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What Causes Unpleasant Sensation Under Right Rib While Sitting?
Question: I have this sensation of "something" being under my right rib, but no pain. I only feel this when sitting. There's no pain on pressing. My urine is normal, no infection. No fever, no upset stomach. I go every morning, so I dont think it's constipation. It just feels like there's something under my right ribs.
Brief Answer:
Simple intercostal muscular strain
Detailed Answer:
Hello. I have been through your question and understand your concern.
To begin with, there are only two condition which symptoms are manifested with disesthesia(different sensation) of a specific dermatome which you explain with sensation under the rib.
The first one is a subclinical herpes zoster infection, which MUST be associated with vescicles in the skin of the impaired sensation.
The second one is a compression of the thoracic nerve at the level of the vertebras. In this case a plain Xray of the thoracic vertebras is enough to rule out any eventual problem.
BUT, these are very rare, and I think you are just experiencing an intercostal muscular strain ( muscle injury) which is very common, totally benign and resolving in a few days with no treatment. This is explained by you additional feature reporting an increase of this sensation when you are sitting, because an increase of your abdominal pressure ( when sitting) puts your intercostal muscle do the respiration because the diaphragm no longer assist in sitting position.
This is my diagnosis. Hope it helps.
Wish you the best health.
Simple intercostal muscular strain
Detailed Answer:
Hello. I have been through your question and understand your concern.
To begin with, there are only two condition which symptoms are manifested with disesthesia(different sensation) of a specific dermatome which you explain with sensation under the rib.
The first one is a subclinical herpes zoster infection, which MUST be associated with vescicles in the skin of the impaired sensation.
The second one is a compression of the thoracic nerve at the level of the vertebras. In this case a plain Xray of the thoracic vertebras is enough to rule out any eventual problem.
BUT, these are very rare, and I think you are just experiencing an intercostal muscular strain ( muscle injury) which is very common, totally benign and resolving in a few days with no treatment. This is explained by you additional feature reporting an increase of this sensation when you are sitting, because an increase of your abdominal pressure ( when sitting) puts your intercostal muscle do the respiration because the diaphragm no longer assist in sitting position.
This is my diagnosis. Hope it helps.
Wish you the best health.
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