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Codeine gallbladder liver pain

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FlowerFace
FlowerFace

I am a 30 year old female with fibromyalgia, I have taken paracetamol and codeine (500/15mg) for 7 years 1-3 times daily. This past year I have had a nagging upper right quadrant pain. 3 x ultrasounds have came back negative for gallbladder or liver problems and various blood tests. Only one coming back with slight fatty liver but my most recent came back negative after using milk thistle. I have recently been trying out cymbalta 60mg. I have had a 6 week abstinence from codeine and the pain reduced dramatically in my right quadrant; however the pain in my joints were too bad so I started again. My GP doesn't think the codeine is a problem, however tried me on Tramadol for a few days, but this made me really out of it! My alcohol consumption is fairly high and I have been recommended to reduce this. Which I have done in the past but the pain remained. Could codeine be causing liver/gallbladder pain but not be evident in the scans and tests?

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  • judi81003
    judi81003 FlowerFace

    Posted

    Dear FlowerFace,

    If anthing is affecting your liver it would not be the codeine but the paracetamol. Opiods have much weaker liver impacts than paracetamol and are safer in that respect; however, paramcetamol (aka acetaminophin) does help poids such as codiene absorn and react. 

    Tha alcohol may also contribute. How long has this been going on? COuld it be a pulled muscle from how you sit at your desk or something?  

  • aja2278
    aja2278 FlowerFace

    Posted

    It could be. This a good idea for taking any kind of pills. Because pills eat your stomach linning drink some milk when you take ur meds. Ibuprofen and ather pain meds mostly OTC can mess with ur liver even ur kidneys as well. I dnt know what tramidol did 2 u, but it works great for me. They way i take mine are 3 times a day along with a nerve/muscle relaxer thats called baclofen works great but only thing is you have 2 take together mayb that would help u out better. Cymbalta is a great med i was put on it recently as well, but the codeine can cause constipation like most opiates and opioids do. I used to take 30mgs of morphine 2 times a day, but with the tramidol and baclofen now i cut my 30's in half and just take 15mgs 2 times a day..

  • tina18497
    tina18497 FlowerFace

    Posted

    Hi I take Cymbalta for pain and two other medications if I were you I would cut down on your alcohol intake. I would be more worried about this than the meds. Alcohol damages the live , and other organs. I used to drink before I started taking my meds and after starting the meds I would get really sick so I had to cut out all alcoholic beverages. Good luck
  • tina18497
    tina18497 FlowerFace

    Posted

    Hi I take Cymbalta for pain and two other medications if I were you I would cut down on your alcohol intake. I would be more worried about this than the meds. Alcohol damages the live , and other organs. I used to drink before I started taking my meds and after starting the meds I would get really sick so I had to cut out all alcoholic beverages. Good luck
    • tina18497
      tina18497

      Posted

      Also I would watch Tylenol or aspirin or whatever 500mg mix you take with your meds. Thanks
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