I have been feeling bloating, fullness, and mild pain just below my left ribcage, sometimes around to my shoulder. I am a smoker, no drugs, no alcohol, mainly wild game diet (salmon, halibut, caribou, moose) 5ft1inch 140lbs. It started about a month ago, with just the feeling of pressure, like gas. It progessed to being mildly painful, and constant. I then started palpatating, and found a sensitive swollen area, about the length of my little finger, just below my ribs, which I could move to the outside of my ribs, by taking a deep breath, and stretching my abdomen. It peaks, and then wanes, with no obvious causes, but doesnt go away. I have done massive amounts of reasearch, and my symptoms are found in a lot of diseases, but I never have them all. Its just the fullness, and occasional mild pain. No bowel problems, yellowing of the eyes or skin, nausea, vomiting, fever, dizzyness, weakness, etc. I do get mild gas, and it can be quite audible when passing through my intestines. My husband recently had strep, and so had Penicillin on hand. I have been taking that for three days, and my symptoms are almost gone, including the little swollen spot. I still have occasional twinges of pain, and a little pressure, but for the most part, it is gone. The doctors in my area are complete wack jobs, so I avoid going to them until I have too. To me, it sounded like diverticulitis, and the cure was antibiotics. Since penicillin seems to be working, I will assume I am right. What are the preventative measures for this kind of problem?
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