Upper left side pain under ribs

[ruthbrown89]

Hello I am new to the group. I know others have mentioned upper left quadrant abdominal pain right at the rib area, but mine sort of moves down my whole left side. Like it will start at the rib area and sort of ‘move’ down by my belly button area. Does anyone else feel this kind of pain? How long does it take this pain to go away after being strictly gluten free?  

[cristiana]

@ruthbrown89  Welcome to the forum!

Your post caught my eye because that's a familiar pain to me, and  I've had clear endoscopies and colonoscopies over the years.

I remember once when it was particularly bad I showed an ultrasonographer where the pain was and she said, "That's your stomach!".

I feel that in my case the pain is caused either when I'm bloated, or when I have excess stomach acid.  Both conditions caused by glutening or just by eating too much rich food or too much spicy/acidic food.  I still get it from time to time, even after having Ttg numbers return to normal levels.  It can actually cause my ribs cartilage to feel painful (google costochondritis).  

Apart from watching your diet, you may find it helpful to take the pressure off that area by not wearing tight waistbands and underwired/tight bras. 

I hope this helps.

Cristiana

 

 

[cristiana]

PS  If you get pain that goes down the left of your lower abdomen that too can be bloating.  I got that for a while, but it went after I gave up lactose for a few weeks.  While you are healing, you may be temporarily lactose intolerant, and that can cause gas and bloating.  I had a sigmoidoscopy just to be sure that pain wasn't anything to worry about as at times it really hurt - but nothing was found.

Edited May 2, 2024 by cristiana

[VenusFriday]

Hello, I was diagnosed with costochronditis by a doctor pressing between a rib on my left side, about 10 years ago. My mother has it currently. She is coeliac. I am gluten intolerant. Hope this info helps you.