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What does it mean when you have a pain on your left side below your ribs and the pain goes to your back on the same side? now sensitive for a few months for whatever touches left side of back (not painful)?

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Dr. Frank Amico Sr answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Needs more hx / exam: left sided abdominal pain may be secondary to a number of things. Peptic ulcer disease especially of it is relieved with food and occurs 2 hours later or may even wake you from sleep. The left colon is also located in that region , the spleen if there is a history of the trauma . So the cause of left sided abdominal pain can be secondary many things and needs a through history and physic

Answered 11/3/2020

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