pain under ribs

[BrAins]

im 24weeks and after i eat i gam getting pain nder right rib from front through to back. not sure what is causeing and not seeing dr until 24th october. pain is stitch like.
my braxto hicks at the moment are very strong, could this pain be associated with braxton hicks and not eating like im thinking.
i had appendix out not long ago, when they did ultrasound on abdo, they found i had some gall stones. is it possible that this is the pain.
so many options as to the cause. at the moment im doing ok with the pain and if it gets worse i will see the dr sooner, but would rather not see him if i can help it.:confused:

[di_matt]

Hi

I think you can rule out the gall stones being the cause. As silly as it sounds you get a severe pain in your shoulder (mine was the right one). I thought I was having a stroke. Then I passed out which in one way was good - the pain was gone when I came to.

It might be loose ligaments or if you have been coughing I tore a muscle under my bottom rib when I was pregnant last time.

Hope it helps a little

[punkbaby]

is it like indigestion? i had that quiet a bit plus it might be bubs just sitting in an uncomfy spot as well too

As di said could be from coughing as well too can you get to a doc sooner? I would just go see your local gp maybe if it continues

[naiwen]

Hi there,

I have some suggestions for you.:wave:

I had pain around that area and it was caused by my liver being distended due to HELLP syndrome it felt a bit like the wosrt heartburn you can possibly imagine.

However there are many more likely causes such as:

1 If the baby is growing rapidly and the fundus is rising then it sort of stretches you and your rib cage expands.

2 Heartburn or indigestion, I had these heaps!

3 Muscle aches and pains from everything expanding.

4 High Blood pressure, unlikey unless you have had problems with this before.

Probably not a bad idea to get it checked out anyway if you are worried and get your BP checked while they are at it.

Hope this helps and don't panic!:barf:

[KatieKitten]

hi
i have had this since 24 weeks *now 32* every day after lunch. told my ob , she said probably indigestion, stomache stretched and therefore could cause pain. she wasnt worried. its a big pain though!!!

[soon2bmumof6]

Gall stones could be the cause. Mine was only a problem to me when I became pregnant I always had pain on my rightside under my ribs from front to back as well as shoulder tip pain. But as everyone else has said it could be just ligaments stretching hope you feel better soon.

[jackbob]

i had pains that sound similar to yours and they were due to my liver and having Hellp syndrome. You need to get it checked out and tell your gp about Hellp because i found alot of doctors and medical staff do not know about it. I went to Hospital with such a pain like yours then 5 hours later my son had to get ripped out because my platelets were so low i was about to have major organ failure and die!!