My right sided under rib pain is not going away

[Belizz]

It will be two weeks soon I think.
I don't constantly have pain there but it is a very uncomfortable feeling I experience. Like slight stabbing especially very noticeable when I bend forward so my knees/legs put pressure in my abdomen. I have gallbladder sludge.
My back at the same level hurts also. I have soo much gas and I am bloated, also belching often :/ I am trying not to come up with creative worries or assume that it is liver/pancreas related but... would a trapped gas stay that long time?

I experience lots of trapped gas and I have IBS, the same as my mom. But I am worried that this is taking so long to get better.

 

[Jgriffin]

This is me currently. I feel pain under my ribs and it radiates around my back. I am on exactly two weeks of it and I'm very gassy and keep burping too. I do not have a gallbladder anymore. I take a pill everyday for acid reflux so I don't think it's GERD. I have been exercising intensely so I guess I am tracking it down to muscular but I'm incredibly worried because I do have a fatty liver but I just had an ultrasound a couple months ago and that's all they determined. But the fact that that's where my liver is terrifies me.

 

[TruthHurts]

It will be two weeks soon I think.
I don't constantly have pain there but it is a very uncomfortable feeling I experience. Like slight stabbing especially very noticeable when I bend forward so my knees/legs put pressure in my abdomen. I have gallbladder sludge.
My back at the same level hurts also. I have soo much gas and I am bloated, also belching often :/ I am trying not to come up with creative worries or assume that it is liver/pancreas related but... would a trapped gas stay that long time?

I experience lots of trapped gas and I have IBS, the same as my mom. But I am worried that this is taking so long to get better.

Possibly a muscle spasm or pinched nerve. That could take a month or longer to heal. Doe's it feel like you get a stabbing pain when you breath?

 

[Jgriffin]

No I do not have that I just have a constant ache there that will move to the side and to the back. The sharp pain when you believe sounds almost like ribs. have you done anything to Bruise a rib or anything that you can remember
Sorry I thought the original poster was talking to me. Lol disregard my reply

 

[TruthHurts]

No I do not have that I just have a constant ache there that will move to the side and to the back. The sharp pain when you believe sounds almost like ribs. have you done anything to Bruise a rib or anything that you can remember
Sorry I thought the original poster was talking to me. Lol disregard my reply

no worries GO 49ERS!

 

[Jgriffin]

no worries GO 49ERS!

Hahaha love it.

 

[Samurai]

Im getting side pain. Under ribs goes around to the back. I was thinking kidney stone, but its not bad enough for that. Its abit like a stitch. Im sure its gas because ive been constipated. Also it could be a nerve or muscle.

 

[Belizz]

Possibly a muscle spasm or pinched nerve. That could take a month or longer to heal. Doe's it feel like you get a stabbing pain when you breath?

No actually I don't have stabbing when I breath. I dont have any 'pain' on the front when I sit still just very gassy and I feel most of my pain at back side on same level, and lower back.
It's just now the bending forward thing makes me worried because it feels painful inside where the gallbladder/Liver is. when I bend for example to clean my kitty's litter box, it gives me discomfort. Like something in there.

Im getting side pain. Under ribs goes around to the back. I was thinking kidney stone, but its not bad enough for that. Its abit like a stitch. Im sure its gas because ive been constipated. Also it could be a nerve or muscle.

Yeah I have been actually constipated.

 

[Jgriffin]

It will be two weeks soon I think.
I don't constantly have pain there but it is a very uncomfortable feeling I experience. Like slight stabbing especially very noticeable when I bend forward so my knees/legs put pressure in my abdomen. I have gallbladder sludge.
My back at the same level hurts also. I have soo much gas and I am bloated, also belching often :/ I am trying not to come up with creative worries or assume that it is liver/pancreas related but... would a trapped gas stay that long time?

I experience lots of trapped gas and I have IBS, the same as my mom. But I am worried that this is taking so long to get better.

Do you still have the pain. I do still. sometimes it feels like I have a balloon underneath my right ribs and then sometimes it just feels like side stitches from running that don't go away

 

[Belizz]

Yeah I still do have it actually Griffin, and I am sort of worried. I thought about you yesterday and wondered also if yours got better
But at the same time I don't have any discomfort when I am sleeping. And some days I don't feel much but still slight soreness, like a muscle strain. And same as you, a balloon feeling there.
I do have extreme amounts of gas, same feeling on right side and left side also. And lots of indigestion I am experiencing.
Do you have any changes in your appetite? I dont, I eat the same but with discomfort and indigestion afterward.
I remember experiencing the same some years ago, but don't remember how long it lasted. I remember going to the drs to have it checked and got blood works back then, all came normal.

I am guessing this might be a bout of IBS attack for me, and I tend to get Splenic/hepatic flexure syndrome from time to time. But around 3 weeks of trapped gas is still a bit long I think.

 

[Jgriffin]

Yeah I still do have it actually Griffin, and I am sort of worried. I thought about you yesterday and wondered also if yours got better
But at the same time I don't have any discomfort when I am sleeping. And some days I don't feel much but still slight soreness, like a muscle strain. And same as you, a balloon feeling there.
I do have extreme amounts of gas, same feeling on right side and left side also. And lots of indigestion I am experiencing.
Do you have any changes in your appetite? I dont, I eat the same but with discomfort and indigestion afterward.
I remember experiencing the same some years ago, but don't remember how long it lasted. I remember going to the drs to have it checked and got blood works back then, all came normal.

I am guessing this might be a bout of IBS attack for me, and I tend to get Splenic/hepatic flexure syndrome from time to time. But around 3 weeks of trapped gas is still a bit long I think.

I have been on a proton pump inhibitor for years so I do not have a problem with indigestion. some days I have side stitches the whole day some days it feels like I pulled my rib muscles and some days I feel like I have a balloon underneath my ribs. I have spent so much in medical bills in the past and it's all paid off I don't want to start all over with another $1,000 liver ultrasound. What about of IBS last this long? I have gas and I burp a lot but I started taking gas pills and it didn't do anything and I'm not constipated.

 

[Samurai]

I have been on a proton pump inhibitor for years so I do not have a problem with indigestion. some days I have side stitches the whole day some days it feels like I pulled my rib muscles and some days I feel like I have a balloon underneath my ribs. I have spent so much in medical bills in the past and it's all paid off I don't want to start all over with another $1,000 liver ultrasound. What about of IBS last this long? I have gas and I burp a lot but I started taking gas pills and it didn't do anything and I'm not constipated.

I have that. I also take PPIs. The liver balloon thing i think is a muscle spasm. It comes and goes. I also get right side stitch pain. Lower and flank area. Im sure its nerve and muscle. I researched fibromyalgia and it can present similar symptoms. But fibromyalgia isnt really and illness, its more symptoms, and stress etc can be a trigger.

 

[Belizz]

My bowel movements change but almost never waterish. Sometimes soft and sometimes constipated, just alternates but I guess that's IBS related.
I had Liver function with the blood works only 1-2 months ago and all came back well. And around 4 years ago abdomen ultrasound so dr didn't say the liver was bad or anything. And he is an experienced doctor I trust a lot. But years prior to that I got reported that I had first-degree fatty liver. Not advanced.

But still, I try not to have liver or pancreas related catastrophic thoughts because I know the sinister issues with these organs won't show any sign until it's too late and at that point the symptoms are in general very red flags. Like rapid weight loss, etc, etc. No need to list them here.
So I don't think our pain issues are caused by something sinister. The sore feeling I feel comes mostly when I move or lean forward. Like when I wear my shoes or have to grab something on the floor etc. So I am assuming I somehow managed to irritate those muscles. But the balloon feeling comes and goes and I don't have it every single day. I can hear the bubbling gas just under my right rib so I will try to wait a while and see. If it doesn't go away or gets worse, then I may visit dr.

I can understand your concern and it's really expensive even to have it checked
I will just update and tell you how it goes. You do the same.

I have that. I also take PPIs. The liver balloon thing i think is a muscle spasm. It comes and goes. I also get right side stitch pain. Lower and flank area. Im sure its nerve and muscle. I researched fibromyalgia and it can present similar symptoms. But fibromyalgia isnt really and illness, its more symptoms, and stress etc can be a trigger.

Yeah, the balloon thing actually I have had years ago, I remember. But back then I described it as a hand grasping my gallbladder but not painful squeezing if you understand. It's just, the feeling is always there. Dr checked it back then physical control also, and he was not concerned.

 

[Jgriffin]

My bowel movements change but almost never waterish. Sometimes soft and sometimes constipated, just alternates but I guess that's IBS related.
I had Liver function with the blood works only 1-2 months ago and all came back well. And around 4 years ago abdomen ultrasound so dr didn't say the liver was bad or anything. And he is an experienced doctor I trust a lot. But years prior to that I got reported that I had first-degree fatty liver. Not advanced.

But still, I try not to have liver or pancreas related catastrophic thoughts because I know the sinister issues with these organs won't show any sign until it's too late and at that point the symptoms are in general very red flags. Like rapid weight loss, etc, etc. No need to list them here.
So I don't think our pain issues are caused by something sinister. The sore feeling I feel comes mostly when I move or lean forward. Like when I wear my shoes or have to grab something on the floor etc. So I am assuming I somehow managed to irritate those muscles. But the balloon feeling comes and goes and I don't have it every single day. I can hear the bubbling gas just under my right rib so I will try to wait a while and see. If it doesn't go away or gets worse, then I may visit dr.

I can understand your concern and it's really expensive even to have it checked
I will just update and tell you how it goes. You do the same.


Yeah, the balloon thing actually I have had years ago, I remember. But back then I described it as a hand grasping my gallbladder but not painful squeezing if you understand. It's just, the feeling is always there. Dr checked it back then physical control also, and he was not concerned.

Your story kind of mimics mine. I had a bad liver test at the beginning of April I had to follow up. I had an ultrasound that showed the beginning of fatty liver so I worked really hard on my diet and I was able to get them down so when I have these pains I can't help but think my liver is now destroyed. Mine aren't coming and going It's been solid for 4 weeks. I had started a workout routine because of the fatty liver. My back muscles are sore so maybe it's just wrapping around the front and needs time to heal

 

[Belizz]

Yeah if you recently started exercise actually that may be the reason. Muscle soreness can stay a long time.

It is scary, one can't help but think of the worst-case scenario. But at the same time I know for sure that minor liver issues won't show symptoms. And the symptoms a damaged, or as you put it 'destroyed', wouldn't just show signs like stitch pain or balloon feelings etc. We would have jaundice, nausea, weight loss, general edema in extremities, loss of appetite, the list goes on and on. So, very noticeable symptoms and alarming also.
I notice that my hand is almost all the time on that spot because I am so uncomfortable having that balloon thingy. I may be making my own muscles sore also.
Dunno, I don't want to panic over this

 

[Jgriffin]

Yeah if you recently started exercise actually that may be the reason. Muscle soreness can stay a long time.

It is scary, one can't help but think of the worst-case scenario. But at the same time I know for sure that minor liver issues won't show symptoms. And the symptoms a damaged, or as you put it 'destroyed', wouldn't just show signs like stitch pain or balloon feelings etc. We would have jaundice, nausea, weight loss, general edema in extremities, loss of appetite, the list goes on and on. So, very noticeable symptoms and alarming also.
I notice that my hand is almost all the time on that spot because I am so uncomfortable having that balloon thingy. I may be making my own muscles sore also.
Dunno, I don't want to panic over this

Yes I always guard my rib cage because of it. Some days it's worse than others. I take nice hot baths at night because then I don't notice the pain. I just know if I go into the doctor it's going to start with a bunch of series of tests....ugh

 

[Belizz]

Yeah but even if it comes to tests and such before it reaches the end stage damage or in the end liver c. , it shows itself as advanced liver damage and has a chance to be treated and managed somewhat.
I don't mean we have liver damage now but, just trying to reduce the anxiety here with a different approach (for myself at least xD).
As far as I know, the worst thing that can happen to a liver starts after bad damage, cirrhosis, etc in almost all cases. And Liver heals itself and by lifestyle changes, damage can be reversible in most cases.

Also, another thought which proves to me that this issue is muscle/nerve related is that we feel the stitch pain and the sensation closer to the outside area, under the rib. I mean the side, flank. I don't feel it inside my abdomen or closer to the middle if you understand.
The liver is a huge organ, I mean HUGE. it covers almost the whole middle portion just under the lungs. And my stitch and ballon is in a small portion just closer to the rib on the side of the body. So if the pain was coming from the liver, wouldn't I have abdominal pain inside? That's what I try to think.

So let's try not to irritate the muscles in that area and wait for a while, and see. And update
Mine doesn't get worse, by the way, it's just some days almost nothing and some days I feel it there.

 

[Jgriffin]

I see what your saying as my side will hurt, then radiate to ribs. Mine is closer to breast bone as opposed to the outside and if I twist I can feeling pulling on the side. Discomfort. Which helps me think muscle. But now that I have this going on I feel sharp twinges in my stomach on and off here and there. Ugh

 

[Belizz]

Yeah focusing on it doesn't help, unfortunately. Since yesterday I started thinking more about stitch pain, which I didn't pay attention to before, now I am having them more I am sure more than half of the sensations we both have are amplified by our brains.

 

[Belizz]

Do you still have it Jgriffin?
I started having -TMI sorry- loose stools also I don't know it's related or not but I can't help but think now that all are caused by something around that area
But when my discomfort started for the first 2-3 weeks I didn't have any consistency problem I don't know if I should start worrying about this
This is so draining :/