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Pain under ribs on right hand side

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damian1973
damian1973

Hi, for 5 months now I have been experiencing a stitch like pain under my ribs on the right hand side. I had my gall bladder scanned, all was ok. Had liver function test, all ok. Kidneys scanned - all ok. Test for ulcer - all ok. The pain is intermittent.

Not sure if it is connected, but five months a go I stopped taking sugar in tea and switched to sweeteners (aspartame). I got through 100 tablets in two weeks. My stomach ballooned with gas and I belched a lot. The pain appears to have come on shortly after this. Whether the sweeteners had anything to do with it, I don't know. I am male, 40 years old, reasonably fit and a non smoker.

Thanks.

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  • helloribpain
    helloribpain damian1973

    Posted

    Hello Friends,thanks for all the info ,same problem with me as well.Doctor told all good but I notice right side below chest pain after waking up from bed.Also when I sneeze or yawn pain will come.I will take two points from this post mainly and let's see how well it works and please add any important points to my post to follow for keeping our beloved liver safe and in good condition

    1.Eat more apples 

    2.Reduce intake of Sugar in diet

    • Sexysimba
      Sexysimba helloribpain

      Posted

      Try a bottle of bitters , its a natural way for cleaning the live and restoring it
  • khorton288
    khorton288 damian1973

    Posted

    Just wondering if you have found what the possible cause is? I have for two year been having pain under the right and left rib it is only on yhe upper part and occures when I am sleeping and in the mornings. I have now pain when I push in on my back right side of the kindney it hurts in the spot of my rib on the right! I do have cirrhosis due to Hep-C, and terrible bowelmovements with pain and throwing up at the same time. Like yourself the Dr's. tell me NOTHING is wrong and because I am so frustrated with these so called doctors. IDK what to do also I ahave like air ynder the skin not literally but when I push in on the middle of the ribs it hurts like heck and my belly button as well! I have Gerd, BPH, and have had 12 back surgeries, sleep apnea, I don't use my CPAP because it makes me feel like I am choking, gives me dry mouth, and I go pee so much at night that I dehydrate myself. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!!
    • Sexysimba
      Sexysimba khorton288

      Posted

      You sound stressed and a lot of what you said sound stress related. 
    • khorton288
      khorton288 Sexysimba

      Posted

      Seems like every answer you have given is related to stress! Quite the opposite I have no stress in my life actually, I live a stress free life I do not have to work because I am financially secure, and have no worries at all. I think if you had stage 3 Cirrhosis of the liver and other medical issues that are life threatening it would sound stressful to someone who is healthy. For me I have a positive outlook on life as I am a educated in the cycle of life, and realize that we are born to die at some point in our life. I am just having some isses that I thouyght I would ask to see if anyone else has had such issues, and if so then what the cause might be outside of stress being the answer. But thank you for your opinion! 
    • jon2121
      jon2121 khorton288

      Posted

      my views exactly , I am not overly stressed anymore than usual with day to day life, losing my mum and having painfull jonts due to statins can make anyone edgy , but hey thats life, I just am here looking for answers like anyone else and not to be told that I am stressed by someone thousands of miles away from me that knows nothing about me or my life style. 
    • Sexysimba
      Sexysimba khorton288

      Posted

      Khorton this stress thought was not for you...it was sent to you by error. And you are so educated on the life cycle you should have realized that you said nothing that sounded remotely like stress but your partner did!!! Stress is a funny thing, even when you think you are not stressing you are so get real and move on for help or go to a different website because we ate all here for help and to help so accept this  forum for what it is leave it..No need to be rude. I see why the doctors in you country arent willing to go the extra mile , rudeness gets you no where in life so simmer down and try to live life pain free. Sexy simba is pain free and stress free!!!!

    • Claud1
      Claud1 khorton288

      Posted

      Have you heard of Diatomacious Earth?  Its fantastic and it will help you with the problems you descibe here.  Ive been taking it for a while .  Please look it up! xx

       

  • jon2121
    jon2121 damian1973

    Posted

    Hi all , this is my first post on here, I joined after reading through this original post , I too have a annoying "Light stitch" feeling under my bottom right rib, my job involves sitting a lot driving and that is when it appears , if I stand its ok, just when I sit !! it has bee worrying me a bit for a few months now as I was diagnosed in 2004 with Nephrotic syndrome, I still have protein in my pee, but its been there all my life , I am on medication and its all under control which is a relief . My mother has recently died and the main cause was cirhosis of the liver (fatty liver) non alchoholic !! so hence my concern, I have recently had a a full bloods test done as I am seen every 6 months for refferal and consultation, and my liver results were clear , but this annoying niggle is getting on my nereves , I have read that milk thistle helps and have now started taking that and have seen a slight improvement , but its early days yet as only been taking it through liquid form for a few days , so have ordered capsules now to continue with , I will update if any signs of more improvement take place , 
    • khorton288
      khorton288 jon2121

      Posted

      In your job do you have to wear any body armor? Could be that with the sitting and the driving that you are irritating the lower ribs. But I am just trying to throw something out there for you. Hope that you find the cause, and I am sorry about your mom.
  • Sexysimba
    Sexysimba damian1973

    Posted

    Why milk thistle if liver is fine? It is fine as a supplement but why fix what doesnt need fixing, you should try just using probitics
    • jon2121
      jon2121 Sexysimba

      Posted

      Purely as a precautionary measure as my mother had cirhosis and want to help the liver as much as possible, plus its an anti oxidant which may well help purify my system and help with bloating etc , its not just for liver you know !! what would probiotics do to help the niggle/stitch like feeling anyway ? interested ! Thanks
  • Sexysimba
    Sexysimba damian1973

    Posted

    I am sorry if you took it that way i was just saying you have a lot going on and stress could be a part of it . This site is for advice and help so if you cant accept our feed back in hopes of helping a bad situation become a little better without the attitude then perhaps you need not to post your problem here and go get another opinion. Peace out...
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