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Q: Pain under rib
asked by: binneyc29 on January 11th, 2009
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Hi

I have been suffering from a pain in my left side , under my rib for some time.Sometimes it feels like a pulled muscle , other time it's like a severe cramp/contraction/burning pain and lasts for some time.

I also suffed from orange stools which have now turned yellow ; and aren't watery , but can be loose and raggy , yet at other times really hard.

I get itchy eyes and a kind of prickly heat on my back.I also feel freezing cold and exhausted.

I really loud wind , both sides , which can be really bad in the morning.

My stomach now seems affected , and i often have bits of bile come up ; or i have to bring up broken down food because it just won't go down.

I have suffered continual water infections for some time.Could this be the initial cause.

I'm so fed up ,and mty doctor thinks i'm depressed and imagining the problem , and has put me on the pill and given me mint which increases my pain.
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MandMs
replied on January 14th, 2009
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The orange color of stool, can result from a lack of bile, which along with digestive enzymes in bowel tract changes the stool color from green to orange and final brown.
The lack of bile in your bowels, probably, is caused due the blocked bile ducts by gallstones, inflammation.
Pain under the left rib, that may radiate to the back, accompanied with nausea and vomiting, appearing after meal, can be due to pancreatitis.
There is a type of pancreatitis caused by gallstones blocking the part that is union of common bile duct and pancreatic duct.
So, you should be checked for gallstones, and performed laboratory tests for your pancreatic and liver functions.
I guess you suffer from acid reflux, too (as you said bits of bile come up).
If you are taking antacids to treat the acid reflux, check if the drug contains aluminum hydroxide, cause this substance can give your stool orange color.

Best wishes!
Marija
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