A pushing sensation or a feeling of fullness under the left side below

Posted by frouke @frouke, 2 days ago

I have been dealing with something new for about four weeks now and I just don’t know what it is. It started a while ago with a feeling of pressure or full feeling under the left rib cage, it gets worse when my stomach is full or bloated. There’s no strong pain involved but it’s just very uncomfortable, I took laxative for a little while to make sure that I wasn’t backed up but the relief was minimal, the pushing sensation affects my rib cage front and back. I had an upper left lobectomy six years ago and I did some research that said it could still cause discomfort at this point in time. I worried that it was my pancreas or spleen but both issues usually come with strong pain. I’m hoping someone else has some insight to this issue before I run to the doctor, thank you.

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Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | 2 days ago

Hi, @frouke - unfortunate that you've had to deal with this feeling of pressure or fullness under your rib cage.

As this is not yet identifiable to a particular organ or other internal body part, I think it is wise that you are going to your doctor. He or she should have your whole medical history, can conduct a physical exam and perhaps order some imaging to pin this down for you.