Brief Answer:
?? Suspecting IBS, please do read information and suggestion

Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.

Thank you for writing to us.

I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. I can understand ma'am, and the very first time you had the characteristic pain around the rib region was also for the same reason.

I am strongly suspecting conditions like:

+Irritable bowel syndrome
+Diverticulitis
along with a few other possibilities, but with these two on top of the list.

They present with:

+Abdominal discomfort after ingesting any trigger factor
+Abdominal bloating
+Periods of constipation and/or diarrhea
+Diarrhea is usually experienced soon after the trigger foods are consumed
+Increase urge to pass your bowels soon after consuming the trigger food
+Pain usually around the rib region (more commonly seen on the left than the right side)
+Mucus seen with stool
and a few others.

So the main thing you need to understand ma'am, is that the presentation is brought about by the consumption of trigger foods and other such factors like:

+Popcorn
+Coffee
+Tea
+Spicy food
+Fatty food
+Oily food
+Drinks containing taurine
+Drinks or food products containing caffeine
+Chocolates
+Alcohol
+Certain vegetables like cauliflower, broccoli, etc.
+Certain fruits (especially those with skin like apples)
+Carbonated drinks
+Sweet food or artificial sweeteners
and a few others.

So please do start observing what kind of food causes your symptoms, and the main approach towards treatment is educating yourself on your condition and avoiding those trigger foods that cause your symptoms. Only if this is not possible will your doctor prescribe medications for the same.

I hope I have explained things in a manner best understood by you. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help.

Best wishes.

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