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What Causes Pain Below The Left Rib Cage?
Posted on
Mon, 18 Jul 2016
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Mon, 18 Jul 2016
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Tue, 9 Aug 2016
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Question : slight Dull pain below left rib cage.Comes and goes throughout the day.
Annoying more than the slight pain.
does not happen when sleeping.
Annoying more than the slight pain.
does not happen when sleeping.
Brief Answer:
Peptic ulcer can be the case.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Such pain in this location is usually caused by a peptic ulcer. It can be triggered by foods intake. It is dull, so you can not point the exact location of it. Usually does not radiate anywhere.
I suggest you to have gastroscopy done. This test can tell if its an ulcer (or something else) and if there is a H.Pylori infection which is the most common reason of ulcers.
In a meanwhile please avoid fatty foods, spicy foods, coffee, alcohol.
Hope this helps. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Peptic ulcer can be the case.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Such pain in this location is usually caused by a peptic ulcer. It can be triggered by foods intake. It is dull, so you can not point the exact location of it. Usually does not radiate anywhere.
I suggest you to have gastroscopy done. This test can tell if its an ulcer (or something else) and if there is a H.Pylori infection which is the most common reason of ulcers.
In a meanwhile please avoid fatty foods, spicy foods, coffee, alcohol.
Hope this helps. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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