Gall Bladder Pain - Gallbladder Message Board

Oscarooni · 11-05-2006, 12:18 AM

Hi,

I think I have got a gall bladder problem even thought I had an ultra sound done and it showed no gall stones.

I get very severe pain some nights after I have had a meal The pain lasts sometimes for up to 8 hours. It starts off as a dull ache and then builds up to a very painful cramp lasting for a few seconds and then dies down to a dull ache again. This keeps happeing every few minutes and like I said lasts for hours. After the first few hours you start feeling totally drained and have no energy left at all. There seems to be nothing to take to stop the pain.

Does anyone out there know of anything you can take that will help with the pain that actually works. I have taken buscopan, Mylanta, Panadeine Forte but nothing seems to work.

I would love to hear from anyone who is experiencing the same pain.

I have just recently had major bowel surgery but this pain is not associated with the surgery according to the surgeon.

I have had an endoscopy, Xray and ultra sound but the doctor cannot find the cause of my pain.
He still seems to think it is my gall bladder.

MAD MAZ · 11-05-2006, 01:47 AM

Hi I have been in pain for 10 months, everyday I am in pain sometimes under my right rib sometimes under my left rib, sometimes under both.

I also get pain at the bottom right near my ovary/ appendix!!

I have the pain NOW under my right rib and bottom right, I could cry, some days I do.

I had a scan in febuary it said no gallstones, I have had a colonoscopy, Endoscopy, Ovary scan, barium enema, barium follow through, I am waiting the results of the follow through.

I think it may be gallbladder diease, where its not working right!!

I wish they could find out why I am in so much pain,

I get realy scared it make me very anxious.

how long have you been having the pain, do you get the pain anywhere else!!

take care...Mandy xxx

Titchou · 11-05-2006, 06:19 AM

You should have a HIDA Scan. It will show whether the gb is functioning correctly. Previous posts from people in the UK indicate they don't do these tests regularly. You may have to argue for it or go outside your NHS.

anxiousagain · 11-05-2006, 11:15 AM

I have a related question. I've been under severe stress for the past several months, so I'm thinking this could be stress-related but I'm not sure. Five years ago, an ultrasound of my gallbladder revealed a few small stones. At that time, my gastroenterologist advised me NOT to have it taken out as he felt my symptoms (also stress-related) were not attributable to my galllbladder. Once I got the stress under control, I had virtually no problems until now. In the past week, however, I have had 3 bouts of severe indigestion/gas in the overnight hours, lasting several hours. They either wake me in the middle of the night or prevent me from sleeping well to begin with. The best way to describe this pain is someone squeezing something tightly around my midsection. It is not heartburn as it is confined to my stomach. Taking a Tums or two seems to alleviate the pain to the point that I can at least get some sleep. By the time I get up in the morning, the gas/pain is pretty much gone. Could this be a gallbladder issue even though it's relieved by antacids, is not happening in relation to eating per se and is occuring in the midddle of my stomach as opposed to upper right quadrant? I really don't want to have surgery if I don't have to. I suppose if it continues, I'll demand a HIDA scan, which is what my gastro recommended the last time if I continued to have problems. Anxiety is a monster since it produces real symptoms that are very hard to distinguish from something genuinely wrong!

betty48 · 03-19-2008, 02:25 PM

It started a month and half ago , After I ate about any where up to hour I would feel this bad pain in my right side . at first it wasnt all the time but the pain was stabbing pains and then alot of pressure under my right rib. went and seen a surgeon he said it sounded like a diease gal balbladder before I seen him my regular Doctor had me have a altr sound showed notheing but he sent me to the surgeon and he sent me for ct scan did not show any thing. then the pain started getting worse bloating to where I look like I am going to have twins know thats big, hard to breath over the corse of all the pain in my right side and under my rib and in my right shoulder blade and even under my right side chest cavity and now it is low down on my right side I had been put in the hospital 2 x had another ct scan showed a stone into my gallbladder wall and also I have had a HIDA SCAN, showed my gallbladder is slow on return. The surgeon is doing surgery 31st of this month , he is on vacation and I have had 3 different times have experence really bad pain and felt like i am go to bust, buring in the middel of my stomach and even one after several of hours hurting little off to my left side was even hurting, and that not all over all this I have chronic back pain and bulging disc and nerve damage in my legs and several pain in my hips and so this also has added to more pain . hope this helps