Pain under left ribs when allergies flare up?

[laydeechaz]

I have a dust and cat allergy, tonight has been pretty bad since i didn't take my Allergy medication and when my allergies started it was too late.
Anyways i've noticed when my allergies are bad, i.e sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes, sore throat, cough, i get stabbing type pains under my left ribs which are worrying me, it doe's calm down when my allergies do and it's not severe just really annoying and uncomfortable.
I don't think it's normal though, but i thought i'd ask if anyone else has had this?
Or am i going to have to make an appoitment with my Doctor, hmmm.
Xo.

[laydeechaz]

Hiyaa, thanks for replying, i have actually been diagnosed with IBS this year, so yes that would make sense.

It proberbly is nothing though, just like a spasm or something, i am going to the doctors soon anyway since i'm running out of allergy tablets which my doctor can only perscribe me.

Xo.

[FurballsMom]

I would still make the doctor's appointment.  But, here's my theory...

Food sensitivities do affect the colon, and the smell of food allergens will bother some peoples' allergies.  Some will even have anaphylaxis.

So, since the colon can be affected by what a person eats and a person can react to the smell of what ever foods they're allergic to, then perhaps the colon is responding to some kind of air borne allergen.

You see, the pains you're describing happen to me quite a bit, since this is where the descending colon is located.  People with IBS get this pain often.  And, IBS is often irritated by food sensitivities and allergies.  

Also, when I am arround the smell of coffee, like the coffee houses or the coffee aisle in a grocery store, I will often start sneezing.  I don't drink coffee, but I used to, until I figured out that it bothers my colon as well as my sinuses.  So, if I'm near the smell of strong-smelling coffee, just the smell will make my colon hurt, even if I don't always sneeze because of the smell.  Then, after I am away from the smell of the coffee for about half an hour to an hour, the pain goes away.