Hey everyone,
This may sound like a minor problem but I
really need an educated guess. It's
driving me crazy. Lately I have been
having stomach pains on the right side of
my stomach. I told my parents and they
think it's a muscle that has cramped and
won't let go. The only reason i'm worried
is because it hurts mainly after I eat.
Sometimes I can get the pain to die down
after stretching what that muscle might
be. Should I go to the doctor or is a
cramping muscle a good explanation.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 06-19-07 13:22pm
Right sided stomach pain after eating
could possibly related to a problem with
your gallbladder, but without more
information, I could not be certain.
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Retropitcher7
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Posted: 06-19-07 13:28pm
the pain is more towards the front of my
stomach. I'm also overweight so my parents
think it's stretching muscles which is
causing cramping. Does that help anything?
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 06-19-07 13:55pm
I would doubt that it is due to stretching
muscles, because when you are overweight
you aren't stretching muscles to
accomodate for abdomen size. Typically
you are stretching skin. Furthermore, the
pain would probably not increase with
eating if it were muscular. Being
overweight does, however put you at risk
for gall bladder disease. Other factors
include being female, being over 40, and
eating foods higher in fat. You might
mention gallbladder to your physician when
you are seen.
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Retropitcher7
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Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 7 Location: ohio
Posted: 06-19-07 17:06pm
I looked into Gallbladder disease and it
says that most young ppl don't get it and
im only 19. does this matter?
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 06-20-07 09:50am
It is true that it is more common in women
over the age of 40, however, younger
people can have this problem as well,
particularly if their diet consists of
food which is higher in fat content. I
had my gall bladder out at age 31.
so my parents
think it's stretching muscles which is
causing cramping. Does that help anything?