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What Causes Pain Below The Rib Cage Upon Swallowing Food?

When I eat or drink, when I swallow, it goes down my throat but sometimes I have pain right below my rib cage. It feels like its going to come back up. I can feel it when it finally goes down but is very painful. what could that be? There are no certain foods that cause it. Sometimes its just water
Wed, 5 Sep 2018
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Hi,

This may be GERD, i.e., gastro esophageal reflux disease, but many other causes may also be responsible. Any problem of the food pipe like ulcer or mass can cause this. In such case we always do endoscopy to find out the cause. So in will highly recommend you should see a gastroenterologist.
Till that time you can use over the counter anta-acids for temporary relief but endoscopy is probably necessary here.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman
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What Causes Pain Below The Rib Cage Upon Swallowing Food?

Hi, This may be GERD, i.e., gastro esophageal reflux disease, but many other causes may also be responsible. Any problem of the food pipe like ulcer or mass can cause this. In such case we always do endoscopy to find out the cause. So in will highly recommend you should see a gastroenterologist. Till that time you can use over the counter anta-acids for temporary relief but endoscopy is probably necessary here. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman