Rib pain.....please help

[weelamb123]

I'm almost 24 weeks and suffering terribly with rib pain. Any remedies?

Hi weelamb

I'm not medically trained but I've had severe rib pain on my right hand side near the top ribs... Turns out I'm suffering from inflamed cartilage... The official medical term escapes my mind at this time and moment.

If the pain persists it would definitely be worth it getting checked out... On a side note I'm 23 weeks with twins so I was told it's quite a common occurrence with the extra weight gain.

Thank you for your reply. Xx

I get this, started at about 34 week's, stretching etc pushing the ribs out. It gradually moved from the front right to the back and from just the end of the day when sitting to all day, agony.
the only thing that helps is paracetamol, every 4 hrs, lying down when it's bad, with a heat pad, plus some of those stick on heat pads (2 in a pack from £land) and the best thing of all, a magnesium supplement and magnesium oil spray, fine in pregnancy, sounds mad but it relaxes the muscles and joints, also brilliant for restless legs. I got some the other day and from taking painkillers and being desperately fed up with the constant pain, I have barely had to take any. Mind you I'm 41 weeks now and I guess he's also dropped a lot, which relieves it a fair bit.
good luck, hope you get some relief.