Fullness below ribcage

[Weatherman]

Hey y'all...

I wanted to ask if anyone else has experienced this. I occasionally get a "fullness" below my right ribcage on the side of my abdomen. I call it a fullness, but it's hard to explain. There is no pain and it never hurts. It just kinda feels like something is pressing (either in or out). I had this issue late in 2019 and it eventually subsided but has come back in the past week or two. I hope this makes sense.

Now for some background on my. I have been diagnosed with a fatty liver (NAFLD). My enzymes are "ok" (stable) but I did have an ultrasound and CT scan around Christmas that showed my liver to be only slightly enlarged. I also dealt with some anxiety flareups around the first episode of this fullness and the obvious world events have spurred another flareup. My gallbladder, pancreas, and other organs came back clear in my tests. My other thought was that it could just be my body changing. I'm not as thin as I once was. Perhaps this is a normal feeling that people get when they are a bit overweight (I'm 5'9" and 220 lbs). I'd appreciate any feedback anyone has.

 

[JohnM]

Let me say that, as a fellow health-anxious person, my mind can produce almost any symptom of any disease if I focus on it hard enough. Since you’re tests came back normal, and you’ve had this feeling once before and it resolved itself, this has all the hallmarks of an anxiety-induced symptom. If it was something serious the last time, it would have gotten worse, not spontaneously disappeared. I think you have nothing to worry about. Take care. I know how miserable health anxiety can make someone.