wondering if anyone can help

it may be some gastric problem most probably. does she have her food at proper timings. there are chances that she doesnot have her food in time after her mother expired in depression. this usually results in gastric problem sometimes and usually causes pain in the left part of the rib cage usually near the heart. this should be taken seriously since gas problem in later stages invite more serious problems

well i cant say anything about this topic but tell your friend to have herself checked with other doctors. You said the doc couldnt find anything but doesnt mean that the other doctors would say the same thing. To get other doctors opinion is better than just stick with one doctor.

I had that same kind of pain with gall stones.she might be having gall bladder problems...I also have crohns disease and it hurts there to,thats in your intestines.She needs to see a gastro doctor a regular family doctor cannot usually find out the problem.she needs a specialist...It could be crohns since she has been under a lot of pressure,thats when it acts up the most.

she need to see another doctor and get a second oppinion pain is a signal that something is wrong and taking advice from non medical folks can be dangerous !

It sounds like a gallbladder attack to me. My huband has his removed and he feels a lot better.

I experince it before when I'm over stress and the old say its a cold or air inside our body I went to some terapist or massage it give me some relief.

Dear dawnrm, while appreciating your concern about your friend, i really cant understand why she's not getting herself thoroughly checke-up by a qualified doctor. I really dont think you should be asking ideas on a discussion board about a situation like this. May be dipression, may be other simple thing or may be a dangerous sickness, better consult a real specialized doctor, and make sure. If she is tired of being sick, all she has to do is go to a doctor. I dont know, does she have financial difficulties or something like that? You can find it out. I am very happy that she has a concerned friend like you and she is lucky. Drag her to a doctor, thats all you can do at this point. Good luck and take care.

maybe its her depression. i know someone who really suffere pains because he is psychologically and mentally unhealthy and no doc really found out what it was.

it could be alot of things and she needs to get checked. it sounds like galbladder but you said she had that removed. it could also be dunlap. when you have it removed and still eat and do things the way you were before you can form a dunlap. it will act just like a galbladder problem all over again. it could be upper intestine problem as well. best thing to do is go to the doctor and start complaining. i know alot of people dont have insurance is why they dont want to go to the doctor and hospital bills are out there too. alot of placces have free clinics have her call her food stamp office and talk to them. there is usually a waiting list and it can take 4 months to get an appointment but its better then nothing. that or go to the er and then send them 5.00 a month for the rest of your life. it wont affect your credit that way. most of the time though medical doesnt effect your credit when people look at it. i hope she gets better soon. i have had mine removed and i still have alot of issues from it. the doctor didnt put me back together right. when i eat it hurts like i am giving birth. no insurance and i am on a waiting list lol.

Your friend should go to a doctor. Youcan check out www.webmd.com and check her symptoms there if you want to narrow it down.

Your friend might be suffering from gastric or wind inside her body system. Seek second opinion from doctors or go for full medical check up. If your friend see the doctor, ask her to tell the doctor the exact sympton your friend is having.

I am sorry to hear that ,if your friend gets stomach pain and don't know the cause of the desease. maybe you should advise your friend to make a exam of gastroscope or enteroscope.which can be easier for your friend to make sure the cause of this pain.

Cant say anything, coz m engineer, so i thk should ask professionals doctors... Sure treatment is more imp!!!

i do feel such type of pain on my left side but cant say with surety whats the problem with your friend.Well in my case doctors say m alright and its tension that affects my body.she should try to relax herself and she will feel better

She does need to see a doc. If she is under a lot of stress, the pain could be an ulcer in her digestive system. So maybe instead of a cardiologist, she should see a gastroentologist. Stress and depression can cause physical pain in the body. She may also want to see that she is eating a healthy diet with fresh fruits, veggies and minimal processed foods, as well as getting enough sleep to help reduce the effects of stress.

Did they do a sonogram? I had that & it turned out to be an ovarian cyst. I've had a couple of the darn things now, I know a lady that had one rupture & had to be surgically removed in her early 20's.

stress can actually cause constipation,though rare. maybe she has a blockage of sorts.without knowing exactly where it is,i would say she should seek out an internal specialist if she hasn't already.

If she is depressed and on medication, the medication could be causing some digestive problems thereby causing the sharp pain. Also, it sounds like she has some anxiety which is common with depression and that's why she feels a sense of urgency about her health. Her mental status could definitely effect her physical health. Anyway, the pain under her rib would not indicate problems with either her colon or her pancreas. It may be just an irritated tummy that is causing the problem.

Please ask your friend is she has been eating a lot of foreign cuisine lately, like new spices or fruits that her body is not used to. Another thing is it might be psychosomatic, what she thinks reflects on her health, from my old professor's recomendation about these things the best way to relieve psychosomia is to bring her to places where she feels really safe and where she can forget her problems, a long nature trip or a vacation in the mountains can really do wonders!