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What Causes Pain Below Ribcage?

Hi , I have a very sharp pain in the middle of my stomach alil bit up just below the rib cage, and my back feels stiff , I feel like I need to bend over and stretch often. This pain started while I was having period pains I m still on my periods but the period pains are gone just this sharp pain.
Mon, 22 Jun 2015
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Dear: it might be related to muscle spasm because it feels better when stretches. However, other possibility is a pinch nerve because you referred that comes from the back. Try to do exercise to improve back muscles and if no relieve, you might need a back X-ray.
Dr Sara
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What Causes Pain Below Ribcage?

Dear: it might be related to muscle spasm because it feels better when stretches. However, other possibility is a pinch nerve because you referred that comes from the back. Try to do exercise to improve back muscles and if no relieve, you might need a back X-ray. Dr Sara