I have a congestion in head and chest. During a very severe coughing episode, I got a certain pain in my upper left abdomen. Now the pain is so bad I cannot allow myself to cough unless I have a pillow pressed against the pain spot. Can coughing cause such a pain? I thought maybe I had strained a muscle but there is a little swelling.
With severe coughing bout there is chance of spontaneous rupture of lung leading to leakage of air into space outside the lung, and it can lead to severe pain. U need to visit your doctor and get X-ray chest done