What Are Symptoms of Gall Bladder Disease

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well my personal experience was extreme pain under my rib cage in the middle to right side especially after anthang greasy or lettuce type of thangs.pain in between my shoulder blades but also had the dizziness and sick to my stomach.Also everybody has different symptoms.I would suggest goin to the dr and let them check it out you may not have stones may just be a infection which is what i had and had mine removed 6 yrs ago.Good luck Keep us up to date!!

Angela

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hi W.--just a quick note about gallbladder problems--I amallmost 40 and i haven't had any trouble yet-I have triplets that are 5-so you would think i would!!! anyway-my mother had the symptoms you are describing for years-she ignored them until her gallbladder turned into cancer-she was only 62 when she died- she was terrified of hospitals and dr's to say the least-all i am saying to you is stay on top of it--she was gone way to soon and i tried to get her to tak it out!!!!!! So many times, and she wouldn't-she would be here today if she would have. i only say this to you to help you-not trying to scare you. I have trouble with diarrhea and reflux sometimes and I take Nexium 40 mg 1 time a day-if you haven't tried it, give it a try, it helps soooooo much!!!! I would give the meds a try and if that does not work - get that GB out and soon.

sincerely,
K.-

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Over the past few years, I was diagnosed with IBS and then when it kept getting worse, I was told the IBS was acting up and then later was told that I was Lactose intolerant, etc. My last few episodes were extremely bad and I told the doctor that I thought I had gall bladder problems (after being told that from my sister-in-law). They did 2 ultrasounds (first on kidneys and then on gallbladder) and they came back negative. During the 2nd ultrasound, the Tech. asked me my symptoms and said that the ultrasound would only diagnose gall stones, but that if I had gall bladder disease (gall bladder not functioning properly), the only way to detect that was with a Hida Scan (nuclear medicine test). I had another severe episode (explosive diarrhea, vomiting at the same time as the diahrrea, abdominal pain that went all the way to the back,and chills). I went back to my PCP and he suggested having the Hida Scan done. All they do for that test is inject you with a medicine to basically swell you up and then inject you with the nuclear medicine. This is done in a hospital and is done with you lying down on a table with an X-ray machine over you. The nuclear medicine causes similar pain to the episodes I was having (including the urge to throw up). The x-ray monitors the EF (Extraction Factor or something like that). It is basically checking to see how the gall bladder output is. Normal is 80% or higher (mine was 7%). I was then referred to a surgeon and had my gall bladder removed via laproscopic operation. I can now eat most anything without all that pain, etc. Please urge your doctor to give you an ultrasound and Hida scan. If it is gall bladder disease, schedule the surgery as soon as possible so that you can get relief! I am so glad to have finally figured out what was wrong with me (thanks to my sister-in-law) and getting it taken care of! Good luck!

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You need to see a doctor. Perhaps you have some kind of intestinal parasite. Gall bladder disease (which tormented me for a long time) is characteristically manifested by stabbing pain in the upper right quadrant of your torso. The pain travels through you and out your back between your shoulder blades. Eating fatty foods (especially ice cream and greasy meats) can bring on an episode.

Five weeks is a LONG time to go with such symptoms. My husband and I both had a touch of either food poisoning or a flu bug, and it lasted about a week. We are entirely back to normal now.

Go see your doctor. He/she will be able to better assess what's going on with you.

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You should ck it out right away. My now MIL had to have emergency surgery due to hers turning gangrenous. She almost died from what my hubby told me so this isn't something to mess around with. Ck it out, at least you'll know one way or the other what it is or isn't.

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That sounds exactly like what happened to me right after I had my son. I never had this problem before, but I noticed that I would get these sharp pains in my left hand side right under my rib cage and it would ring all the way to my back and spasm like crazy. I would also get chills, cold sweats, dizziness, nausea and sometimes would force myself to throw up because it seemed that was the only way to make it stop hurting so bad. I would honestly recommend you go see your doctor. It turns out that it is heriditary, my cousin had to have an emergency surgery to have hers removed just a year a go, i've yet to have mine removed. I know it sounds crazy but I heard about taking 2 capfuls of apple cider vineager with each meal. It smells and tastes terrible so if you don't like the taste they sell the acv in a tablet form at gnc. I have started doing that since around christmas and have not had a flare up since then. Go see your doctor don't wait around. Gallstones are very painful and I hope that you are not a victim!

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Could it be thyroid disorder or IBS? Those symptoms could go along with those also. Check the internet for more! Good luck.

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I am unsure of disease, but I had my gall bladder emergency surgery about 2 years ago. It was VERY painful once the duct tries to exit your gallbladder. The pain is like indigestion that won't go away and moves to your upper back.
When I went to the Doctor all he did was push hard below my right breast and I almost jumped off the table! He told me to get to the emergency room! You can live without a gall bladder (I am doing fine) just have to watch overly FAT/Butter items...or you will be in the restroom. I wish you best and go see the Doctor. Fixable.

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W.,
I urge you to go to the doctor now. The fever/chills says you have an infection and infected gall bladders are really, really serious. Before they can operate, the infection has to be cured. The longer it goes on the harder that is and weaker you are.
If you do not have any cramping pain in the upper right quarter of your abdomen, it may not be gall bladder and you have some other type of infection. Even kidney infections can give you nausea and fevers.
IF you get the diagnosis of gall stones, the surgery is done with fiberoptics. No big incision. Both my husband and daughter had the surgery and my husband's was on Saturday and he was back at work on Monday. My daughter also had a fast recovery, but she had a few episodes of vomiting and nausea for a week after, but no pain. If you don't have time to be "off duty" quickly get thee to a physician. Emergency "open" surgery has a much longer recovery and many more complications.
If it is not gallstones, you need to get a diagnosis as to what it is before the infection gets more of a toe hold on your system.
K.

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