Constant indigestion feeling, anxiety
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Hello,
Could really do with some help and advice.
I recently gave birth 10 weeks ago and started having gallbladder attacks around 6 weeks. I had a really bad one 3 weeks ago and ever since then I haven’t felt right. My stomach can feel like it’s burning usually at night which keeps me awake, or I’ll get bad trapped gas, I have a nagging pain in my back like indigestion but constant. Does anyone know what I can do about the indigestion like pain? That’s whats really bothering me. I am on a low fat diet and I haven’t had a bad attack since, went to doctors today and she’s booked me in for bloods to check liver function and is sorting me out an appointment with a specialist to discuss surgery. All while this is going on I have my 10 week old bf daughter so I can’t take anything other than paracetamol for the pains. I have also been getting super anxious in the evenings to the point of tears because I just feel like everything is on top of me and feel ill. Any advice would be appreciated.
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dee58524 poppy41807
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Hi poppy,
I can't advise you regarding pain medication, but would like to share my similar experience, maybe it will help.
I started having frequent stomach/back pains after pregnancy as well, which initially happened at 2-3 month intervals and lasted about 1-2 hrs, and progressively increased to 1 month intervals and 6-8+ hours in agony. Almost always about 1h after eating. I thought at the beginning it was reflux because the stomach was not 'right' after pregnancy. None of the over the counter pain meds worked, so i stopped trying to take them and just suffered through, clutching a pillow and bent over the sofa.
1.5 years of this, i finally spoke to my doctor and turned out i had gallstones, apparently common after pregnancy. Over the next few months i was deciding if i should have surgery now or later, thinking i can control it through diet. I ended up about a week ago in the ER, stayed in hospital with pancreatitis caused by bile duct being blocked by one of the stones getting loose and traveling down. IV fluids and no food or water for a few days, and morphine, while the pancreas and liver calmed down. Luckiily the stone passed on it's own after about 40 hours of pure misery.
Now i'm waiting for surgery after the holidays, i was lucky that there were no other complications with the last episode.
If your doctor advises you to get surgery, don't delay, it may impact your other organs, which you need more than a gallbladder. And keep the low fat diet to hopefully stave away attacks.
I hope you feel better soon.
poppy41807 dee58524
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It’s truly horrible Dee, it’s been making me feel so down. I get anxiety attacks in the evenings or when laying in bed at night trying to sleep just wishing this wasn’t happening. I will definitely get the surgery, even with all these bad experiences I keep reading about. Sorry to hear about your awful time and having to go to A&E! My doctor has referred me to a specialist and I have to wait for an appointment but she’s stressed that I have a new baby and it’s making me feel unwell to hopefully push it sooner!
Guest poppy41807
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Hi, I'm so sorry you are feeling this way.... with the exception of giving birth I have the same symptoms... gallbladder symptoms for a month now... horrible I wake to shortness of breath... very scary... wish I had some suggestions... but unfortunateley I'm mulling through... I'm told the only way Dr. can say for sure it's the gallbladder is to do this hida scan test which makes me super anxious just thinking about it! Wishing you less painful days !
carys63423 Guest
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No i had an xray done in a and e and they could make out gall stones then a more in depth one in a and e again when they confirmed 11gallstones for def.it's such a pain having to keep going there but was in so much pain I did not care,try to keep chin up,merry Xmas