A pain in the side

[semisuite]

I have a pain in my left side, below my ribs. It seems to be focused at different areas all the time. It will be around where my pelvic bone is, or it will be just below the ribs. Sometimes even around my back, tho less often there. It feels like a stabbing pain. And it comes & goes.

Is this related to my bowels? My ovaries (I'm past menopause), something else?

I had 2 C-sections (which were done badly) & have a scar stretching from one side to the other. I never regained my muscle tone in that area. The pain has engulfed my whole lower abdomen as a kind of wave.

So what's up with this?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

Some possibilities for your symptoms are gall bladder disease,GERD(gastroesophageal reflux disease),pancreatic disorder,Functional abdominal pain syndrome (FAPS),inflammatory bowel disease,fibromyalgia and ovarian cysts.

I feel that consultation by a gastroenterologist along with ultrasound uterus and ECG(to rule out cardiac causes)will help in confirming a diagnosis as without examination,pinpointing a diagnosis is tough.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing

[semisuite]

This feels a lot like the pain you get with gas in the intestines. But its always over on the left side.