I am a female 28 years old. I delivered a baby vaginally 3 weeks ago. My third. For the last few days I have felt pain in my left abdomen above my belly button close to my ribs at the bottom of my rib cage. I am nursing and that doesn t seem to make it worse but ibuprofin has helped it go away. I ve only taken 600 mg but feel a little better. How worried should I be and what warning signs should I watch for to make sure ibuprofen is not acting as a bandaid.?
Hi, The pain on left side below ribs is a muscular pain due to prolonged sitting you need to do to care for your baby. Tab. Ibuprofen is fine. You can take it up to thrice daily as per your need. Do not take it empty stomach. Hot fomentation and a muscle relaxant ointment like feline gel locally will also help you a lot.