coughing blood broken ribs

I have broken ribs from sneezing attacks, and recently coughing. But when they popped, I wasn't doing anything, just leaning on the counter, very strange! Now I have Osteoporosis, so that makes them weaker. They got better quickly, but now worse, almost 5 weeks, popping all the time, from front to side to back. Very annoying, can feel them with my hand, especially when in bed & sitting in car. Will this ever go away?

Excessive coughing can lead to bruised or even broken ribs sometimes. Youd know if it was broken because it would hurt like h*ll to even breathe. Try to take it easy for a day or two, and you should feel better. (I have a bad cough from allergies. it sounds like I'm a smoker...

my husband went around in pain for several months not realizing he had 2 broken ribs. saw them all healed nicely at a ct for something else! boy did his jaw drop!

It is mostly located in my upper ribs under my breast. It spreads to my back as wellt through my upper ribs.. I cry sometimes at work because the pain gets so bad. I cant get any relief. When I get home I have to cook dinner for my daughter and fiance. Then I lay on my couch. Which seems the only place I get some relief. When I sleep at night in my bed it is as if I have bruised ribs and cannot sleep at all.

Pertussis is a severe and prolonged cough, and I've seen patients who have actually broken ribs due to the coughing. Obviously, I know little of your health history, but you're more likely to break a rib under such circumstances if you're an older female with possible osteoporosis. Sometimes, people have inter-rib muscle spasms that last for months after pertussis.

You probably need to have a CBC done as well to make sure that your white blood count is not elevated. I hope this helps and hope that you feel better soon. Good luck.

It is felt most closely between a few of my ribs. The pain is not terrible, but constant. It will often radiate to my armpit. I don't have any other symptoms (no coughing or cold or fatigue, no difficulty breathing), except for the anxiety this is causing me. I initially went to the ER as I thought it was heart related. They ran tests like the ekg, chest x-ray, and blood work, and everything was normal.

I had an x-ray done to rule out an broken or fractured ribs. But another doctor thinks it is to do with my stomache..... i really don't feel like it is. Also I read costochondritis feels like having a heart attack...but that is not the case. The pain flares up very randomly from movement or coughing or heavy breathing.

Ok so a month ago I went to the hospital because I was having problems breathing and my ribs hurt every time I sat down they told me I had bruised ribs and a stretched muscle. Now I'm 26+1 and my ribs constantly hurt it feels like someone's stabbing me and its on my right ribs and literally on the side of my ribs.

I was exposed to someone blood of unknown status I have had many symptoms but since January I have had cosochondritis.

I also found by applying pressure to the area of the ribs where the pain is coming from, the pain decreases but still not enough to take deep breaths. I have broken almost all my ribs throughout the years, but have not been injured or had trauma to that area for a couple years. Can you please help I cant afford to go to the hospital. Thank you very much!

Last night I came home from working and being at my sisters and I looked in the mirror and I had a broken blood vessel in the right corner of my left eye... It was small dot with a little streek.. When I woke up this morning it was still red and it looks like another smaller one is under where the first one started however it could have just drained to that area. What causes this?

Hello yes you need to be checked it is possible to break your ribs if coughing is forceful enough. When coughing you can place a pillow up against the abdomen and chest area to help lessen the force the cough places on those areas. You most likely need some antibiotics and possibly a chest x-ray, and breathing treatments to help break the phlegm up so you can get all the infection and mucus out of you body once and for all.

iv been diagnose with bronchitus 3 times now and im about to finish my 3rd round of medice for it a few days i was coughing and my side started hurting me everytime i breath cough sneeze touch it etc and now tonight i cougghed and i got a sharp pain on my left side and now i cant even move take a deep breathe or anything does anyone have any idea why? and should i go to the hospital? it hurts alot i think its only the muscle or something...

38 weeks 2days and my ribs hurt so bad.. I think they are kinda swollen but I could just be freaking myself out. It hurts way worse on the right side. Any other Mommy's go through this?? 12 more days until my due date!!

I see from your comment you mentioned the chest pain could be from coughing but I am having hardly any coughing these days, that has resolved. The chest pain under the bottom of my ribs comes on late afternoon - should I go back to my GP as it is concerning me, should I ask for a chest x ray as my bloods and sputum sample are ok?.

woke up last week with one half of right eye BRIGHT RED. Doc said broken blood vessel from exertion. Two weeks to clear up. Is there any way to prevent this? could have been a sneeze, an exercise - lifting a plant - doesnt seem normal... anyway to prevent - I mean, I have to live, and bend, and sneeze, etc!

Your rib pain may be due to the coughing and inflammation/infection that goes with a URI. However one should also consider an inflammation of the cartilage of your ribs, pleurisy or similar conditions. Chest pain is the most common symptom of pleurisy which is usually worse when taking a deep breath. Other symptoms include a cough, shortness of breath and sometimes fever. Laying on the side that is painful often eases some of the pain.

Hi, sorry it might be a bit too long but this strange pain under my right rib started around 4 months ago and noone can tell me what is it. so in September 08 I caught a terrible cold, couldn't stop coughing (I was up every night all night for a few days) thought I had a pneumonia, had an x-ray done, showed nothing. first, pain was so strong that I couldn't really tell where it was hurting, my whole chest was in pain.

My symptoms leading up to this were dry cough, wheezing, and coughing fits so violent it set off my gag reflex and it has hard to breath. From the violent coughing my ribs were killing me (i had to hold my ribs every time i coughed) and my throat was killing me. As the days progressed it got worse and I was getting no sleep from coughing all night so I went to the doc.

Hi(i'm 18 years old) i'm suffering from a chest and back pain while yawning,laughing and coughing for two months.the pain arrear after i increased my bench press weight.i've also put a heavy workouts before the pain.the pain is not constant.it seems to appear in ribs and sternum.pls help me i don't no what to do.......

Have you had really bad morning sickness lately? Or been coughing a lot?

Sounds like you may have some ribs out of alignment. You can verify that with a chiropractor. If the ribs are out of alignment, it is a very easy adjustment. Sometimes the chiropractor gives a bear hug and they pop back into alignment. No pain. I have chest pains quite frequently yet have blood pressure of 90/59 and LDL of 79. I do a lot of physical work with my arms and it usually is my ribs that are out of alignment or my muscles sore. Sore muscles in the chest can create a lot of pain.

all of a sudden have minor outer conjunctival pain and my friend says when I look medially it exposes red area as in broken blood vessel....................can this cause minor pain......... I had rubbed my eyes about 2 hours earlier.......... no gross evidence of ulcer, it is away from the cornea........

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