Pain under ribs on right hand side
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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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george21896 damian1973
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cathy17098 damian1973
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trudie13028 damian1973
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Drinking aspartame is poison, look it up on google, your better taking sugar instead of aspartame. I had a lot of bloating and sometimes i looked 6 months pregnant, and then by morning it was gone again but would always come back again, i finally had a colonoscopy and the found a cancerous tumour 3mm i ended up in hospital 2 weeks later and had 30cm of my large intestine removed, they got the cancer early so i did not need chemo, (thank goodness). Then 12 months later i had sharp pain in my right side and going across my back and in my shoulder blades, i had tests and ultra sound, they found nothing, so i went to a different doctor and he sent me for another ultrasound, and i had gallstones and now have had that removed......so if your not happy with your results get a second opinion. Good luck.
mary007007 damian1973
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sanad94048 damian1973
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carina62 damian1973
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xmaryx damian1973
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carina62 xmaryx
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Bee33 damian1973
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I get the discomfort/swollen feeling around my liver, plus stabbing sensations in my side and ribs, plus all sorts of other issues coming into effect now which I'm not sure whether they are related or not!
Think I'll have to go back to the docs but don't want to look like a hypochondriac. I'm taking milk thistle had digestive enzymes and feel they are helping digestive issues but yet I still get random attacks of pains, I can't work out what's setting it off!?
Has anyone had any more revelations?
carina62 Bee33
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lisa43476 Bee33
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Like you Bee I think I need to go back to my doc as I am getting fed up. There must be some sort of explanation. Will look into milk thistle and enzymes though as hadn't thought to try that, thanks.
stuart36313 Bee33
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Sounds like you really need a scan to see where the source of the problem is. If you're insistent enough you're GP will eventually need to send you for a CT Scan at best or at least an ultrasound.
Bee33 lisa43476
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sharon59561 damian1973
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