What is the cause of the pain in the right chest of a man? Is there any disease causing it?

Some male friends feel pain in their right chest in their daily life, but they don't know what's going on. There are lungs and arteries under the right chest. If there is lung disease, there will also be right chest pain. The specific cause should be checked in a regular hospital.

1. Musculoskeletal factors: This is the main cause, including trauma, muscle sprains, stress and even fractures. Most people are right-handed, and the muscles on the right chest are more developed and less susceptible to injury. When doing sudden intense exercise, the muscles on the left side, the left chest and the left hand are more likely to be sprained or painful. This is why the left hand or left chest is more likely to cause pain and be mistaken for heart pain. Sometimes schoolchildren lift heavy objects at school or in games and cause muscle strains or bruises, so they must be checked for bruises. Costal cartilage inflammation is common in adults, but less common in children and adolescents. Patients will feel tenderness in the cartilage area where the ribs and sternum meet. This condition is usually unilateral, and patients often have cold-like symptoms before the pain. Sometimes it will cause a needle-like or knife-like feeling in the front chest, especially when it is quiet, such as watching TV or taking deep breaths. This condition will worsen, sometimes several times a day, but it will slowly return to normal. This condition is not related to heart disease and will slowly get better on its own.

2. Other organs of the chest: For example, breasts, especially women during menstrual period, can also experience pain. In men, some men with enlarged breasts sometimes experience chest pain. These situations can usually be resolved with correct diagnosis and verbal comfort. Sometimes severe bronchitis or asthma can also cause chest pain due to severe coughing that pulls the chest muscles or bones. More severe cases such as pneumothorax can cause shortness of breath, or even pulmonary artery embolism can cause chest pain or chest spasm. When asthma and chronic or acute bronchitis cause severe chest pain due to coughing, the best treatment is bronchodilators.

3. Gastrointestinal: This condition is rare in teenagers and children, but it is often seen in adults. When children have chest pain, parents should pay attention to the time of pain, such as before or after meals, whether they often have acid reflux. These conditions sometimes cause chest pain. If it is related to the stomach and intestines, such as ulcers, gastritis, gastric contractions or gastrointestinal reflux, placebos generally cannot effectively reduce chest pain. At this time, a detailed examination and treatment by a gastroenterologist is necessary.