pain on my left side under my rib cage!?!?

Do I just take a deep breath and exhale right away. .or hold it for a couple of seconds?

So, You got a pain under your rib from nowhere. .. you flip out and think you will never be able to enjoy sex again cause it hurts like a heart attack... but, you're wrong... It's just farts that got stuck I'm your colon, called splenic flexure.

#1 Quit chewing gum.
#2 Quit smoking.
#3 lay off the carbonation.
#4 lay in the yoga form "child's pose" or "downward dog".
#5 massage your belly, clockwise from the belly button out with firm but gentile pressure.

Relax...

Fart... relax... and fart... and fart.

You will feel so much better.

Please don't waste precious time like I did...12 Drs & 35 yrs later, I've finally found the one Dr who will help with this (and other) GI pain/problems. Years wasted consulting w/various Drs. Few would do anything except tell me "you may have IBS" & "eat more fiber" or "take a laxative." The majority were totally unintereted in getting me properly tested. (Including 3 ER doctors, 2 GI doctors & at least 6 General Family Practitioners.) Finally BEGGED for upper & lower GI testing. My GFP scheduled a lower GI test. Diagnosis: mild Diverticulosis. Made necessary diet changes, but that pain, plus chronic bloating, still persisted. I insisted on seeing a GI Dr. Initially, GI Dr. advised me to "eat more fiber." Didn't help at all, of course. So, he did a colonoscopy & removed 3 pre-cancerous polyps. Still, pain persisted & he wouldn't schedule other procedures or tests. Did return to him 3 years later only so he could check for more polyps. One was removed. I again asked for upper GI tests, but he would only prescribe an IBS Rx. It helped slightly for a couple of months. Finally, totally fed up, I found the BEST GI doctor in my area (via websites w/patitent reviews, ratings, etc. It was also noted this GI Dr. had won numerous Patient Satisfation Awards!) Set up an appt w/her & got in within 3 days! Even tho it was left side pain, she immediately scheduled a complete Upper Abdominal Ultrasound & Pipida Nuclear tests for gallbladder problems. The gallbladder is fine, however, the Ultrasound shows early stage Non Alcohol Related Fatty Liver Disease. (NAFLD.) It can turn into Cirrhosis & there are appx 50 different causes for this particular Liver Disease. The new GI Dr. is now checking ALL of my past & current blood work, UA's, etc. to determine testing & treatment procedures for the Liver Disease & still undiagnosed GI pain. She promised me she would not stop testing until she found the cause & best cures/treatments for both problems. Please don't waste time like I did. The NAFLD may have developed due to years of having an undiagnosed, untreated GI disorder or disease. Hopefully it's correctable or I will be filing lawsuits. Unfortunately, I already have experience w/that, after suing a Cardiologist who accidentally killed my Dad during a cardio procedure.  Never again will I waste my time, money & overall health status on ANY Dr. who isn't prepared to do their job correctly. (I just dumped my apathetic GFP, unconcerned former GI Drs. & 2 passive/indifferent Cardiologists. They've been replaced with suitable, responsive, respected physicians : ) 

My wife is having pain on left side she cant pin point exact  region.  sounds like shes having the same symptoms. could it be constipation? Or what else?

I hurt 24/7 on mmy left side and I take pain oils every 2 hrs, I push on it and it is like air, I had blood in my stool and now I don't,i cant keep nothing down unless I take pain pills than I don't puke, they ckd me at the hos. and they said there was a red line like a scrape inside, they gave me med for pain and pukking, I stopped taking it, cause I was sick all the time and brike out in hives, itchy all over.
please tell me something

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yeah, I am a 13 year old girl, going on 14 and today I woke up and there is this terrible pain under my left rib. I have no clue what it is, maybe am I starting my period? it really hurts and I cant lay on my left side it hurts to much. could you please reply and tell me wats rong? im really getting freaked out.

This has happened to me the last couple weeks...?

You should talk w your parents..: good luck ..

Gallbladder is on the right side

Same can't breath and only 15 but have had this over the last like 3 years but like maybe 1 a month but still annoying.

I am eternally indebted to you

Your gallbladder is on hr right side of your body. Wrong side. It's not gallstones

Sorry just to add to that Google PCS and if anyone is looking for a differential diagnosis pain on the left that radiates anywhere is else is associated with pancreatic issues or if you've had a recent infection it could be pericarditis

I went to my doctor and she told me I might have an inflamed tissue u dear my rib cage or I might have a crack. So you might consider getting an X-ray.

this really helped :)