the left side of my abdomen is very tender, about two inches below my rib cage. Have felt this pain for about 5 days now. It is very sore to touch, sort of feels like a rope burn and becomings a lot worse when i start to walk around in the mornings.
Could this be something serious or just be a muscular problem? I have been in a leg cast for 4 weeks now, could this pain be caused by a bit of weight gain around the stomach region? Or that i am usually up and about performing regular exercise and now have been sat down for excessive periods of time?
hello im sooooo scared :( i have the same thing and it scares me so much did u find out any further info on this ? it will help my nerves alot thank u :)
I'm getting to these questions later than everyone else. RxBlogger has put together a nice list of possibilities to explain your pain on the left side of your abdomen. I would also add diverticulitis to that list. This is an infection/inflammation of a benign diverticulosis. Of course, the risk of this depends upon your age and dietary habits. The more fiber you consume on a regular basis, the less likely you are to develop diverticulosis which can then lead to diverticulitis. And even prior to that, something as simple as (severe) constipation can cause left-sided abdominal pain. Trauma leading to splenic rupture presents w/left sided pain but hopefully you would have been evaluated already. Gastric ulcer could present in the same way. A more superficial cause could be shingles (reactivated chickenpox). Any blisters in that area? This is typically a condition of the elderly (which, by definition, is open to interpretation) but I bring up mainly because a vaccination exists to minimize your risk. In the end, I agree w/RxBlogger that it's best to see your family physician and give him/her more details. Good luck!
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the left side of my abdomen is very tender, about two inches below my rib cage. Have felt this pain for about 5 days now. It is very sore to touch, sort of feels like a rope burn and becomings a lot worse when i start to walk around in the mornings.
Could this be something serious or just be a muscular problem? I have been in a leg cast for 4 weeks now, could this pain be caused by a bit of weight gain around the stomach region? Or that i am usually up and about performing regular exercise and now have been sat down for excessive periods of time?