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What Is This Pain On My Right Side Above Ribs?

Yes, for the past 12 years I have had a severe pain on the right side at the top of my ribs. It feels like it did when I had gallbladder problem. It last on and off for 30 to 45 minutes. When the pain finally goes away I may not have another severe pain for several weeks or even a month. It has now started effecting the left side this past year and just last night it goes around to the back on the left side. What could cause this.
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Gastroenterologist,  's  Response
Well I think it was not a gallbladder problem which in fact it's so easy to be excluded with just an abdominal ultrasound, but a bowel problem a spastic one as is such a common finding in those bowel curves or as we call flexures. At the beginning it was the right hepatic flexure pain and now it's the left splenic flexure pain. I'd like to know more about your toilett habits and other bowel symptoms like bloating,i.e that just complete the Irritable Bowel Syndrome in case.
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What Is This Pain On My Right Side Above Ribs?

Well I think it was not a gallbladder problem which in fact it s so easy to be excluded with just an abdominal ultrasound, but a bowel problem a spastic one as is such a common finding in those bowel curves or as we call flexures. At the beginning it was the right hepatic flexure pain and now it s the left splenic flexure pain. I d like to know more about your toilett habits and other bowel symptoms like bloating,i.e that just complete the Irritable Bowel Syndrome in case.