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What Causes Pain Under The Left Rib Cage Radiating To The Back?

I have pain under left rib that seems to go to my back. I ve been diagnosed before for having a couple of kidney stones. This was awile ago. Now I have pain on my right side too. I feel sick suddenly and it last for a short time every so often. It seems to happen when I m hungry. I do have gastriointestinal problems too. What type of doctor do I go to. I have taken an azo test a few weeks ago and it showed positive but I ve gone to a family dr. before and they said it was negative. What kind of dr should I go to a urologist or md.
Thu, 14 Feb 2019
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Hi,

The problem may be related to kidney stones but you need proper evaluation for the other symptoms. So it's good to see a medical specialist for assessment. He would assess you properly for all symptoms.

He can do a scan to see for any stones and hence would provide you a better advice ahead regarding the stones and gastric problems.

Here we generally advise checking for serum calsiun as sometimes all symptoms may be related to high calsiun.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Mahboob Ur Rahman , General & Family Physician
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What Causes Pain Under The Left Rib Cage Radiating To The Back?

Hi, The problem may be related to kidney stones but you need proper evaluation for the other symptoms. So it s good to see a medical specialist for assessment. He would assess you properly for all symptoms. He can do a scan to see for any stones and hence would provide you a better advice ahead regarding the stones and gastric problems. Here we generally advise checking for serum calsiun as sometimes all symptoms may be related to high calsiun. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Mahboob Ur Rahman , General & Family Physician