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Q: Pain under rib cage worse after eating

asked by: sssharris on November 8th, 2007

New User

could someone please help? I have pain under my left rib cage and sometimes my left back kidney area. Its sharp at times and scary. I wont have insurance for a couple weeks, i went to the doctor once and he said it was gastroenteritis without even looking at me. Also sometimes have pain in right kidney area but not as bad. Seems to be much worse after eating. Anyone have a clue what it could be or something i can try untill i get insurance

Replies(3)

help_me_pleez

replied on November 24th, 2007

New User

Hmmm

Most ppl have this exactly but in the right rib area, when they are having gall bladder trouble , I dont understand that its on the left

x0x011

replied on November 27th, 2007

Experienced User

It could very well be inflammation of the stomach especially if it occurs after eating. Because it is on the left side it is probably not an acute gallbladder problem. Other organs on the left include the spleen and left kidney and pancreatic tail somewhat. These could be easily checked with an ultrasound, and an upper GI xray can test for esophageal/stomach problems.
Hope this helps

lawsonj123

replied on November 22nd, 2009

New User

If it feels similar to those painful stitches you sometimes get in your side from running...it's possibly a gas pocket. You can try drastically altering your diet for a week or so. I noticed when I go on a strict low carb diet---after the third day I rarely have gas of any kind so long as I don't eat any bread, pasta, sugar or milk. It's something to try and see if it's gas and if not then you can rule that out.

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