Official medicine uses complex preparations, the ingredients of which are arranged according to the homeopathic principle (in small doses), the effect of which is comparable to that of NSAIDs, only it is milder and does not have such impressive negative effects when taken. Particular attention to this group of drugs should be paid to people with problems of the gastrointestinal tract, hypotension, with hypersensitivity to NSAIDs.

Pain in the left side during inhalation, caused by muscle spasms or intercostal neuralgia, inflammatory and / or degenerative processes of cartilage and bone tissue, of a traumatic nature, is effectively stopped by Traumeel S. It is available in various forms: for external use - ointment and gel, for systemic - in drops, tablets and solutions for injections, which are made by all known methods, including the drug is used to perform the blockade, segmentally, as well as acupuncture, which allows you to accurately block the pain syndrome. Traumeel contains the immunomodulator Echinacea, therefore it is not recommended for use by patients with a history of autoimmune diseases (collagenoses, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune thyroiditis and others), immunodeficiencies of various origins, hematopoietic diseases. Contraindicated in patients allergic to plants belonging to the cruciferous family. Traumeel contains homeopathic dilutions of well-known monopreparations. For example, homeopathic first aid remedies for injuries to soft tissues, bone structures and nerve endings Arnica montana (Arnica), Aconite napellus (Aconite), Atropa Belladonna (Belladonna), Hamamelis virginiana (Magic Nut), Chamomilla recutita (Chamomile), Bellis perennis (Daisy), Symphytum officinale (Larksuckle). The drugs are also effective in cases of old bruises, fractures, poor bone fusion, damage to synovial bags, tendons, increased bone fragility and hypersensitivity of lesions. In addition, Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort) is a well-known homeopathic antidepressant, and drugs in this group are used in the treatment of chronic pain.

Echinacea purpurea and Echinacea angustifolia (Echinacea purpurea and angustifolia) are immunomodulators to support the body's defenses undermined by prolonged chronic pain.

Anti-inflammatory action - relief of swelling and pain of rheumatic origin, painful sensitivity of the surface of the skin, soft and bone tissue is provided by Hepar sulfuris (Lime sulfuric liver) and Mercurius solubilis Hahnemanni (Hannemann Mercury). The second component is known in homeopathy as a left-sided remedy.

Plants Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) and Calendula officinalis (Calendula) have long been known in medicine for their ability to dissolve hematomas, eliminate suppuration, and also regenerate areas of damaged skin. All components, to a greater or lesser extent, exhibit an analgesic effect, relieve inflammation and suppress the vital activity of non-specific infectious agents.

For greater effectiveness at the beginning of the treatment of acute conditions, systemic use can be combined with local effects on pain foci.

Single daily injections are prescribed, then their number is reduced to one or two per week or replaced with drops or tablets.

External forms (gel, ointment) are used to relieve an acute condition up to five times a day, later they switch to a double application.

An analogue of Traumeel, which does not contain immunomodulators and has no contraindications for patients with autoimmune pathologies, is the homeopathic complex drug Zeel T, which has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. And besides this, it is also therapeutic, since it activates the processes of cartilage tissue proliferation, which contributes to its restoration.

Contains Placenta suis, Cartilago suis, Embrio suis, Funiculus umbilicalis suis - sius organ active ingredients that slow down the degeneration of skeletal tissues by improving their nutrition and blood supply. They inhibit destructive processes and even promote some tissue regeneration. Sulfur, homeopathic Sulfur, complements the action of organ components. In patients after the course of the drug, pain stops and mobility is restored.

Acidum alpha-liponicum, Acidum silicicum colloidal, Natrium diethyloxalaceticum, Nadidum are biocatalysts or substances that accelerate the oxidation and reduction reactions that occur in the body.

Arnica montana (Arnica), Rhus toxicodendron (poison sumac); Sanguinaria canadensis (Sanguinaria); Solanum dulcamara (Dulcamara); Symphytum officinale (Zhivokost) - homeopathic dilutions of plant components have a direct anti-inflammatory, analgesic, regenerating effect, complementing the effects of organ components and biocatalysts.

Forms of release suggest both local and systemic action. This is an ointment, lozenges and injection solution. The combination of systemic forms with external enhances the effect of taking the drug.

Traumeel S and Cel T can be combined with each other and with tissue respiration stimulants Ubiquinone and Coenzyme compositum.

Options for combinations, doses and duration of the course are determined by a doctor familiar with the action of drugs in this group.

Surgery

Nonspecific pain in the left side during inspiration is most often characteristic of the initial stages and not particularly severe cases. They do not require surgical intervention.

Pain requiring surgery is usually constant, although it may worsen with inhalation. In addition, the patient usually has other symptoms indicating the development of an acute process.

Surgical treatment is used in cases of large diaphragmatic hernias or the development of complications, for example, its infringement.

Conditions referred to as "acute abdomen", hemo- or pneumothorax, are mainly resolved by surgical intervention. An operation may be prescribed in advanced cases of osteochondrosis. In any case, the expediency of surgical intervention is determined by specialists.

Complications and consequences

A person usually does not endure constant severe pain for a long time and goes to the doctor, and periodic pain that occurs from time to time with a deep breath often does not cause much concern. A visit to the doctor is postponed "for later" and in vain. If the pain is nonspecific (benign), that is, its cause was a muscle spasm or sprain, then the consequences do not pose an immediate threat to the life of the patient. However, such cases are the result of a mechanical or positional impact on bone and cartilage structures. Pain in the side that occurs on inspiration is the first sign of trouble, and if the impact of the adverse factor is repeated, it will lead to chronic destructive changes in the skeleton or muscles, causing constant pain and, as a result, limitation of mobility and change in posture.

Specific (secondary) pain in the side during inspiration are the consequences of injury or various diseases. The result of ignoring such pains will be the further development of the disease and the appearance of complications, sometimes leading to an emergency situation, and the problem will have to be solved not by conservative methods, but by surgery. For example, a fracture of the ribs can be complicated by further displacement of fragments, impaired pulmonary ventilation, hemopneumothorax, even a slight rupture of the spleen leads to constant blood loss, since such injuries usually do not go away on their own. Diaphragmatic hernia most often leads to inflammation of the mucous membrane of the esophagus due to regular spontaneous ingestion of food mass from the lower parts of the digestive tract. As a result, at least chronic gastritis or peptic ulcer develops. More rare, but dangerous complications are hernia incarceration, perforation and bleeding from the esophagus.

The consequences of ignoring pain in the left side when inhaling can be many, depending on the cause that caused the symptom, and they can be both insignificant and the most deplorable - from disability to death.

Prevention

It is possible to significantly reduce the likelihood of pain in the left side when inhaling - by bringing your lifestyle as close as possible to a healthy one, giving up bad habits, trying to eat well, move more, nevertheless, avoiding physical overload. Useful walking, swimming, exercises to strengthen the muscles of the back and abdominals, any kind of training that gives pleasure and allows you to feel in good shape. Such a position in life will provide you with good immunity, digestion, normal weight, mobility and correct posture, as well as high stress resistance.

Forecast

Pain in the left side when inhaling is just a symptom, in most cases, not a serious danger (neuralgia, muscle spasm). However, if he stubbornly accompanies you for several days, then it is necessary to be examined. Thus, a serious and even life-threatening pathology can manifest, the prognosis of which depends on the speed of the assistance provided.