I wonder if it could be a hiatal hernia.

I have acid reflux and gastritis (I have a such a messed up GI symptom) so sometimes I get pain there from either of those. Does it get better with Gas X, over the counter acid medication, etc? Also, sometimes your gallbladder can cause pain there.

I meant system not symptom- again with the typing while wearing oven mitts,

I've been experiencing a similar type of thing the last little while. Pain (like a twitcthing, sometimes a slight stabbing) in my rib area (both sides) and across the top of my abdomen. I had a whole whack of tests done (ultrasound, xray, gastroscopy) but nothing abnormal revealed. One doctor suggested that it may be my lung healing from the PE, but this hasn't been confirmed. My clots were on the right side, so why pain on the left as well??

Another doctor said that it might be something muscular going on. So perhaps I strained something or maybe I'm hyperfocussed on what I am feeling in that area.

I've considered the possibility that it might be something related to gastritis or acid relux, but I have the pains even when I haven't eaten for hours. (not sure if that makes a difference with those conditions)

Good luck. If you get any answers, please share. I'd be curious to know what causes pain like this.

For me, stress plays a bigger role in making my acid reflux and gastritis act up than what specifically I eat, although eating too much at one time sometimes causes me issues.

Well, my doctor wasn't sure. It was morning also when I saw her and so the pain was at a minimum and there wasn't much for her to find. It is getting worse now that it is later in the day. She was a little concerned that it was a heart attack symptom but a quick EKG disproved that idea. We'll watch it for a while and see if it gets worse.

I haven't tried any sort of Gas X or anything, wouldn't really have occurred to me with the type of pain. Maybe I'll throw a Tums down there next time it gets really bad and see if there is some sort of change.

Hope the answers come for you tossn turn..sending big hugs,any kind of unexsplained pain ,is tiresome.take care,x

I have had similar pain in the same area. I use a lidocaine patch - you can cut it to size to fit the area you need to cover. On e it works real well with cartilage pain close to the surface. Good luck.

Same pain here. Under rib cage, front and back. Feels like my lungs would hurt, but cardiologist said there is no nerves in the lung, pulmonologist have no idea. Weird. Nobody knows. Is frustrating.

Hope you get some answers TNT. I have had pain in diaphram area but I think it is do to stress and eating too much at one time. Feels almost like food is stuck. Please keep us informed.

I just had an abdominal ultrasound for pain there. Nothing found. Dr sent me to ER for the pain...they said "it is bilateral so I'm Not worried about it". Well I was! ER dr said "your diaphragm might be inflamed" when I asked what was here and why would it hurt. Not the answer I wanted. Took my blood and found a low INR and nothing else except another hospital bill and a band aid where they took my blood. Hate the ER here... I feel like they blow you off unless they can see blood spurting from a body part. BTW, they diagnosed my leg pain as muscle strain, never did a blood test and sent me home. Week later in hosp with PE.