What Could Be The Reason For The Pain Below The Right Rib Cage ?

Posted on 2 days ago

Question: I am having pain below the right rib cage and right side, sometimes it feels inside the stomach as well. I am a social drinker and consume1-2 beers a week and sometimes i get the pain the next day of social drinking. I always get my KFT and LFT done and last one was also normal. What could be the reason for the pain.

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (45 hours later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for choosing this forum for your query,
There are two most important causes of pain in this area-
1)Gastritis- called acidity in general terms.
2)Gall bladder stones
I would suggest you to go for a ultrasound upper abdomen test to rule out if there is some problem with gall bladder.
For acidity you can take Cap. Pan dsr once daily for 2 weeks.
Follow up after Ultrasound.
Regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Ramesh Kumar (1 hour later)

Thank You sir, I would say it's pain with burning/tingling sensation.

I was on leave yesterday and visited Sakra World Hospital in The Gastroenterologist suggested me to do an LFT and Endoscopy, gave me 2 medicines, one antacid and another Hyocimax MF. He also asked me whether the pain goes to the back or not to which i said yes, it does sometimes. He also asked me about vomiting and fever to which i said NO. Pain going back could be muscular as well as i have a desk job, Not sure.

I keep a constant eye on my LFT and KFT, especially creatinine, color of urine and swelling on feet. I feel they are normal. Had it been something related to Liver or Kidney, i would have got fever or skin would have turned yellow but that's not certainly the case.

I'll get USG and report back to you.
Thanks.