my main symptoms are severe left lower rib (left upper abdominal pain) pain that prevents sitting more than 10 minutes or standing or walking my breathing feels tiring and a full deep breath feels limited and nothing helps except lying on my back
i also have constant digestive issues gas frequent noises and abdominal pain after eating sometimes i get pain after food but not always in the same area sometimes it is in different parts of the abdomen and sometimes slightly in the left upper side
i feel there is a hidden problem but doctors focus on ibs or colon issues even though symptoms are not clearly food related since fasting for a day does not change them
i am 22F and this has been going on for 5 years worse in the last year and my life is on hold
i saw many doctors including thoracic surgeons for suspected slipping rib syndrome but no instability was found
ct scan done lying down showed stomach and early colon dilation and x ray showed gas
i also have mild lumbar scoliosis with left side prominence possibly a side shift not true scoliosis
exercise and physiotherapy did not help
i really want and need to understand what is causing this my doctors have exhausted me and i am still without answers