Pain under the right armpit in men

If a man has pain under the right armpit, it is likely caused by intercostal neuralgia. Intercostal neuralgia is common and dangerous to patients. It has a certain possibility of worsening. Therefore, after the problem of intercostal neuralgia occurs, it must be treated in time. Below, we will introduce the relevant knowledge of intercostal neuralgia in detail.

1. Symptoms and Signs

There are two types of intercostal neuralgia: secondary and primary. Thoracic vertebra degeneration, thoracic vertebra tuberculosis, thoracic vertebra injury, thoracic vertebra dura mater, tumor, ankylosing spondylitis and other diseases can cause radicular intercostal neuralgia; rib, diaphragm or pleural lesions can cause dry intercostal neuralgia. Primary intercostal neuralgia is rare. When intercostal neuralgia occurs, pain can be seen from back to front, radiating along the corresponding intercostal space in a semicircular shape; the pain is stabbing or burning. The pain worsens when coughing, taking a deep breath or sneezing. The pain often occurs in one nerve on one side. Physical examination revealed obvious tenderness beside the spinous processes of the thoracic vertebrae and in the intercostal spaces. Patients with typical radicular intercostal neuralgia had a positive neck flexion test. The distribution area of ​​the affected nerves often showed signs of neurological damage such as hyperesthesia or hypoesthesia.

2. Treatment Methods

There is no special treatment for intercostal neuralgia. You can first take some drugs to nourish the nerves. If the pain worsens, you can use painkillers, physical therapy, and nerve blockade. However, pleurisy, lung disease, and thoracic vertebral lesions can all cause intercostal neuralgia. It is recommended that you go to the hospital to find out the cause.

The following is a successful dietary therapy for the treatment of "intercostal neuralgia". Take 250g of lean pork and carrot, 150g of black beans, 10g of salvia miltiorrhiza, 6g of safflower, peach kernel, and dried tangerine peel, 15g of scallion, 10g of ginger, and 5g of salt. Wash the salvia miltiorrhiza and slice it; wash the dried tangerine peel and cut it into strips; wash the safflower and peach kernel; wash the pork and radish and cut them into 3cm square pieces; remove the impurities from the black beans; slice the ginger and cut the scallion into sections for later use. Put the pork, radish, black beans, salvia miltiorrhiza, safflower, peach kernel, dried tangerine peel, ginger, scallion, and salt in a stew pot and add 1000ml of water. Put the stew pot on high heat to boil, then simmer for 1 hour on low heat. Eat once a day with meals, 30-50 grams of pork and black beans each time. This recipe replenishes qi and blood and removes stasis. It is suitable for patients with intercostal nerve pain, qi stagnation and blood stasis.

3. Dietary Therapy

Stewed Yellow Eel with Angelica Root and Buddha's Hand

10g each of angelica root and bergamot, 300g yellow eel, 15g cooking wine, seasoning, ginger and scallion as needed. Wash and slice angelica root and bergamot, slice the yellow eel after removing bones and internal organs, slice ginger and cut scallion into sections. Add salt and cooking wine to the yellow eel, marinate for a while, then put it into a stew pot, add angelica root, bergamot, ginger, scallion and salt, add appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until cooked. Eat once a day to invigorate blood circulation, remove blood stasis, relieve pain.

Saffron and lettuce

10g safflower, 250g lettuce, 150g kelp, 250g chicken, seasoning, ginger, and green onion as needed. Wash the safflower, put it in a pot, add 50ml of water, and boil it for later use. Cut the lettuce into thin strips and squeeze out the water; wash the kelp, boil it in boiling water and cut it into thin strips; wash the chicken, cook it and cut it into thin strips; cut the ginger and green onion into strips. Put the lettuce, chicken, kelp, and safflower into a pot, add ginger, green onion, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil, mix well and it's done. Eat it once a day to benefit the five internal organs and dredge the meridians.