Gallbladder?!
Question: I read on the net that there are so many gallbladder opperations, its staggering. Anyone know the symptons of a bad gallbladder?
Answers: I read on the net that there are so many gallbladder opperations, its staggering. Anyone know the symptons of a bad gallbladder?
You usually feel symptoms of a gallbladder attack maybe an hour or so after a meal, and especially after a fatty meal. You can feel pain on your right side just under the rib cage and up to the shoulder, or if a stone is moving through your system (duodenum) you will feel a horribly painful feeling like the worst heart burn in the middle of your chest, and sometimes nausea. (The level of pain depends on the size of the stone moving through your system. Some gallstones cause no symptoms, but others can be very intense.) This intense pain can last from thirty minutes to several hours. In some cases (very serious) people can become jaundiced. It is very likely that you will experience other symptoms before that happens.
If you have one attack, you will likely have another after your next high fat meal. To reduce the number of attacks, eat low fat healthy meals. A person feeling any kind of stomach pain should see a doctor to ensure that it is not another medical condition, as many other ailments can trigger similar symptoms.
If you have ever had an appendix attack, it is something like that. You would be doubled over in enormous pain. If you are hurting they can find out at the hospital, which I suggest you go if this is the case.
Your gallbladder is located at the top of your epigastric area, near the liver. Any pain you feel from the gallbladder will be in this area and radiate to your back/shoulder blades. You may experience nausea and/or vomiting during an attack. A KUB can determine if you have stones or biliary dysfunction (not enough bile being secreted from your gallbladder to make digestion easier). Most times, general surgeons will want to perform a laparascopic cholecystectomy, sometimes converting to an open cholecystectomy, to remove your gallbladder.
To rule out the possibility of an appendicitis, a CT scan needs to be done to make sure your appendix is not inflamed or perforated. Appendicitis pain can begin in the upper epigastrium then localize to the right lower quadrant, cause fever, and possibly nausea and vomiting.
It is best to be diagnosed by a physician.
Good luck.