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Reoccurring pain directly under bottom left rib above stomach. doesn't hurt when lying down, only when in an upright position and worse when walking.

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Pain under left rib: May be gastritis/ GERD with or without H pylori or consider gas/stool/rarely lesion polyp in colon (it rides high) . May also be musculoskeletal- rarely if very active spigelian hernia. Consider ranitidine/ previcid , if not helpful consider CT of abdomen/ or GI follow up. .

Answered 4/11/2016

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