strange feeling

Hi
I don't know how to describe this but was wondering if you could help. For the past week or so I have had a slight tingly feeling around the lower ribs it doesnt really hurt just tingle and slight discomfort with occasional back pain. I also sometimes may have what feels like a full/blocked feeling in between the ribs, upper abdomen.
I am a worrier but just wondering is it something serious?
if you could please let me know. thanks


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[LivingInHope]

The tingling feeling could be muscle spasms.  I say this because I had localized tingling in my head and a neurologist told me it was muscle spasms.  If the tingling was more constant, I might suspect a nerve encroachment problem of some sort.  The full blocked feeling- you say upper abdomen- does that feeling span the entire top of your abdomen, or is it more on one side or the other (or in the middle)?

[summergirl10]

hi! thanks for your response!
it comes and goes so was wondering what it was. The full feeling would be center upper abdomen, whilst i still get the tingle feeling at the bottom of my ribs. I don't know if it would be my diet? hopefully now it might stop soon!

[LivingInHope]

Well, both your stomach and your gallbladder are around the area of the center or your upper abdomen (the gallbladder on the right the stomach extending over from the left).  The back pain- is it at the same level and center location as your upper abdomen?  The pancreas lies behind the stomach on the left side.  

You say the tingling comes and goes- I would check with a doctor to see if they feel this could represent muscle spasms.