When sleeping on my stomach my ribs begin to hurt and i get extreme lower back pain that makes my stomach sick. any idea why?

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I get random attacks of severe pain in my lower back and stomach/chest at the same time. It hurts so bad it's hard to move but only lasts for a few minutes at a time, about twice a week. Sometimes it makes me nauseous. Any idea what this could be?

Answer 1

Your weight?: If you have difficulty sleeping on your stomach, making it difficult for you to breath, straightening of your lower back causing discomfort, laxed lower esophageal sphincter tone, with a little reflux. I would recommend avoiding chocolate which relaxes cardiac sphincter-valve between stomach and esophagus and allows reflux) and sleeping on your back.

Answer 2

Many factors : Not sure. This is an unusual constellation of symptoms. I would suspect that this might be a postural issue. I would need more information to answer your question accurately. Are you obese? What kind of work do you do?

When sleeping on my stomach my ribs begin to hurt and i get extreme lower back pain that makes my stomach sick. any idea why?

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