left side rib and flank pain / popping feeling

[bjfoste1]

Ive posted here a couple of times trying to figure out if an upper enoscopy is the correct procedure for me. I have had pain through the left lower ribs going into the mid abdomen section. Though the pain seems to be a bit closer to the surface than I would think the stomach/ small instestine is located. When I contract my muscles sometimes I will feel a pop feeling under the ribs and I know its not a hernia because I had a cat scan. Its more about the costs of the endonoscopy,try to scope out if its muscular or if this is really happening in my stomach/ digestive system. I dont have any irregular bowel symptoms but i do notice a bit of fullness maybe swelling under the ribs. I do drink alcohol more than the normal person and wonder if this could have had an effect on my stomach or something? But I am only 25 years old...Im lost on what to do... any ideas on what this could be

[bjfoste1]

what are your symptoms of gastritis furballsmom if you dont mind me asking? like what do you notice from it?

[bjfoste1]

well my upper endoscopy is due for monday... so im stuck with just that one scope....

[FurballsMom]

I have gastritis.  But, I have colon issues, too.  I do believe that the best thing to do is to have a scope from both ends.  Endoscopy is definitely in order if you believe it is gastritis, because it is important for the doctor to know where it is located and how large it is.  It is something that should be monitored.

[bjfoste1]

ya i am cutting down my drinking actually this week, im wondering if I have inflamed my stomach like you said gastritis

[patient915]

As I said in your other post, I think an endoscopy sounds like a good idea.  How much are you drinking?  Can you cut down how much you are drinking to see if that helps?