My friend thinks I'm crazy, but when I get really bad gas and I'm bloated sometimes my shoulder hurts. Anyone know why?
2006-09-05 18:28:29 · 13 answers · asked by bbalangel00 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
yes
the innervation to the shoulder comes from the brachial plexus group of nerves, this plexus has roots that arise from the spinal cord in the cervical region.
these cervical roots also give rise to the PHRENIC nerve which gives sensory and motor supply to the diaphragm.(the diaphragm is a muscular curtain that separates the abdomen from the thorax i.e the tummy from the chest)
because of this shared part of the spinal cord signals get mixed up , and problems in the abdomen are percieved as coming from the shoulder.
NOW ITS IMPORTANT TO REVEAL WHICH SIDE YOU HAVE THE PAIN ON
because INDIGESTION + SHOULDER PAIN usually mean
GALL BLADDER DISEASE (cholecystitis)
(gall bladder disease will affect the right side of the body)
on the other hand ANY distension of the colon with gas might also result in the complaints you have.
i have seen patients complaining of numbness of one or the other part of the body when they have gas, that is because the colon crosses over major nerves and blood vessels.
so i think you should get a abdomen ultrasound
1 cheap
2 it will not hurt ( no side effects)
3 at least you can rule out gall bladder if your pain is on your right side.
sometimes an ulcer or ulcer like condition (gastritis) can result in the same symptoms of indigestion.
2006-09-05 18:34:11 · answer #1 · answered by shogunly 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-18 11:01:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-05 12:49:30 · answer #3 · answered by cyrstal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Why does my shoulder hurt when I have gas?
My friend thinks I'm crazy, but when I get really bad gas and I'm bloated sometimes my shoulder hurts. Anyone know why?
2015-08-10 04:51:36 · answer #4 · answered by Marvis 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure it's gas. My husband went to the orthopedist for a cortisone shot for shoulder pain but the pain continued. Several weeks later he had 2 heart attacks caused by an artery that was 99% blocked. He had to get a stent. The cardiologist told him that the shoulder pain was actually angina pain.
2016-10-02 03:23:36 · answer #5 · answered by Ed & Judy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes air can get trapped above your diaphragm and that can cause referred shoulder pain, it can be very intense. That happens to people alot who have surgery with spinal or epidural anesthesia for some reason. You're not crazy :)
2006-09-05 18:33:17 · answer #6 · answered by curiosity 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-24 03:09:41 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
May have somethng to do with a common nerve
that's is in your shoulder and a nerve that in your abdomen
2006-09-05 18:31:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my chest hurts real bad sometimes and I asked a doctor friend about this and she said it was gas so might be?
2006-09-05 18:34:30 · answer #9 · answered by sweets 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you straining when you pass gas? Call your doctor or a nurse hotline. That is not normal.
2006-09-05 18:31:02 · answer #10 · answered by Wednesday 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋