With pain the body always signals that some important systems fail. If you have any stabbing pain in the left hypochondrium, do not ignore suspicious symptoms. Be sure to check the localization of pain and consult a doctor: depending on how it manifests pain, the doctor can determine its cause. Pain in the left hypochondrium often occurs even in healthy people, indicating various problems, ranging from heart failure, ending with disorders in the nervous system.

Which can occur pain?



Chest pain left – a common phenomenon, which is often regarded as a sign of heart problems. However, unpleasant sensations may indicate other diseases:

- inflammation of the spleen;
- diseases of the stomach;
- peptic ulcer disease;
- malignant tumors in gastrointestinal tract;
- pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas);
- lung diseases;
- diseases of the kidneys;
various pathologies of the nervous system;
- endocrine diseases;
- cracked or broken ribs;
- osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine.

How to determine the cause of the pain?



If there is a sharp stabbing pain below the ribs, radiating to the left arm and shoulder, should as soon as possible to visit a cardiologist. These symptoms may indicate a serious heart failure. The more pain, the faster the patient should see a doctor: sudden burning pain in left upper quadrant may indicate a myocardial infarction.

If the pain radiates to the abdominal wall, and occasionally localized in the right hypochondrium, you should consult a gastroenterologist. It is possible that the cause of the discomfort is stomach ulcer or duodenal ulcer. Cutting pain zoster nature can be caused by acute pancreatitis.
Examination of the gastrointestinal tract is required and in that case, if the pain is in the left part of the chest accompanied by nausea and vomiting, as it is necessary to exclude the presence of malignant tumors.

Extremely dangerous pain in the left upper quadrant, caused by enlargement of the spleen. If you have experienced an episode of extreme cutting pain in the left hypochondrium, accompanied by a darkening of the skin around the navel, it is necessary to call emergency. We can talk about rupture of the spleen, and the absence of timely medical care can lead to death.
If the attacks of acute pain after a few days they begin to accompanied by a skin rash, the patient can diagnose shingles.

Sometimes the cause of the causeless attacks of acute pain in the left part of the chest becomes a pathology of the nervous system. Usually these pains occur suddenly and disappear without painkillers, accompanied by cramps or migraines.

How to treat pain syndrome?



First and foremost, you should consult your doctor. Only an experienced specialist will be able to assign the necessary examinations and make an accurate diagnosis. For the primary diagnosis followed by a visit to the local therapist, who will refer you for further consultation to the expert.