Weight loss causing achy ribs??

I've lost 11 pounds kind of quickly from a juice cleanse and then using myfitnesspal for post-cleanse food tracking. A couple of days ago my ribs really started to ache. It isn't the same pain as a chest pain, which is sharp and acute. It's kind of a broader area and a duller ache, more annoying than painful but it still hurts. It mostly happens on my sides. I haven't been exercising at all so I know it isn't muscle soreness, and it feels different anyway. I'm drinking plenty of water and sleeping well, too.

Has anyone experienced this before? Any suggestions? Thanks!

fat turns into muscle which weighs more and tightens as you gain it. regardless whether you think you are not exercising you are. the simple things we do each day from getting out of bed to walking from room to room.

as to the soreness the skin is shrinking back around the muscle you are now formig and can cause some discomfort,as well as the growth of muscle stretching out ward.. if it concerns you i would see a doctor for advice.

Not all chest pain is acute - it can be a dull pain and still be quite serious

Would you say that air weighs the same as lead? Or that "lighter than air" doesn't exist?

Okay, where do you come up with these silly illogical tidbits that make no sense?

I've lost 11 pounds kind of quickly from a juice cleanse and then using myfitnesspal for post-cleanse food tracking. A couple of days ago my ribs really started to ache. It isn't the same pain as a chest pain, which is sharp and acute. It's kind of a broader area and a duller ache, more annoying than painful but it still hurts. It mostly happens on my sides. I haven't been exercising at all so I know it isn't muscle soreness, and it feels different anyway. I'm drinking plenty of water and sleeping well, too.

Has anyone experienced this before? Any suggestions? Thanks!

Are you sure it's not hunger? I have had that sensation before even when my stomach felt fine, and that's what was causing it.

This is the most reasonable and likely thing I've seen yet! It does seem to happen more easily when I am hungry, like normal hungry just before lunch time. I'm really trying to eat smaller meals more frequently through the day, maybe it will help. And thanks for saying you've felt it before, I know this is tied to my change in eating habits somehow, it's just nice that someone understands.

I said it is NOT chest pain. It is much lower on my torso and on my sides, closer to my stomach than my chest. I've been looking it up, it seems I'm not alone. Other people report experiencing achy ribs with weight loss too. I'm just curious about how it works and if I should be doing something different (like drink electrolytes or eat more bananas, that sort of thing). In all the other situations i read, no one seems to have an answer.

I've had this exact thing for quite a while. Maybe over a year. I've been to many doctors. I recently had a high contrast CT Scan and they said there is nothing wrong at all. So......why do I have pain, doc? The doc can't figure it out. It is very sensitive to touch. He barely touched it and I wince. It really sucks. So, far, I've been to 3 doctors. None of them have a clue, nor have suggestions. My current doctor suggested it could be spinal and that I should see a orthopedic doctor. It's just a guess. So, while I think it's nonsense, there is no other explanation. I have to eliminate possibilities or the doctor will always point to the one thing I didn't go check out. If the ortho cures me or figures out what it is, I'll let you know. I do take solace in the fact that the CT scan was clean. At first, my doc thought it was either torn muscle, or something to do with my pancreas. But, all blood work and scans are clean, and there was no evidence of torn muscle. So, it's a mystery. I live with it. But, it sucks. I have absolutely no clue what it could be. I may just have to live with it.

Are you sure it's not hunger? I have had that sensation before even when my stomach felt fine, and that's what was causing it.

This is the most reasonable and likely thing I've seen yet! It does seem to happen more easily when I am hungry, like normal hungry just before lunch time. I'm really trying to eat smaller meals more frequently through the day, maybe it will help. And thanks for saying you've felt it before, I know this is tied to my change in eating habits somehow, it's just nice that someone understands.

No, actually-and no offense intended-this is not the most reasonable reply here, it's just the one that most fits what you wanted to hear, that nothing is really wrong. You also don't know it is tied to your change in eating habits, but you suspect it is.

Really, I would email, call, or go to the doctor because what you are describing is not normal. It could be nothing, or it could be something that needs attention.

I am a little offended but not because of that. So far very few people have actually read what I posted and jumped straight to "chest pains." Unless you consider your chest to be below your sternum and on your sides, this isn't even possible.

Thank you to the people who actually took the time to read and understand my post. Extra thanks to those who said they've experienced this too, at least I know it's not just me.