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Talk to me about your gallbladder

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Caerulea · 11/05/2024 11:06

So I had some kind of insane pain attack the night before last, posted here at the time -
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5072067-help-kidney-beans-trying-to-kill-me?reply=135151099

Much consensus that it sounded like gallbladder pain but some sympathising with trapped wind (burps). Booked in for colonoscopy in two weeks & the nurse seemed to think the attack sounded gallbladder related too.

Today, still got a bad stomach - diarrhea & burps & discomfort around my diaphragm. Scared to eat (low-fat Greek yoghurt & stewed apricots only yesterday) & trying a dry muffin now. No nausea or anything, everything going down. But I've still got the gripping pain in the middle/upper back, beneath by bra strap & above the bottom of my ribs. It feels like a hand around my spine.

Does this sound right for gallbladder issues? Should I be pushing in the meantime for that to be looked at?

HELP! Kidney beans trying to kill me! | Mumsnet

I'm in desperate need of trapped burp remedies. I'm under investigation for IBS (& all the other things) & made the stupid mistake of eating (...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5072067-help-kidney-beans-trying-to-kill-me?reply=135151099

OP posts:
LAURAPAX · 11/05/2024 11:11

This does very much sound like gallbladder / gallstones attack. I had the same thing last year had three attacks (one a week) and the pain was awful. I don’t fit the profile of having gallstones but I am so lucky my doctor recognised and I had a scan straight away after a A&E visit for the pain. Get yourself a scan to see if they can see gallstones. I had to have my gallbladder removed two weeks later. Look after yourself and hope you get it sorted soon x