Left Side Abdominal Pain Under Ribs – Causes & Remedies Covered by Dr. Berg

Experiencing left side abdominal pain under your ribs? Try these remedies!

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0:00 Left side abdominal pain under ribs
0:17 Cause of left side abdominal pain under ribs
2:37 What is bile sludge?
3:15 Best remedy for biliary sludge and left side abdominal pain
5:18 Need keto consulting?

In this video, we’re going to talk about left side abdominal pain under your ribs. I’ve talked a lot about right side abdominal pain, but what if you’re having a problem on your left side?

On the left side, you have your pancreas. Your pancreas produces the enzyme called lipase. Lipase helps break down fats.

If you have a gallstone stuck in your bile ducts, it can cause pressure to build up in your pancreas. This is because your bile ducts and pancreatic ducts join.

When the enzymes cannot leave the pancreas, they begin breaking down the pancreas tissue, which causes inflammation and pain.

Keep in mind that pancreatitis is often caused by alcohol or gallstones. However, 40% of the time, there’s an idiopathic cause—this means that there’s an unknown cause.

Further research uncovers that biliary sludge can contribute to pancreatitis. This is kind of a pre-gallstone, where you have bile sludge that blocks the bile ducts. Bile sludge is difficult to detect on a CAT, MRI, or ultrasound.

Bile sludge is concentrated cholesterol crystals. This does not come from having high cholesterol or consuming too much dietary cholesterol. It comes from having a lack of bile.

You need bile to break down cholesterol and keep it thinned. When you lack bile, your risk for gallstones and biliary sludge increases.

The best way to improve this situation is to increase your bile. There are several ways to increase your bile:
1. Lower your carbs
2. Fast
3. Lower your grains
4. Cut out vegetable oils
5. Cut out nut butters
6. Cut out alcohol
7. Stay away from corn
8. Take purified bile salts on an empty stomach (AM and PM)

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 58, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

Disclaimer:
Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

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Thanks for watching. I hope these remedies help you with your left side abdominal pain under your ribs. I’ll see you in the next video.

[maddantt]

I think I want to cry with relief right now. i went through a full battery of tests for a year; cardio, pulmonary, urinary, the whole deal, CAT scan, I even had an MRI - and they couldn't find what was causing this pain. Recently I changed my dietary habits (low carb/keto/intermittent fasting) and the issue has mostly abated in less than 2 months. Now I see this video and it all comes together. THIS is the explanation that they could not find. I thank you with my entire heart, Dr. Berg!

[fionamort]

I've told my Dr here in Northern Ireland about the pain it's tight like an elastic band & it hurts they just ignored it, God bless you all the way from Northern Ireland 🙏🌹☘️🇮🇪

[tammyarrowood]

Even as a Nurse of 28 years, YOU have HELPED ME SO MUCH. My dad unfortunately passed at age 42, 1975?Pancreatic CA, my oldest brother, same Pancreatic CA. Age 56, passed. 2 years ago, I changed to Keto, IF, 16-18 hrs and VERY LITTLE GI issues now plus down 65 pounds. N loads of inches and BEST of ALL healthier. SC Nurse 🙏❤️

[gabriellaeaton]

OMGGGG, i went through so many tests trying to figure this out. Stopped having it once I started a low carb diet, and before i knew about you. Had no idea about the connection. I Started eating more carbs lately, guess what flares up? Thank you, we, the people who watch listen and learn from you, cannot thank you enough. 🙏🏼❤

[erikadash]

My mother died because of this.. I've been researching since 2008.
Thank you so much. I thought I had pancreatic cancer like she did. Much more to the story.. MUCH.

I will not be mislead anymore. It's up to me to get my answers. Thanx again

[Lucky-xsnk]

I had the sludge and some of it plugged my ducts. It almost cost me my life. I thank God for saving my life, and guiding me and my doctors. I was a young mom of three kids, ages 10 weeks up to 9 years.

[MalaKuna]

THANK YOU! i have suffered from extreme chest pain for over 2 months - doctors said its muscle damage. I have had digestive issues for years now just to be told its all in my head. I have finally done food sensitivity test, dropped everything gluten, diary, nuts etc and massaged plus done streches for costochondrisis. My chest pain has reduced by 50% within 2-3days. Then i was able to pinpoint where the acute pain is coming from gallbladder, pancreas and spleen, and potentially liver. Went to doctor, he pressed on all of the organs that i was crying myself to sleep for whole day. After yhe useless appointment i then watched this video, started to implement the rest together with taking probiotics, a lot fruits, freshly squeezed juices, intermedient fasting (as it was very painful when eating). 2 weeks later i am sooo much better! In fact, i struggled to gain weight for years, my fiance was forckng me to eat but i was too full. With the bloating gone, i not only finish whats on my plate, but im still hungry. My bile salts are on the way.

[margaretmorris]

I really like how you were able to gather the facts with the ‘what’ and ‘why’ and coupled with your sketch of basic anatomy brought it perfectly into focus and understanding to either a patient or student. As a nurse I find it can be challenging to explain that type of information so clearly and concisely.
👍👍

[valerieseals]

Been suffering with this horrible pain for 10 years! You're right, ultrasound & MRI don't show anything. You are a lifesaver! Now I have something to work with!

[alyciahall]

Got this exact pain on my birthday. Super stressful.... but pain finally went away today 💃
3 days of intermittent fasting, healthy keto and some supplements. I also stopped coffee 😭.. just for a while. Thanks for this info it honestly saved me time heading to the doctor and falling into that rabbit hole.

[smashmode]

This video alone puts a quarter of the big pharma/medical/surgery out of business. Thanks Dr. Berg for telling the truth about how our bodies work instead of looking at them as a battlefield for chemical drugs.

[MaMaSnakes]

I have went to the ER twice with this symptom of left sided pain, directly under my rib cage and they ran ultrasounds and scans but found nothing wrong with me. Blood test for lipase were normal. I was in so much pain the last time they gave me pain meds. My Uncle and Grandmother both died of pancreatic cancer. This information scares me because they both had similar symptoms to mine prior to their diagnosis. I have been keto for almost 3 years now. I do not take bile salts, so I will be looking into that to see if it helps with this condition. Thank you for posting such great content Dr. Berg. I truly appreciate you.

[fidelcatsro]

Great drawing by Dr Berg!!
The best way to improve this situation is to increase your bile. There are several ways to increase your bile:
1. Lower your carbs
2. Fast
3. Lower your grains
4. Cut out vegetable oils
5. Cut out nut butters
6. Cut out alcohol
7. Stay away from corn
8. Take purified bile salts on an empty stomach (AM and PM)

[sedoniadragotta]

Dandelion Root and artichoke is amazing for bile. I been suffering with this issue and using these helps also neem is good for bile

[madhuriveampaty]

I got admitted in hospital continuous 2 years for swelling in pancreas 😢 I’m vegetarian and never had alcohol r smoke n was told I had some hereditary issue for this … but I realise it’s carbs n fasting is helping me ❤

[abcdef-zfzn]

Perfect timing as usual.
I am feeling the pain right now.

[tjones]

I’m 27 an have a constant feeling of pressure (not pain) in that area. It always feel like I have gas and I’ve been freaking out about it for months. This made me feel a little better.

[ModernClassic]

Excellent truly I appreciate understanding our anatomy so as to take care of our health. Thank you Dr. Berg.

[kaurg]

Dr Berg you are my life saver😭😭😭😭.I got many tests, MRI, ultrasound and ct scan but doctors didn't tell me the cause of left side pain in my stomach.i was crying in pain since 3 years.still I have not got treatment of it.thank you for this video.i feel like to hug u to say thanks.God bless dear. You are the best dr in world .I got tears 😭😭😭😭.everybody was making fun of me and saying u complaining without any reason.again thanks dr berg

[aru]

This kind of doctor give confidence and assurance to patient.