What could cause intermittent sharp pain under my right rib cage?

[AddisonJC]

Hey, has anyone else ever had this weird thing where you get a random, sharp pain under your right rib cage that comes and goes? It’s not constant, but it’ll just hit me sometimes when I’m sitting still, and then fade after a minute. I’m not sure if it’s something I pulled or something internal, and it’s got me a bit puzzled.

[Victoria_R]

That sudden sharp pain under the right rib can feel alarming and it shows up in quiet moments which makes you second guess what it means.

[Patrick.M]

From a distance this could be a muscle twitch a bit of gas or even a nerve thing gas can pinch and cause a neat quick flare when you are not moving much.

[Ryan_J]

I am not convinced this is a sign of something dramatic yet if it repeats or worsens I would want a professional to check it out.

[SavannahL]

Maybe the framing is off If the issue only appears when you are still it might be about posture breathing or how you carry yourself in a chair rather than a deeper issue.

[Chloe_S]

Keep a simple log of when it happens what you were doing what you had eaten and if other symptoms show up if the pain lasts more than a minute or comes with fever see someone.

[EthanPT]

One more thought the body often uses little signals to test limits and a quick pain is not a proof of danger but a prompt to listen and maybe adjust a habit or two.