Uncomfortable feeling Under Left Lower Ribs and varying bowel movements

So I didn’t wait until April to go to the doctor again. I went two days ago and this time I had a third opinion lol.

I told the new dr all my symptoms (stomach issues, breast discomfort, swollen lymph node...) and he asked me tons of questions about any changes in my life, diet, etc

He concluded that the vitamin D supplements I’m taking could be responsible for a lot of my symptoms. I could be having a reaction to one or more of the ingredients and he advised me to stop taking the supplements for now and see how I do. 

I have to say, it makes sense to me because within 3-5 days of starting the supplements I found the swollen lymph node and the breast pain started, I just never connected the dots!

As for the stomach issues which are way way better now than when this all started, he said it could be a hiatal hernia because those hernias usually cause the trapped air that my x rays showed. 

He said most people have them but never even know because most people just think they’re having a stomach ache and then forget about it. 

Obviously I won’t know for sure if that’s what it is unless I get a camera in my body which I don’t know if I’ll do or not... 

Bottom line is, all this started after an extremely stressful time in my life, worse than any stress I’ve ever felt! 

My stomach is doing so much better now, the uncomfortable feeling sometimes comes and goes very faintly but definitely not like it used to. 

As for the other symptoms I will see what happens after two weeks of not taking the vit d supplements. 

The treatment for costochronditis is anti-inflammatories either from doctor or self bought if you dont get on with strong ones,I don't because of my IBS.You pretty much have to look after yourself the same way as you would if you had pulled muscles,no lifting,stretching etc.Try heat on the area for some relief,wheat bag or hot water bottle.I have had it twice(I wished it had been as simple as pulled muscles)and it can be a long road to recovery most likely months rather than weeks but it does go eventually. 

Well start here . Had all the same symptoms you have , Even the brain fog to the small poops , sharp pain under my left rib cage . I had many blood tests , 3 mri"s 2 ct scans , Even 2 Colon Tests , Nothing , All Clean , For 3 Years I delt with the pain and problems , I stopped by a Chinese herb store and asked for some help , I talked for 15 minutes , He said he cant give me anything for my problems , But he said I have a bad diet and that I have IBS  , So I read the diet for IBS on google  , I cut out all the bad things that day , 2 weeks later no more pain , no more feeling tired , OMG THE BEST I FELT IN YEARS !!! , I tried some of the things in the diet that I was not to eat , Guess what ? I found 4 major triggers in my diet .... Now I cant eat egg yolks , red meat , no caffeine , a can of coke will hurt me soooo much OMG So to all of you , give it a try for 2 weeks , It wont cost you a dime !!!!!!

Well start here . Had all the same symptoms you have , Even the brain fog to the small poops , sharp pain under my left rib cage . I had many blood tests , 3 mri"s 2 ct scans , Even 2 Colon Tests , Nothing , All Clean , For 3 Years I delt with the pain and problems , I stopped by a Chinese herb store and asked for some help , I talked for 15 minutes , He said he cant give me anything for my problems , But he said I have a bad diet and that I have IBS  , So I read the diet for IBS on google  , I cut out all the bad things that day , 2 weeks later no more pain , no more feeling tired , OMG THE BEST I FELT IN YEARS !!! , I tried some of the things in the diet that I was not to eat , Guess what ? I found 4 major triggers in my diet .... Now I cant eat egg yolks , red meat , no caffeine , a can of coke will hurt me soooo much OMG So to all of you , give it a try for 2 weeks , It wont cost you a dime !!!!!!

I have the EXACT same symptoms as a lot of the people here. The dull pain under my lower left ribcage, which tends to be worse when I lay on my left side or in certain positions. I have described it to my doctor like it feels like something is there. I was actually scared when it started that I was growing a tumor or something. The weirdest part about reading all of your posts, is most of you are saying it started with a virus . . mine did too. My doctor told me I had contracted a sexually transmitted virus that remains dormant in your body forever. When they did a colonoscopy on me, they told me I had an ulcer inside and when they biopsied the ulcer, it was caused by the virus I have. I'm thinking all of these symptoms are due to a virus that stays in your body for the rest of your life. They told me that the virus is potentially harmless and common, but they also didn't know much about it or it's general symptoms. 

For me, it seems like it flares up randomly. I had a BAD flare-up last November that literally had me in and out of the hospital. Since then, it has subsided a lot but I am currently having a flare up again which started this week. That dull pain under my rib is back and it's actually causing my chest and back to really hurt. Sometimes it even makes it difficult to catch a full breath. 

If anyone happens to experience any of this, mention the virus thing to your doctor and see if they can run any tests. 

I'm very curious to see if anyone else can confirm that this is in fact from a virus. It's so frustrating that doctors don't know about this!

Hi Everyone,

I have had all tests done as well that cam eback negative - colonoscoy, endoscopy, ultra sounds, CT snacns, gallbladder testing, blood tests and so on. Doctors never thought to check the ileocecal valve in my stomach. You have one on the left and the right side. When that valve isn't working correctly it causes pain (in your side/stomach) can cause constipation, bloating, gas...and all tests preformed by doctors will come back negative. I see a massage therapist once a week to work on my valve and it has improved a lot - my digestion is much better.