Weird upper abdominal pains/pressure

LauraOTR

I've been having pains in my upper stomach, like right under my ribs. It's not my ribs, feels like something more internal than that. I've had it now for 3ish days. I doesn't feel like heartburn, though I took a Zantac and it didn't touch it. Much of the time, it's more pressure, but every once in awhile, it feels like pain. It's occurred to me that it could be gas pains, but I don't know if that's what it is. Has anyone had this?

It's bugging me..I'm going to see how it goes, but if I call my doctor, I'm not sure if I should call my midwives or my primary care doctor to see about investigating this.

Pretzel80

Does it feel muscular like maybe you stretched something funny and tweeked it a bit?  I just metion this because the area under my ribs on the sides is sore on me right now and I think its from the prenatal yoga class I went to on Wednesday...I hadn't been in a while so I'm guessing mine is muscle soreness.

Good luck and I hope yours goes away!

rainstar752

You should probably ask your doctor just in case, but I'm guessing it's gas pains- I frequently get them and it really hurts when that air pushes up your stomach into your rib cage!  Since we can't really take gas-ex, the best solution is to lie down and see if that helps.  If they are gas pains they should definitely go away overnight.

LauraOTR

Pretzel80:

Does it feel muscular like maybe you stretched something funny and tweeked it a bit?  I just metion this because the area under my ribs on the sides is sore on me right now and I think its from the prenatal yoga class I went to on Wednesday...I hadn't been in a while so I'm guessing mine is muscle soreness.

Good luck and I hope yours goes away!

No, it doesn't feel muscular. I've been a lazy sloth.

courtneybrooke921

soooo.. everytime I eat (almost) I get those pains!! I was told it's gas/constipation.... it helps if i lay down. I think my whole body is moving and shaking in ways it's not used to, haha.

I hope you feel better!

Bran_ham

Try taking your bra off. That would sometimes help. I had to get bra extenders. My bra didn't feel tight but having the extenders made things so much better. For me I think it was gas/tight bra.