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What could be causing my wife's spasms below her right rib (her doctor found h. pylori and its been 3 weeks since her finish her antibiotics)?

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Dr. John Leander Po answered

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Association(?): The spasms below the right rib cage sounds like it is more musculo-skeletal in nature,.As a cause-and-effect, the presence of H pylori is not associated with rib cage spasms- I suggest looking for other reasons for the spasms.

Answered 5/11/2016

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A member asked:

What could be causing my wife's spasms below her right rib (her doctor found h. pylori and its been 3 weeks since her finish her antibiotics)?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. John Leander Po answered

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