Anyone with PBC experience pain under right rib?

[Lorelle09]

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone with PBC experienced pain under right rib as a symptom when diagnosed?

[Lorelle09]

Or can you please list your initial symptoms that you noticed when first diagnosed?

[Janicemr in reply to Lorelle09]

I get pain in my right side ribs that comes and goes My first symptom was I started getting more and more tired used to go to the gym 30 minute circuit starting with 3 minutes on a bike could not do a few seconds so booked appointment when I got home

[ninjagirlwebb]

I do have slight discomfort there every now and then but it was after I was diagnosed that I noticed it. Not sure what it is...hepatologist does not know either. He thinks maybe I pulled a muscle or something.

[Lorelle09 in reply to ninjagirlwebb]

Thank you. I was reading some really old posts and there were quite a few people who also experience rib and shoulder pain.

[ninjagirlwebb in reply to Lorelle09]

It goes away. So I am not too concerned. Doctor says it really isn't the liver. Maybe the muscles.

[gwillistexas in reply to ninjagirlwebb]

I was always under the impression that the aching might suggest inflammation. Since the liver has no nerve endings, the discomfort is usually in the capsule, as I’ve heard it called.

[Buddy2017]

Diagnosed in 2011 , my only symptom is a sharp pain, as if someone has stabbed me with a knife under my right rib but it only happens as I eat. Doc thought it was my gallbladder and sent me for an ultra sound and blood test.......diagnosed with PBC

[Lorelle09 in reply to Buddy2017]

Yes It feels like little stabs to me too. Hard to explain but if like just the very tip of the knife was poking you. Also sometimes more of a dull short aching feeling.

[Lorelle09 in reply to Buddy2017]

Can I ask what the ultrasound showed? I go in for one on Wednesday.

[Hidden]

HiYes,I experience pain upper right area and up the back . It should also be noted though that stomach issues can cause similar pain. I saw that you suffer from GERD which can cause this. You don’t state what your lfts are which is a huge factor in diagnosis of PBC.

lupus can cause all sorts of issues as you will be aware of .

Take care x

[Lorelle09 in reply to Hidden]

Yes I do have GERD but it has never been bad. Controlled with just Tums usually and the occasional Omeprazole. This ache that I’m feeling doesn’t happen after I eat or because of what I eat. It’s different. My LFTs were mildly raised on 4/1 just ast, alt, alp and I just took a blood test yesterday to see if any change. I have ultrasound on Wednesday. Colonoscopy and endoscopy on May 10. Then we decide the next step from there.

[TanGram]

I get that pain too. It's where my gallbladder USED to be. Blood test for routine physical showed liver tests slowly creeping up. The only symptoms I noticed was being flushed... a lot, like my blood was too warm running through my veins. Also, I got really really tan last year...going in for MRE Wednesday. My ALP and AST are still creeping up...but not my ALT? 3 months on URSO, but no side effects from it. 😁

[Lorelle09 in reply to TanGram]

Hi TanGram,Thank you for replying. I hope your MRE goes well. I am having a colonoscopy and endoscopy on Monday due to my abdominal pains. Hope both of our procedures go well. Take care.