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What Causes Pain Below The Rib Cage?

I have pain that started on my right side at the bottom of my rib cage and now it radiates to the front. Doctor check for kidney stones but there aren t any. I worry about my pancreas as my brother died from pancreatic cancer. I m a 53 year old male in otherwise good health.
Thu, 28 Jul 2016
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hi.
your pain have many causes to discard, however it's important your antecedent, pancreas relationed pain has several symptoms with it like yellow coloured skin, greasy feces, raising of a clinical parameter called amylases you could havefever chill, if you have any of those symptoms you have high probability of a pancrea's illness
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What Causes Pain Below The Rib Cage?

hi. your pain have many causes to discard, however it s important your antecedent, pancreas relationed pain has several symptoms with it like yellow coloured skin, greasy feces, raising of a clinical parameter called amylases you could havefever chill, if you have any of those symptoms you have high probability of a pancrea s illness