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Hi,
after a year of chest pains, back pains, swollen stomach etc etc etc.
The doctor now thinks it is down to my galbladder and is sending me for a scan.... The pain i have had the last few weeks in this area is really sore.
What i was wondering, if it is the galbladder could it have caused any long term injuries to other organs? Also is it ok to wait for an appointment or should i go to A & E?
Thanks in advance
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danielle51059 tambdy
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It is instant and it varies, i hope it is the gallstones and not the liver as i used to be a heavy drinker. It can vary, last either few minutes or for an hour and comes and goes.
Also constipated for a long time and pain in the back right region under the rib cage
sally_14743 tambdy
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people live with gallstones for years suffering frequent attacks . So don't worry.
you need to go to A and E if your skin turns yellow and your poo chalky white as this means a stone has stuck in your bile duct and is affecting your liver functioning.
Or if you are in so much pain you are passing out.
Otherwise your scan will show up the problem propberly gall stones and then you will see a surgeon who will assess you and place you on a list for removal.
some people avoid surgery with extreme low fat diet .
so try now cutting out fat ,dairy , red meat and spice and caffeine .
If your symptoms settle you will have a n idea that your gps guess is right .
When they scan your gallbladder they also scan your liver etc.. So if anything else is causing the problem it shows up.
My friend had gall stone pain was scanned told she has gall stones and needs operation. But they also checked her kidneys at the same time and it flagged up an early growing cancerous tumour . She has been told her gallstones have saved her as they can remove kidney with no chemo or radio therapy as they have caught it early ... So gallstones can be a good thing ... Hope that helps
tambdy sally_14743
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And the bile duct makes so much sence as that is possibly why i am constantly constipated.
sally_14743 tambdy
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billiousness, pain in back on right side and under ribs centering on right . Constant niggle like a mouse were chewing my ribs.
then attacks of vomiting agonising pain like a heart attack ,sweating feeling faint which last for 30 mins to 3-4 hours are gallstones being passed .. These attacks are often mistaken for food poisoning ...may only happen once a year.
To prevent attacks a gnawing pain . Eat no fat ... Skimmed milk , no butter , no oil . No sweets as sugar not good either . Cook everything to mush e.g veg , mashed potatoes stewed chicken. Easy to digest.
a gallbladder stores bile from the liver and concentrates it . When you eat fatty , rich food your stomach requests a squirt of extra pile . The gallbladder contracts squeezes and your stones rub together making your gallbladder sore inside ..general gnawing pain. If the gallbladder squeezes and a stone gets squeezed into a duct then the agonising colic attack until it gets squeezed out .
The good thing is removal is fantastic. Leaves you pain free and afterward you realise how ill your sick gallbladder has been making you feel. Fatigue , nausea , constipation , body aches etc ..
hope scan goes well .
danielle51059 sally_14743
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tambdy sally_14743
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Is this normal galbladder systoms? I hope it is as going on a year, terrible constipation, swollen stomach. It is starting to really get me down
sally_14743 tambdy
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Also getting the pain again under the right rib cage, i just worry it is my liver as i used to drink a lot but the more and more it sounds like the galbladder
sally_14743 tambdy
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I would google liver disease symptoms and put your mind at ease ..
tambdy sally_14743
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All the posts show cirrhosis lets hope it is not that, i am only young!
sally_14743 tambdy
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She went on a liver diet under a liver specialist lost weight and her liver has amazingly recovered not totally but she is now not in danger.
Being young you have the chance if it is your liver to make life style changes.
My sister in law had a gastric band fitted to help her weight loss and is now out of danger.
i know hers was weight and diet induced but if you are not drinking heavily now and are up for lifestyle change it's not untreatable.
The good thing is you are getting sorted.
Hope you find out what it is soon ...
dorcas44815 tambdy
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I think the main worry with the gall bladder is that it could become infected or that the duct could become obstructed otherwise, but that just having gallstones may not cause any symptoms.
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