I have a pain in my right side at the bottom of my rib cage when I get cold.  What could this be?
112994
May be your pleural covering of your lung on the right side is affected mildly.
321081
If this is happening on a regular basis, definitly see a doctor!  However, this happens to me and has been since I can remember but found out when I was older that gas trapped can cause this sharp pain.  I always thought I was having a heart attack when I was a teen!!  It hurt to breath in too deep and it was a sharp pain that felt like it was in my heart area.  This only happens to me a couple of times a year.  In otherwords, it's not a regular occurance for me...
279941
Very likely a hernia. See your doctor.
1166501
Could be your gallbladder. Gallbladder pain can be constant or can come and go and can be on either side or right in the middle. Chances are it would get worse after eating a meal containing fatty items,but not always the case. (I had my attack after prime rib) \n\nYour best bet is to get an appointment as soon as you can to get it checked out to rule that out as well as any other serious problems.\n\nGood Luck!
792635
You might want to see a doctor, there is always a possibility that it could be your appendix....are you having a normal appetite? Can you hold anything down? The easiest way to tell is, and yes I know this sounds stupid, but jump on your right leg, if you have an intense pain in your right side, I would suggest going to the doctor. I am not a doctor or anything, but I had this happen not to long ago and that is what my doctor was worried about.
833460
If it's a sharp pain, it might be a dislocated rib.  I just had one of those a few months ago and they hurt like hell!  I went to the chiropractor and he popped in back in (he said it would hurt a little-he lied!), and I felt 100% better immediately.  BTW, I fell and dislocated it, but apparently you can do that from turning wrong or any number of things.
953048
You need to be more specific about your symptoms.\n\nWhere in your abdomen is the pain? Upper, lower, middle, right, left, center? Is it a radiating pain, or a constant, unchanging one?  Are you vomiting?  How does your head feel?  Fever?  Are there pains anywhere else, like your back or rectum area?\n\n\nCould be appendicitis, gallbladder attack, pancreatitis, or other things.  For any of the above three, you must go to hospital asap.  Appendicitis and pancreatitis can be and are deadly sometimes.
424363
GO SEE A DOCTOR.  Being uncomfortable is one thing, but if you are in PAIN, go see a doctor.  It could be anything from gas to a tumor to appendixitis.
149173
You should contact a doctor. Your ribs can hurt for a variety of reasons but from what your describing with the pain in breathing it sounds like it's your lungs. Don't freak out, with these cough and cold symptoms its probably not too big a deal.If you let it go though you might end up with pneumonia and if that sits to long you end up with pluracy, which hurts your ribs more then you would like to find out. So don't bug but see a doctor soon.
120198
Cough, usually bringing up lots of phlegm, fever, chills, pain in your chest when coughing or deep breathing, feeling short of breath, etc. See your doctor.
708495
It could be a chest infection, see a doctor..;
373770
You are describing pleuritic pain, but the differential diagnosis is extensive. Have you had a bad cold or flu recently? You need to see a MD right away for xrays and possibly a course of antibiotics. If you wait too long you could have a developing empyema and you will end up in the ICU with a chest tube and sometimes even on a ventilator.
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You may have either neuropathy which is simply nerve pain usually related to diabetes but usually in the lower extremities, or you may have Raynaud's phenomena although I think that is more closely linked to cold than hot. Or that may just be the natural reaction of your blood vessels changing in size in response to the temp changes.
763050
Do you slouch or do you sit up straight? This could be nothing more than muscle spasms or pain from trapped wind. If you were suffering heart trouble you would be feeling the pain in the centre of your chest, in your neck or your arms. I don't think it could be your liver or you would be feeling 'out of sorts' too. Call NHS direct and have a word with them to see what they think. They will not offer a diagnosis but will advise you to visit your Doctor if they think it neccessary.
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go to your doctor..\nand is this your sternum or the xyphoid process, at the tip, because if the xyphoid is broke, it could pierce your lungs or heart..so go to the doctor, get an x-ray
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I once had something close to your injury.  It hurt to breathe, but I was able to still workout.  Just like you I could only inhale so much air before it hurt.  My chiropractor told me my "rib was out."  I let him adjust me, and it was instantly better.  If you don't believe in chiropractors, then I would definitely follow up with my doctor.  Your lungs need to expand, so breath as much as you can!  I think it is fine to use your arm on that side of your body, but if possible keep the chest wrap on.  Unfortunately for the ribs and surrounding muscles, you have to wait for them to heal.  If your pain is still severe go back to the doctor and make him/her give you something stronger for the pain, and maybe even suggest an MRI???
803635
I am a massage therapist, I have had several people in with this type of pain.  It could be several muscle related issues.  Your intercostal muscles (the muscles between your ribs that help them go up and down wien you breath) may be in spasm, the medical term is costrocondritis. You have other breathing associated muscles called your serratus posterior that could be in spasm.  It may also be your lattisimus dorsi (latts) that are attached in the area you described.  Have you done any strenous lifting or wood cutting with an axe?  Your best bet is to take a deep breath (I know it hurts) and exhale while pulling your affected side arm over your head while bending to the opposite. So, if it is your right side take your right arm over your head and bend to the left and exhale.  This will stretch all the muscles I have mentioned and hopefully get them out of spasm.