Is it possible to pull an abdomen muscle from coughing too much?

Question

I've had this cold with a really bad cough for a week now. I was coughing so much my abs became sore, which I've had happen before. But now it actually feels like I pulled something. It's very painful when I cough now. It's the area right below where my sternum ends.

Answer 1

yes, you can, ask sammy sosa, the baseball player, he pulled a muscle by either sneezing or coughing. id see a doctor, but they really can't do anything for a pulled muscle or broken rib, if it's that.

Answer 2

I just got over a really bad cough/cold that caused the same type of pain ... left side - under my breast and very sensitive to touch or movement ... I couldn't breath right, cough right, have sex, sleep on my back ... nothing ... I went to 3 different doctors .. one said pulled ligament, another said pulled rib muscle and the last one took x-rays to see if I had any stress fractures ... none of them could fix it ... and none of them knew exactly what it was ... it took about 6 weeks for it to go away ... it's not completely gone and I can still feel it when I cough really deep ... guess we weren't the only ones with it ... hope you feel better soon ... !

Answer 3

Yes you can. I have done it many times. I fing that Delsym cough works the best. I used to have to have cough syurp with codine to stop my cough but this stuff works great.

Answer 4

~Sounds exactly like a pulled muscle. I hope you're taking cough medicine? Maybe you need to see a doctor if you've been sick this long, for an antibiotic?
This happened to my daughter.
Good luck.~

Answer 5

Yes very possible

Answer 6

Yes you can

Answer 7

I would say yes. If you are worried, you should check it out with your doctor.