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Wht Causes Pain In Lower Left Ribcage?
Question: Hi,
It has been 2 weeks now that I am experiencing pain on my lower left quadrant, particularly on the lower left cage and pain wraps around in my lower back.
It has been 2 weeks now that I am experiencing pain on my lower left quadrant, particularly on the lower left cage and pain wraps around in my lower back.
Brief Answer:
Need some help from you first ma'am
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. If you do not mind ma'am, I would like to run a few more symptoms through you and if at all you have any of them please write back to me confirming them, thank you.
-Blood in your urine (or possibly even pinkish urine)
-Pain while urinating
-Change in bowel habits (diarrhoea or constipation)
-Abdominal irritation and immediately wanting to pass stool once you consume certain types of foods (e.g. caffeine, carbonated drinks, popcorn, spicy food, oily/fried/fatty food, etc.)
-Abdominal bloating
-Burning sensation while urinating
-Strange or strong smelling urine
-Frequent urination
-Less amount of urine passing each time you visit the loo
The location and description of your pain matches a few possible conditions, but I shall go ahead and list the most likely one(s)once I get a little more information from you. Looking forward to hearing from you in order to help you further.
Best wishes.
Need some help from you first ma'am
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. If you do not mind ma'am, I would like to run a few more symptoms through you and if at all you have any of them please write back to me confirming them, thank you.
-Blood in your urine (or possibly even pinkish urine)
-Pain while urinating
-Change in bowel habits (diarrhoea or constipation)
-Abdominal irritation and immediately wanting to pass stool once you consume certain types of foods (e.g. caffeine, carbonated drinks, popcorn, spicy food, oily/fried/fatty food, etc.)
-Abdominal bloating
-Burning sensation while urinating
-Strange or strong smelling urine
-Frequent urination
-Less amount of urine passing each time you visit the loo
The location and description of your pain matches a few possible conditions, but I shall go ahead and list the most likely one(s)once I get a little more information from you. Looking forward to hearing from you in order to help you further.
Best wishes.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I was constipated just this past Monday. I did develop a bump 2 weeks ago which I thought would just go away, but it is getting sore and hurt to touch around the lesion. I would feel intermittently stabbing pain on the left side from time to time. Lately, like a muscle spasm, the pain travels to the other right side and the pain does not stay there. Pain is still pretty much on the lower side left rib cage. I tried to lie down on my right side so I can pinpoint where exactly is the pain and it is still on left lower rib cage. If I am standing a dull pain would be around the lower left quadrant of my abdomen.
Brief Answer:
Ultrasound would be next best move
Detailed Answer:
Hello once again ma'am and my sincere apologies for the delay, I had an extremely busy day.
Your pain does relate to a few conditions I am suspecting, but I would have prefered to receive a response to each of my questions, point wise. But for now I would recommend an ultrasound of your abdomen and pelvis to be conducted at the earliest.
Working with very less information, I am also suspecting a few conditions that cannot be picked up on an ultrasound examination ma'am; and so if at all the ultrasound returns a normal result then I would recommend an immediate colonoscopy to be conducted.
Please forgive me delay in responding ma'am, and if it is not too much trouble then please do respond to each of queries from my first response. But if you do not have the time, then it is fine. But please do request your doctor for the ultrasound and +/- colonoscopy.
I hope you find my response helpful ma'am. Please do not hesitate to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help.
Best wishes.
Ultrasound would be next best move
Detailed Answer:
Hello once again ma'am and my sincere apologies for the delay, I had an extremely busy day.
Your pain does relate to a few conditions I am suspecting, but I would have prefered to receive a response to each of my questions, point wise. But for now I would recommend an ultrasound of your abdomen and pelvis to be conducted at the earliest.
Working with very less information, I am also suspecting a few conditions that cannot be picked up on an ultrasound examination ma'am; and so if at all the ultrasound returns a normal result then I would recommend an immediate colonoscopy to be conducted.
Please forgive me delay in responding ma'am, and if it is not too much trouble then please do respond to each of queries from my first response. But if you do not have the time, then it is fine. But please do request your doctor for the ultrasound and +/- colonoscopy.
I hope you find my response helpful ma'am. Please do not hesitate to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help.
Best wishes.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Of the first several questions you asked, only constipation comes closest. The pain seemed to be moving towards the lower middle abdomen and still on my lower left rib cage. I do not feel pain if I lie down. If I start to move around and walk that's when i feel pain.
I had colonoscopy done 6 months ago, and that was normal.
I had colonoscopy done 6 months ago, and that was normal.
Brief Answer:
Ultrasound first, if clear then repeat colonoscopy
Detailed Answer:
Hello once again ma'am and thank you for that information.
Six months is a lot of time ma'am, and the possible changes that were not detectable then could have progressed to a more detectable state now. It is also important to note that various conditions (e.g. irritable bowel syndrome, etc.) cannot always be diagnosed with a colonoscopy when they are latent (i.e. when the individual is not experiencing a flare up).
So please make sure you schedule a colonoscopy only when you are experiencing all of your symptoms, but only after an ultrasound has ruled out other possible conditions.
Please keep me updated on what your primary doctor says, and also on all the reports of the investigations conducted. I hope and pray a diagnosis is soon established, which will then help us to help you.
Best of luck ma'am.
Ultrasound first, if clear then repeat colonoscopy
Detailed Answer:
Hello once again ma'am and thank you for that information.
Six months is a lot of time ma'am, and the possible changes that were not detectable then could have progressed to a more detectable state now. It is also important to note that various conditions (e.g. irritable bowel syndrome, etc.) cannot always be diagnosed with a colonoscopy when they are latent (i.e. when the individual is not experiencing a flare up).
So please make sure you schedule a colonoscopy only when you are experiencing all of your symptoms, but only after an ultrasound has ruled out other possible conditions.
Please keep me updated on what your primary doctor says, and also on all the reports of the investigations conducted. I hope and pray a diagnosis is soon established, which will then help us to help you.
Best of luck ma'am.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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