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What Causes Pain Under Rib?

I have pain under my right rib. It hurts when I eat too much, when I don t eat, when I haven t used the bathroom in a while, when I eat any junk food. The pain only goes away with time. The doctors thought it was gall stones so I got an ultrasound and nothing. I got a hida scan and never heard anything negative back. This pain has been going on for a few years. What is it?
Mon, 24 Aug 2015
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hello,
i can understand your concern.
since the ultrasound and the hida scan are normal, there appears to be no problem with the gall bladder and the hepato billiary system.
i would suggest an upper gi endoscopy also to be done just to rule out any peptic ulcer disease.
since the pain is related with intake of food this can be a possibility.
eat small portions of meal at regular intervals of time.
avoid spicy fried foods.
include lots of fiber rich foods in diet.
i would suggest tab pan 40mg twice daily before food for fifteen days.
if the problem still persists i would advise a contrast enhanced ct scan of the abdomen to be done to know the etiology.
a liver function test is also advised.
hope i have answered your concerns.
feel free to ask further queries.
thanks for choosing HCM
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What Causes Pain Under Rib?

hello, i can understand your concern. since the ultrasound and the hida scan are normal, there appears to be no problem with the gall bladder and the hepato billiary system. i would suggest an upper gi endoscopy also to be done just to rule out any peptic ulcer disease. since the pain is related with intake of food this can be a possibility. eat small portions of meal at regular intervals of time. avoid spicy fried foods. include lots of fiber rich foods in diet. i would suggest tab pan 40mg twice daily before food for fifteen days. if the problem still persists i would advise a contrast enhanced ct scan of the abdomen to be done to know the etiology. a liver function test is also advised. hope i have answered your concerns. feel free to ask further queries. thanks for choosing HCM