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What Causes Pain Under The Ribcage Along With Burps And Bloating Of Abdomen?

I have had pain under my rib cage on the left side, excessive burping and bloating. Sometimes I feel like it s hard to breathe, my stomach is tight sometimes and I generally don t feel well. I ve just had blood work done but it s not back yet. What might be going on?
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Hi

Pain under the rib cage along with burps and bloating of abdomen generally due to Gastric pains

Gastric pains are very common cause for the above symptoms

Main cause for gastric pain is gastritis or GERD (gastro oesophagial reflux disease - contents of stomach comes back to oesophagus resulting in pain)

Gastritis can be treated by following

- East less spicy food
- Add plenty of fruits and cooked vegetables to the diet
- drink tender coconut
- eat curds and drink butter milk daily
- do meditation as per your age (for eg if your age is 45 than 45 minutes of meditation is recommended) this will relieve stress (as stress causes gastritis)
- do exercise for 30-45 minutes in a day for atleast 5-6 days a week
- Eat banana regularly after food
- some laxatives (eg Dulcalox) can be tried out which will easen the burps/bloating

Get also an ECG done to rule out any Heart problems and Ultrasound abdomen to rule out any abdominal organic cause

Still if You have any queries please feel free to contact

Wish You Good Health


Regards

Dr Sridhar K
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What Causes Pain Under The Ribcage Along With Burps And Bloating Of Abdomen?

Hi Pain under the rib cage along with burps and bloating of abdomen generally due to Gastric pains Gastric pains are very common cause for the above symptoms Main cause for gastric pain is gastritis or GERD (gastro oesophagial reflux disease - contents of stomach comes back to oesophagus resulting in pain) Gastritis can be treated by following - East less spicy food - Add plenty of fruits and cooked vegetables to the diet - drink tender coconut - eat curds and drink butter milk daily - do meditation as per your age (for eg if your age is 45 than 45 minutes of meditation is recommended) this will relieve stress (as stress causes gastritis) - do exercise for 30-45 minutes in a day for atleast 5-6 days a week - Eat banana regularly after food - some laxatives (eg Dulcalox) can be tried out which will easen the burps/bloating Get also an ECG done to rule out any Heart problems and Ultrasound abdomen to rule out any abdominal organic cause Still if You have any queries please feel free to contact Wish You Good Health Regards Dr Sridhar K