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Hubby having lower back pain and sometimes front pain below ribbs in early morng which wakes him up.pain goes away after bowel movement.sleep posture?

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Dr. Lori Lange answered

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Needs a Physical: Your husband needs a physical with labs to start to figure out why he has this pain in the morning. Most concerning would be cardiac, but this could also be gastric reflux . Need more information, exam , labs and EKG.

Answered 5/19/2018

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A member asked:

Hubby having lower back pain and sometimes front pain below ribbs in early morng which wakes him up.pain goes away after bowel movement.sleep posture?

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