Pain in upper right stomach??

Answer:
There's a question posted just before yours with the same type of problem .. this was my response ... Right sided abdominal pain can be a variety of things. If the pain is higher up (near ribs or shoulder and into chest) it could be cholelithiasis (gallstones) or cholecystitis (inflammation of gallbladder). You could have hepatomegaly (enlargement of the liver) and this could be caused from a virus, to drinking too much, to a side effect from medication. If the pain is lower on the right side, it could appendicitis. Look down and your belly button. Draw an imaginary diagonal line to your pelvic bone. Press in the middle of that line. If that causes a great deal of pain, it is very likely your appendix.

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Probably heartburn. If it goes on for ages then go to a doctor. Appendicitis is unlikely unless you have rebound tension, which means that if you press in on the area that hurts and it hurts more when you take your hand off it.

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Right under the rib cage?? Gallbladder!! The symptoms are different in everyone. If is stays for longer then a few days, or fever get it checked out!! Or if its so bad that you are in tears, go to the ER

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if this is happening often and especially after eating greasy or spicy foods, accompanied with nausea or vomiting, it could be your gallbladder....have it checked out...GOOD LUCK

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ok seriousley watch out for appendicitis, because pain for that in a typical case does not start where the appendix are it starts in the stomach could be over a few hours or days then works its way down to the lower half, and the pain is on the left not the right, until you press on the left and the pain shoots to theright (where the appendix are) sounds funny i know but i had appendisitis for days before i knew what it was....

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Jump up and down. Does it hurt like heck? It's probably your appendix. If the pain is worse after eating, I would agree it's probably your gall bladder. Call your doctor!

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