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My left upper rib cage hurts and pain reduces when i pass gas or poop?

Q: my left upper rib cage hurts and pain reduces when i pass gas or poop?

: You may be experiencing radiation of discomfort from the splenic flexure of the colon where it takes a 90 degree turn under the bottom of the left rib cage. The gas distends the colon there and would be relieved by passing down and out the rectum.

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You may be experiencing radiation of discomfort from the splenic flexure of the colon where it takes a 90 degree turn under the bottom of the left rib cage. The gas distends the colon there and would be relieved by passing down and out the rectum.

Answered 9/19/2022

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My left upper rib cage hurts and pain reduces when i pass gas or poop?

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