Suggest treatment for continuous twitching below rib cage
Patient: continuos twitching, perhaps muscle spasms, that do not follow any particular pattern.. located primarily on the right front side, below the rib cage. sometimes pulsing is fast somrtimes slow. It may disappear up to ten minutes, but then returns. always in samr spot recently, have had other spasms in other parts of body, but all those eventually go away in less then 1 hour..52 yr old male, history 6 yrs diabetes melutis, bypass triple surgery 5 yrs ago. multiple genetic stenosous lamenectomy 12 yrs ago.. blood work A1-6.0, high triglcerides, normal cholesterol, high c3 serum, ana atibody positive over 1200 honogenious pattern, negative for rhuemotological proteins, fatty liver distended , bipsy reveals nash3 no history of alchol abuse... Doctor: Hello,The symptoms seem to be related to a muscle spasm. I suggest using a spasmolytic such as Baclofen three times a day. I also suggest using magnesium supplement for muscle relaxation. Warm compresses can also be helpful.Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Regards, Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi, General & Family Physician