A member asked:

I have small pains on the side of my belly just below my ribs not too far down but just below my ribs ??? i really hope it's not my appendix ?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Appendicitis: pain may start near the navel and then often works it's way down to the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. It could be accompanied by loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and sometimes fever. The pain can become quite severe.

Answered 11/8/2014

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