sharp pain on left side of body

danni2014 · Newbie Joined: 25 Mar 2006 Posts: 1

Hi, i had a car accident in november with a few problems with liver and spleen, all is fine now. Only thing is i keep get a sharp pain on the left side of my body, its sort of next the left side of mybody along with my belly button and when im sitting there is an area i can touch that hurts. Im not sure if its is to dowith my spleen at all, as it was ruptured before? should see the doctors? i have had this pain for aprox amonth now, gos away and comes back aporx every other day. Thanks

Heather_2 · Silver Member Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 279

If you had your spleen ruptured before and you have been experiencing pain for a month in that area I reckon you should have it checked. It is not normal to feel pain for a month.
If your spleen was ruptured…do you know how it was treated or if it were taken out? Spleen rupture is a very complicated condition and recovery is slow.

It may not be your spleen at all. It could be any of the gastrointestinal disorder or disease.
Do you have any additional symptoms besides that pain on the left?
Do you get a relief after taking bowel, suffer from nausea or temperature, etc?

You may be suffering from peptic ulcers, or you may have developed diverticulosis. This is a condition in which small pouches had formed in your colon due to not eating enough fiber. The symptoms of diverticulosis are occasional cramps and tenderness in lower left abdomen usually relieved by passing wind or stools.

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