my ribs stick out?

[stella-x]

i've always had my ribs sticking out but it didnt bother me until now because its gone a lot worse.
look:
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2hqcxoo&.. .
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=33nbvah&.. .

(bad pics; sorry!)
its one thing that they stick out; but my left rib is actually higher than my right one!
i went to the doctors; had an xray and all they said was that its not life-threating in any way.
it gets in my way when i exercise, even sleep!
any ideas what i can do? dont tell me to eat more; im not the thinnest person around therefore i dont need more weight.
building muscles wont help either; it wont cover them up in any way.
please help/

[daffy654]

Those links just go to a page of many different photos of different people.

[zzxxee]

no skinny ribs on that link hun

[Velvetee]

If that's your genetic makeup, to have a protruding ribcage, then you just have to live with it. There is nothing you can do.

[danchip]

eat a vast amount of lard and become obese, that'll hide them

[stella-x]

sorry guys the links timed out

heres another one: http://i42.tinypic.com/2hqcxoo.jpg

[daffy654]

Do you have your arms raised in that photo? If you do then your ribs will stick out more than usual. If not then maybe that is just the way you are built. Your doctors have said that there is no risk to you from this so unless you have some sort of surgery to correct it then there is nothing you can do about it. I would visit your GP again and tell them how much this is affecting your life daily (not able to exercise or sleep) and ask them to refer you to an orthopaedic surgeon.

[Velvetee]

Is that your Diaphragm? Is it because you are sucking your stomach in and your arms are up as Daffy mentioned?

Doesn't look particulalrly abnormal to me. When you said your ribs stick out, I thought you meant the entire ribcage.

[danchip]

my ribs stick out like that when i breath in and hold my arms up like you have in the photo

[daffy654]

If I showed you a photo of my ribcage you would know what a sticking out ribcage was! I have had asthma for over 20 years and was diagnosed with emphysema a few years ago,years of abnormal breathing has caused me to be barrel chested,which on someone who weighs as little as I do looks quite scary.lol

[stella-x]

my arms are not raised at all in that photo
and i am not sucking my stomach in either
this is what i really look like

[zzxxee]

dont worry hun we are what we are

[Schutzengel]

Stella, Can you post a photo where you are standing naturally, with your arms down by your side, the pic you have posted is mostly of your tummy, so one from the waist up would be better (with a bra of course). Then perhaps people could see better what the problem is.