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What Does A Sudden Onset Of Pain In The Ribs Indicate?

Hi I m a mid 50 s woman who woke up this morning feeling fine, did the usual bathroom stuff , then went to make the bed and I got this servere pain where the front ribs meet .Feel sick and exhausted, took 2 20mg Omeprazole which took nearly 3 hours to work, had a cup of tea and 3 gingernuts and that seemed to help but the pain is still there although dull.
Fri, 23 Nov 2018
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Hello,

If you have a history of IBS, you could get this type of pain due to indigestion & gastritis. Take antacids & PPI's like Pantoprazole(Protonix) or Rabeprazole (Aciphex) after consultation with your PCP.

Take fibre & plenty of water, avoid constipation.

Rib pain can also occur due to a pinched nerve, muscle strain, injury or fracture of the ribs, costochondritis, pleurisy, pulmonary embolism, fibromyalgia, developing malignancy(cancer).

Get evaluated, get all investigations done & treated at the earliest.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Nupur K, General & Family Physician
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What Does A Sudden Onset Of Pain In The Ribs Indicate?

Hello, If you have a history of IBS, you could get this type of pain due to indigestion & gastritis. Take antacids & PPI s like Pantoprazole(Protonix) or Rabeprazole (Aciphex) after consultation with your PCP. Take fibre & plenty of water, avoid constipation. Rib pain can also occur due to a pinched nerve, muscle strain, injury or fracture of the ribs, costochondritis, pleurisy, pulmonary embolism, fibromyalgia, developing malignancy(cancer). Get evaluated, get all investigations done & treated at the earliest. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Nupur K, General & Family Physician