Gallbladder pain for over 3 days

Hi there

I hope this helps but is very important that until you get a resolution you eat a no fat diet, also take out coffee, cola, fizzy drinks. Try boiled veg, soup, oatmeal or weetabix with fat free milk, mushed up banana, fat free yogurt etc. I know this seems drastic but for me I could function quite well like this.

let us know how you get on, good luck.

HI,

I have had much the same history as you - symptoms since August last year beginning with litres of bile both ends, only a few GALL STONE ATTACKS where the pain is unbearable at night, then a year trying various meds until RANITIDINE worked from JANUARY. Not diagnosed with gallstones until Ct scan end of Feb but still made to have colonoscop and endoscopy to rule out anything else. Finally had OP 3 weeks ago today and still have same symptoms but really have to avoid now spicy foods and reduce fats. had to go back on meds as felt so flaky - after op blood pressure dropped really low and morphone made me sick.

i hope you get your op soon and it works - I do know how you feel just waiting and not knowing how long you can last.

good luck and try and find a liason department at the hospital who may be able to exert some pressure for you.

Are you eating really bland foods as thar can help,

best wishes,

Did the CT scan confirm gall stones ? Have you researched Ursodioxycholic acid to dissolve gall stones ? The dissolution treatment worked for me and I still have a functioning gall bladder which has not got any symptomatic gall stones in it! It is pertinent to note that a registrar told me I must have my gall bladder removed as there was no other option = wrong because that was two years ago and I see lately another lady on this forum is of the same

stance on this important matter.

It may well surprise you as it did me but research in the USA states that the doctors/researchers found that a low fat diet can indeed cause gall stones in some individuals. They said that the gall bladder is not flushed out of it's contents with a low fat diet due to the gall bladder not being 'used' enough..... when that is evaluated I suppose it really does make sense......

They also found that those taking a low dose Ursodioxycholic acid regime did not form gall stones.... My surgeon stated in a letter I have that qote= " Usodioxycholic acid treatment will dissolve gall stones...... I don't have any objection to you trying that method but it's a horrible way of getting rid of them"

I was thankful he let me try that method and sure enough it 'got rid' of most of my stones as proven by ultrasound and reduce the two remaining ...... the biggest from 17mm to 10mm and the other 10 mm to 5mm....... I do not have any symptoms now and practice a normal diet but not low fat.

Doctors and researchers say that mostly the gall bladder problem is hereditary. However problems can occur it seems whatever we do to keep healthy. Thinking we are doing the 'right thing' may not be absolutely correct but I am grateful that I researched Urso before believing

some who said it won't work......... I am proof that it does work at least for me.

Hi Catie1903, Wow that sounds much worse than I have suffered and its one thing that made me doubt GB because they say constipation is a symptom but I never suffered with that, mines always been diarrhea and vomiting.

But yes, chest pain and right hand side tummy pain I can agree with which yes can make you feel like your having a heart attack with the pain.

Glad your at least having surgery to get rid of the GB but diet will be key to helping get through this until then. So NO more Fat foods and you will maybe find even after having it out that your diet is going to change as well as you can read many post in here with people who have had there's out suffer afterwards with eating too.

As you are in so chronic pain it sounds like the op is going to be your saviour and you truly have my sympathies.

Julian