Pregnancy - I am 14 weeks pregnant and for the past two weeks I have been experiencing a stabbing pain on my right side right under my breast. Sometimes the pain moves to my side and to my back along my rib cage. When the pain is on my side or back it's a burning pain. It never last for more than a few minutes but it comes and goes a lot. It will hurt, let up for a second and then hurt again. It got super painful Sunday night and I went to the ER. After the blood blood work and X-rays came back good the doctor did a portable ultra sound on my gallbladder. He said he expected it to be gallstones or some sort of gallbladder issue. The ultra sound did show shading but he couldn't tell for sure what the issue was. He wrote me a scrip for Norco 5mg and some nausea meds and told me to call my doctor and make an appointment for a formal ultrasound. I called my doc and I go Monday for my gallbladder ultrasound. I waned to ask if anyone has experienced this? I have googled so many things. Some say it could just be gas but is that possible if it happens everyday and as often as it hurts me? What else could it be with my gallbladder if it's not stones? If this has happened to you what did your doctor do while you are pregnant? I don't want to have to keep taking pain meds but I don't want to hurt this bad either. Also the ER only wrote me a script for 10 pills therefore even if I was in severe pain once I run out idk what to do.
Please help!!? :/
Pregnant with pain on right side in ribs?
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Constipation or trapped wind. If the discomfort is in the lower margin of your ribs, it could just be constipation or trapped wind. However, if it's really bothering you, make sure to mention it to your sonographer at your next scan.
Costochondritis. The pain or discomfort could be costochondritis, which is the flaring up of cartilage in between the ribs. I experienced this symptom and it stopped me from sleeping because it was so painful.
Intestines moving. Your intestines could be moving up to make room for your growing uterus, but this would be very unlikely if you are only a few days gone or a week. I only experienced my rib pain in the fifth week of pregnancy, while others feel it much later.
The baby. The baby could be pushing up against them. However, this is only if you are in your third or late second trimester.
So many people have been asking me about rib pain. I can tell you now that it is something that you will definitely notice. I felt like I was dealing with cracked lower ribs on both sides. The pain moved from one side to the other during times when I wanted to sleep. This led to insomnia, another factor that I will be discussing in this article.
This is all I have know this your dr. if you trust him or her will do what is right for your baby.