Pain below the ribs on the left side

Hi friends

I have been having a dull pain on the left side slightly below my ribs since there days. The pain remains there and is not moving. The spot feels tender on touching.

As some of you may know I have been diagnosed with Crohns about 8 months back.i have been taking Pentasa since then. 12 days back I was started on Azathioprine.

Could this pain be because of Azathioprine?

Has anyone else had similar symptom?

I am really worried about it. My appointment with the doctor is three days away. I tried searching for an answer to this pain but couldn't find. Hence I am posting it here to take advise of the members on this forum.

Please help.

If you are having pain with a history of Crohns and are taking new medications I think you can be justified in being just a touch paranoid. Your GP or Gastro should have a 24/7 number you can call and get a hold of a nurse. Your Insurance Company also probably has nurses on call that can answer your questions and give you some guidance. If worse comes to worse find a 24 hr Urgent care facility or a Emergency room. Pain is the body's way of saying "Look at me".

Monty

What I have to tell you probably won't help you but here it goes. I have post infectious colitis. I have had it two or three times and every time I have a flair-up my pain is on the left side below my rib cage. The last time I was in the hospital one of the hospitalists came in and was examining me. He pressed down right on that spot and I swear I hit the ceiling I was in so much pain. So I told him not to touch me again. He did and in the same spot so I back fisted him. No I am not proud of that and to be honest I was out of my mind at the time.

So I feel your pain.

Mashie

He pressed down right on that spot and I swear I hit the ceiling I was in so much pain. So I told him not to touch me again. He did and in the same spot so I back fisted him.

So I feel your pain.

Mashie

Firstly thanks for sharing your experience and your understanding. I can imagine how bad your pain must have been, thakfully mine is not that bad, it is a dull pain but after Chron's I have become more scared that nothing new should come up

Yes Monty you are right I am a little worried about the pain but my doctor doesnt have a 24X7 number nor I am attached to any insurance company. Things work differently here.

Thanks alot for your concern and information😃

...I hit the ceiling I was in so much pain. So I told him not to touch me again. He did and in the same spot so I back fisted him. No I am not proud of that and to be honest I was out of my mind at the time.

So I feel your pain.

Mashie

Put it in perspective. You didn't deck a little old lady out smelling roses. You told him not to touch you again, then he did and caused significant pain and impairment. In my state that is ASSAULT (though I wonder if the police/prosecutor would just brush it off).

In my state it's assault too. I am not exactly proud of hitting that doctor. His name was Don as a matter of fact. As a medical professional we get hit sometimes. We expect that and sort of understand that it comes with the territory so we don't think that much about it. There have been some medical professionals who have pressed charges but it's usually on the patients that are in their right minds and know what they are doing. I was not in my right mind at all and would have been hard pressed to even tell you what planet I was on or my name at the time the incident happened. I don't remember a whole lot about that hospital stay because I was so sick but I do remember that incident. And like I said the before, I'm not proud of it.

Mashie

There have been some medical professionals who have pressed charges but it's usually on the patients that are in their right minds and know what they are doing.

You read me backwards. He touched you after you said no, he caused you pain. HE assaulted YOU. You reacted to his assault.

I'm not completely unreasonable - doctors I know and trust can get away with most things they need to, and someone I don't know who explains what and why will probably also get the OK. However if I say "no" then I expect to be respected, period.

Sorry, palpating a site even after being told not to touch there and for whatever reason he was close or on the same spot isn't assault by the doctor.

As far as I know there isn't any precedent, and it would depend very strongly on the wording the patient used, as there would be a big difference between "don't touch me there" (with an implied "but you can continue&quot ) and "don't touch me". "Don't touch me" is very close to a withdrawal of consent, at least in the West where we have certain ideas about people's rights over their own bodies, and a jury might just take it that way.

If "don't touch me" is not sufficient to withdraw consent then please explain how one does, especially if one is in significant pain and probably won't remember a specific phrasing.

The problem is and I believe this to be true in all 50 states, if you are not alert and oriented times 4 then you lose your right to consent. I still have my paramedic license and this is true on the squad. I would assume it applies to doctors. As a nurse this is also true with my patients.

Mashie

I'm sorry - again I've shot off to areas where there probably isn't any interest. I had an occurrence when I was pretty young where my "no" was not respected in a medical setting and even now thinking about it happening again provokes a strong response.

I know that Mashie didn't mean to hurt Don, and he was almost guaranteed to be acting benevolently. I just overreacted again - significantly.

@Moliere, you are fine my friend. I'm not offended and you didn't say or do anything wrong. It's all good, I swear.

Mashie

I met the doctor today.

My pain was quite less today and the tenderness too reduced alot. I told the position of the pain to the doctor. He said it is too much lateral to be related to Chron's or digestive system. It is a muscular pain.

Probably built up gas in your splenic flexure. I have many gi issues which have had me searching for answers "outside of the box" which most drs think about. Seeing you have Chrons, no need for anything to make you go so try gas x. Drinking warm lemon water and belly massage can also help along with avoiding trigger foods. I have the same issue on the other side. Good luck!

I forgot to add I was told mine was intercostal pain which are the muscles in the ribs. I chased that diagnosis down until the pain got unbearable.

My intercostal problem is right side. I would warn you about bbad beds. does me ever time.

i agree with your dx and your willingness to share it the group of. individuals