extremely sharp pains in my upper stomach?

it feels like its in between my rib cages? its a really sharp pain on and off and it hurts really bad :(
Erin: yes!mine have been for about the past two days as well! And I do have some kind if cold or flu right now... And I keep hearing that something is really going around. For me, it feels better for a little while after I eat lol. My mom said it's possible that it could be gas? But I know by the way it feels that it's not. =\ I hope we all find what it is and that it goes away!