OnMyOwn Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I post mostly on the high school and college boards, but I've had something weird happen and thought maybe someone here had experienced something similar. I don't want to head to the doctor unless absolutely necessary. Twice in the last few weeks, I have bent from the waist to pick something up off of the ground and it feels like, in the area right under the left side of my my ribcage, one of my internal organs has flipped upside down. It is a very odd feeling and I've never experienced anything like this before. It is very painful and I will have to stay bent over for a minute or so and then I can very slowly straighten back up. I wind up with a little soreness in that area for a few days after, but then everything seems normal again. Has anyone else had this happen or have any idea what it could be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 hernia of some sort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyOwn Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 Oh yuck, maybe it is a hernia. The idea of that is making me so nauseous I'm actually feeling light-headed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Might be an enlarged organ, hernia is a good guess. I'd see a doc and they'll probably order an ultrasound. (Hugs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I felt like that after having a c-section, it was strange! I assume you didn't recently have a c-section though. I hope you can figure it out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slackermom Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I sometimes feel a pull at the base of my rib cage when I bend or twist. It is like something got caught and twisted and then didn't go back the right way. It can lead to abdominal spasms that are super painful. I have to apply pressure and stay very still. Does it sound like that? I had some tears/pulls in that area after an extended illness with really bad coughing. I also have a hernia, but in another area (weird gap/misalignment leading into stomach). I am slowly falling apart over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slackermom Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I felt like that after having a c-section, it was strange! I assume you didn't recently have a c-section though. I hope you can figure it out! Oh yeah, I have that too. They didn't line everything up quite right when they closed up. I still feel a pinch now and then, but not as much pain these days. The baby is 13! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 I sometimes feel like an organ gets caught on a rib when I bend over. It's been happening every few months since I was a kid. My dc has mentioned the same thing. I guess I wouldn't worry about it too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 You might be compressing a section of your intestines and causing it to move/shift. It might then take a bit to get back in place and for the soreness of it to wear off. At least that's what I assume is happening when I have similar pain from similar activities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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