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Pain In Ribs, Swollen. Not Able To Eat Fatty Foods. What Could Be This?
About 1 week ago I started having pain in my ribs they would feel like there moving my left side is all swollen now the pain is worse and constant it goes from my upper/middle ribs around to my back I cant eat fatty foods without it hurting nothing helps my mom said pancreatic caner or gall bladder could u help what could this be.
Wed, 28 Aug 2013
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Thanks for writing to HCM
You didn’t mentioned your age.
You need proper clinical examination and investigations.
He need investigations like routine hemogram,RBS,RFT,LFT,Lipid profile ,urine RE/ME,Ultrasound of abdomen, ECG,CT Scan( if needed).
Pain may be due to GB calculus,Problems in liver or pancreas etc.
You should consult your surgeon.
Get well soon.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
Thanks for writing to HCM
You didn’t mentioned your age.
You need proper clinical examination and investigations.
He need investigations like routine hemogram,RBS,RFT,LFT,Lipid profile ,urine RE/ME,Ultrasound of abdomen, ECG,CT Scan( if needed).
Pain may be due to GB calculus,Problems in liver or pancreas etc.
You should consult your surgeon.
Get well soon.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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