We had gumbo for dinner last night. It gave me heart burn as always.. a few hours later I started having sharp pains under my left rib cage. I thought maybe it was gas or needed to have a bowel movement. When I woke up this morning the pain worsened. Deep breathing worsens the pain. Ive never had gas pains that lasted this long.. So far ive been in pain for 24 hours. I am burping a lot and it does not relieve the pain in any way. No bowel movement yet either. Does anyone think its my spleen?
I don't see any reason why your spleen would react with these symptoms and in these conditions - it's obvious that heavier foods irritate your stomach and to me this all sounds more like a GI problem. It is either the stomach itself that is reacting with pain and causing all other symptoms, including indigestion, or the stomach symptoms (heartburn and pain) are just accompanying the intestinal blockage. Either way, if this doesn't stop soon you will have to see a doctor to find out what exactly is the cause.