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Can alcohol cause right sided abdomen pain?

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Dr. Kenneth Smith answered

Yes: If right upper quadrant under ribs. Can cause liver enlargement. Gastritis and doudenitis. As well as peptic ulcer.

Answered 1/1/2013

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