Re: Pain under bottom left ribcage

[Guest guest]

When I had my one and only GB attack, I hurt from my breastbone on down, right

side, left side and down to the abdomen. I was very tender to the touch also.

If you question a pain on just your left side, perhaps you should discuss this

with your doctor.

Amber

I know the gallbladder is on the right side, but has anyone had pain

under the left lower ribcage as well? I wondering if that is related

to some gallbladder pain I have experienced in the past.

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[Guest guest]

Thank you, Amber. I will check with my doctor.

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> When I had my one and only GB attack, I hurt from my breastbone on

down, right side, left side and down to the abdomen. I was very

tender to the touch also. If you question a pain on just your left

side, perhaps you should discuss this with your doctor.

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> I know the gallbladder is on the right side, but has anyone had pain

> under the left lower ribcage as well? I wondering if that is related

> to some gallbladder pain I have experienced in the past.

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[Guest guest]

Also something to try - sometimes something as simple as a gas pill will help.

Amber

Thank you, Amber. I will check with my doctor.

.

[Guest guest]

Your spleen is under the left rib cage. Mine enlarges when I have some

kind of infection or need to cleanse. It feels like a ball under my

ribs especially when I lay down. I have not been able to let any touch

my sides for many years due to gallbladder and spleen issues. It can be

checked for size on an ultrasound. My haematologist said that the only

thing he could do was take it out and since it did not appear to be a

lymphoma he said to wait and see. They can not seem to do any tests on

it before hand other than checking it's size, that I am aware of. It

was noticed 10 years ago whenI had my fisrt gallbladder atack. Once

they told me it was there, I remember feeling the ball under my ribs

since I was at least a teenager. I can feel this ball come and go and

it coincides with how I am feeling.

G Murray

wrote:

> I know the gallbladder is on the right side, but has anyone had pain

> under the left lower ribcage as well? I wondering if that is related

> to some gallbladder pain I have experienced in the past.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Take it out? What an absurd butcherous viewpoint. Typical example of what kind

of " curative " measures are available from mainstream medicine at times. Spleen

issues are approachable. -D

----- Original Message -----

From: G Murray<mailto:kgtnm@...>

gallstones <mailto:gallstones >

Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:58 AM

Subject: Re: Pain under bottom left ribcage

Your spleen is under the left rib cage. Mine enlarges when I have some

kind of infection or need to cleanse. It feels like a ball under my

ribs especially when I lay down. I have not been able to let any touch

my sides for many years due to gallbladder and spleen issues. It can be

checked for size on an ultrasound. My haematologist said that the only

thing he could do was take it out and since it did not appear to be a

lymphoma he said to wait and see. They can not seem to do any tests on

it before hand other than checking it's size, that I am aware of. It

was noticed 10 years ago whenI had my fisrt gallbladder atack. Once

they told me it was there, I remember feeling the ball under my ribs

since I was at least a teenager. I can feel this ball come and go and

it coincides with how I am feeling.

G Murray

wrote:

> I know the gallbladder is on the right side, but has anyone had pain

> under the left lower ribcage as well? I wondering if that is related

> to some gallbladder pain I have experienced in the past.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I had recently experienced some pain on the left side below the ribcage also. I

attribute it to gas.

About a month back, I started taking supplements for gall bladder very

religiously. (Supplements like flax oil capsules, milk thistle, taurine, vitamin

C, etc.). It seems the supplements triggered an acidity problem. Maybe it is

even GERD. My doctor said Taurine is a muscle relaxant and may have caused the

splicter (sp?) muscles to relax and therefore causing GERD.

Anyways, after I had the pain in the left side, I did some exercises and

released a lot of gas. I felt a little better after that. Also, I had a little

stress about something (an upcoming event) and once that event was done, stress

was gone, and the pain on the left side disappeared also.

Thanks,

Jignesh.

----- Original Message ----

From: Dave Shelden <wholehealthawareness@...>

gallstones

Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 12:30:20 PM

Subject: Re: Pain under bottom left ribcage

Take it out? What an absurd butcherous viewpoint. Typical example of what kind

of " curative " measures are available from mainstream medicine at times. Spleen

issues are approachable. -D

----- Original Message -----

From: G Murray<mailto:kgtnm@...>

gallstones <mailto:gallstones >

Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:58 AM

Subject: Re: Pain under bottom left ribcage

Your spleen is under the left rib cage. Mine enlarges when I have some

kind of infection or need to cleanse. It feels like a ball under my

ribs especially when I lay down. I have not been able to let any touch

my sides for many years due to gallbladder and spleen issues. It can be

checked for size on an ultrasound. My haematologist said that the only

thing he could do was take it out and since it did not appear to be a

lymphoma he said to wait and see. They can not seem to do any tests on

it before hand other than checking it's size, that I am aware of. It

was noticed 10 years ago whenI had my fisrt gallbladder atack. Once

they told me it was there, I remember feeling the ball under my ribs

since I was at least a teenager. I can feel this ball come and go and

it coincides with how I am feeling.

G Murray

wrote:

> I know the gallbladder is on the right side, but has anyone had pain

> under the left lower ribcage as well? I wondering if that is related

> to some gallbladder pain I have experienced in the past.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

He did not advise taking it out . He said that was the only thing he

could do as there is no type of testing to the actual spleen he could do

other than the blood tests that would show what was causing it. He

advised against it as he did not have anything showing anything wrong.

He suggested it was likely an infection. I believe that it was Candida

at that time this took place. I have since done a few different

cleanses that seems to have taken care of the enlargement problem and my

liver at the same time. I have had imaging done every year since the

diagnosis to measure the spleen. In the last 2 years they have said it

is with the normal size range. I had felt better until this last few

months I feel it again. I am starting my cleansing routine again as I

feel lathargic and am starting to have my liver pains again. I had lost

my gallbladder just after they deemed my spleen as ok 10 years ago.

Dave what would you suggest to check into for the spleen issues as I

have not found much information.

Thanks,

G Murray

Dave Shelden wrote:

> Take it out? What an absurd butcherous viewpoint. Typical example of

> what kind of " curative " measures are available from mainstream

> medicine at times. Spleen issues are approachable. -D

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: G Murray<mailto:kgtnm@... <mailto:kgtnm%40sasktel.net>>

> gallstones

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> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:58 AM

> Subject: Re: Pain under bottom left ribcage

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> Your spleen is under the left rib cage. Mine enlarges when I have some

> kind of infection or need to cleanse. It feels like a ball under my

> ribs especially when I lay down. I have not been able to let any touch

> my sides for many years due to gallbladder and spleen issues. It can be

> checked for size on an ultrasound. My haematologist said that the only

> thing he could do was take it out and since it did not appear to be a

> lymphoma he said to wait and see. They can not seem to do any tests on

> it before hand other than checking it's size, that I am aware of. It

> was noticed 10 years ago whenI had my fisrt gallbladder atack. Once

> they told me it was there, I remember feeling the ball under my ribs

> since I was at least a teenager. I can feel this ball come and go and

> it coincides with how I am feeling.

>

> G Murray

>

> wrote:

>

> > I know the gallbladder is on the right side, but has anyone had pain

> > under the left lower ribcage as well? I wondering if that is related

> > to some gallbladder pain I have experienced in the past.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi G,

The spleen is a lymph and immune organ. It is quite important. We can

live without it if it is damaged beyond repair as in an auto wreck or the like.

Because of it's makeup a ruptured spleen can kill you...quick. However the

standard on this has changed very recently. Up until just a few years ago the

standard would be removal with virtually any type of rupture because of the

above danger. It is now recognized to be able to repair to a great extent. The

standard now is a wait and see approach and only remove if problems arise. When

it swells it is usually a sign of some type of immunal response such as

infection or, and DO NOT be worried about this, cancer present somewhere.

Swollen lymph nodes in the neck a good example of an identical process. If you

have had chronic spleen inflammation at one time or another you most likely had

some type of chronic infection at that time. It is supposed to swell! It is

dealing with it's role in the immunal response. Chinese medicine considers the

energetic to be the " governor of digestion " . This energetic encompasses much

more than just the visceral organ itself, but exemplifies it's importance. My

suggestion would be to find a good TCM practitioner in your area since they hold

the importance of such in high regards and can be very successful.

This area is also the area of the splenic flexure of the colon and is a

high incidence area for dysfunction of such. It is kind of a " gore point "

(traffic constriction) of the colon. If there is prolapsing of the colon this

angle at the bend becomes steeper and it therefore becomes more prone to

problems as well. Pain in this area is usually colon related, not spleen. -D