I've been experiencing many of the same
things everyone on here has. I have a
pain under my right rib cage/upper
abdominal area. It is a moderate steady
pain (that will last from 30 min- a few
hours at a time) that feels better if I
slouch/lean forward, and occasional will
be a sharp sudden pain where I literally
cannont move or breathe for about 30
seconds. It started a couple months ago,
and it felt like a pancreatitis attack
(which I've been prone to). Once the pain
got pretty bad, I went to the ER. It was
not pancreatitis, and at first the doctor
diagnosed me with gallstones. But after a
second ultrasound, he said it was not
gallstones, but a peptic ulcer. He put me
Protonix (a med used for acid reflux, that
in turn can help ulcers). It seemed to
work a little bit at first, along with
changing my diet, but now the pain is
back. I go back to the doctor tomorrow,
so hopefully I will find something out. I
really do not believe it is an ulcer.
However, the change in diet (cutting out
caffine, chocolate, fatty food, alcohol
and niccotine) seems to make the pain
decrease. I'd suggest trying an extremely
bland diet for about 5 days then slowly
introduce other foods back (in moderation)
and see if that helps.
