posted 05-18-2002 05:21 AM            

If you are having back pain and pain in your upper belly, then this could be gallbladder related. Are you having trouble eating fatty or spicy food?

posted 05-23-2002 01:36 PM            

I've always had troulbe with fatty or spicy foods. SPicy foods gear up my GERD and fatty foods sometimes make my stomach hurt. I have, in the past, been on tagamet, donnatol, previcid, not all at the same time, but it may be something I need to look at again.

posted 05-24-2002 05:34 AM            

Yes, it sounds reasonable. I have problems with eating spicy and fatty food and eating too much fat makes my belly hurt too, so I keep away from it.

Anyway, hope your labs and USS come back ok.

Good luck and keep us posted?

Take care

posted 06-04-2002 10:04 AM            

Your Doctor's advice sounds good. Often if you let gallstones sit around, especially if you are having symptoms they could become trapped in your bile duct causing more problems. I had my gallbladder removed last Oct. went will 3 tiny scars. The biggest pain is the gas they trap in your abdomen, but it reapsorbs in a couple of days. I also would suggest having a intraoperative cholangiogram will in surgery. They can see if a stone is in your bile duct and hopefully remove it will your asleep.

Hope this helps,

posted 06-15-2002 06:17 PM            

Sounds like you need to try taking a little more exercise, if you don't already. You could also try improving your posture whilst sitting.

Arnica is very good to take to get rid of that bruised feeling you said you had.

posted 06-16-2002 07:27 PM            

Amen to the over 40 thing! I think I've spent more time with the Dr in the past 3 years than in the previous 40. Especially with digestive problems. It looks like I have to give up alcohol, caffeine and carbonated beverages. At least I seem to feel better when I stay away from thos things.

By the way, does anyone ever get shoulder pain in addition to other symptoms? I'm not sure it's related becuase I too sit behind a computer all day at a desk and it may be muscle related. When I use FlexAll it seems to help. Just curious. Thanks.

posted 06-17-2002 06:38 AM            

It is not unusual to find that cutting out caffeine, fizzy drinks and alcohol will all help your stomach. I too have cut out all fizzy drinks, have drastically cut my alcohol intake and caffeine and my stomach is a lot better as a result.

I too have neck and shoulder pain. If you work at a computer for most of the day, then it is most likely to be muscular tension. However, my thought is that a lot of people carry tension in their neck and shoulders and sometimes this tension can also be transferred to your stomach. If you neck and shoulders are bad, then your stomach could be too. I find that if I get tense or stressed, sometimes my stomach is quite tense too and this causes general pain and a bad stomach. I also have should and neck pain too. Basically, you just have to realise and try to relax.

You may benefit from taking a break from the computer and doing some slow neck exercises. Circular motions and the same with the shoulders. Also whilst sitting, maybe undo a belt or tight clothing and really let your belly relax too. This is really useful in avoiding a lot of belly ache that you might get otherwise.

posted 06-17-2002 01:28 PM            

Just to be on the safe side, I'm going to see my GP today and ask about the symptoms. I've also been on a water pill, hydrochloro-something, and my stomach hasn't been the same since I started it. A fews years back, I took Prilosec for Gastritis and almost passed out so I think I have a very sensitive stomach. I'm sure the medication is not helping.