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Abdominal Pains

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john55387
john55387

Hello, I am new to this forum but would like to ask for some advice. For the past 2 months I have had pain all over the abdominal area on both sides in the upper and lower quadrants. I have also been experiencing floating stools that are often yellow in color. I had abdominal CT scan with contrast and basic blood work which both came back negative. I met with GI doc who wants to do colonoscopy and endoscopy next month. Recently there has been a small point pain to the touch about 3 inches diagonally from the belly button towards the right ribs. Has anyone experienced any similar symptoms? Thanks!

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  • joanna17875
    joanna17875 john55387

    Posted

    hi Johm

    The stools you describe are the same as I had prior to my gallbladder removal, have you tried cutting fat out of your diet? mine all started when I realised I couldn't digest eggs.

    good luck!

  • Micklemus
    Micklemus john55387

    Posted

    I would think that your doctors will be looking after you and that if you do have gall stone/stones that would have been seen with an ultrasound examination.

    If there are gall stones that cause symptoms and especially if a stone blocks the bile duct the symptoms are usually worse than you say your symptoms are but then again all of us are individuals with our own particular way of feeling anything...........

    My particular gall bladder problem continued in varying degrees for a couple of years but when the symptoms kept me up all nights on several occasions being sick I knew I had something dire......... The ultrasound showed I had 5 gall stones of Cholesterol type and I knew that they might well be dissolved with Ursodioxycholic acid treatment which can be thoroughly researched on the net and especially so USA.........

    I still have a functioning gall bladder with just two tiny ASYMPTOMATIC stones but the 17mm one and the others have been dissolved within 7 months on URSO. No I am not some kind of rep for any chemical outlet just telling what is true so that anyone who thinks that removal of the gall bladder is necessary in each and every event is incorrect and if the patient is a suitable candidate fo the course of Urso they may well be pleased with the result.

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