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The pain you are describing, which occurs mainly with deep breathing, is often due to a muscle or rib/intercostal strain, especially if there has been recent exercise, prolonged posture, coughing, or an awkward movement. However, because the pain is related to breathing, it is important to rule out less common causes involving the lungs or chest.
Please check your temperature, pulse and oxygen saturation if possible. If you have no breathlessness, fever, cough, chest pain, palpitations, coughing of blood, dizziness/fainting, or leg swelling, and the pain is mild and localized, you can monitor it initially. Rest, avoid activities that worsen the pain, and use local heat. Paracetamol can be taken if required, provided you have no contraindication.
Please seek urgent medical attention if you develop difficulty breathing, significant/worsening chest pain, coughing blood, fainting, high fever, low oxygen saturation, or rapidly worsening symptoms. If the pain persists or does not improve over the next few days, please have an in-person examination with you physician or consult me in practo
Answered2026-09-08 18:34:31
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