Sudden vomiting and back pain

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Has just come on in the last hour ... d&v with middle back pain and discomfort under ribs. Does this sound like kidney trouble? I've been fine all weekend till now. Negative covid test.

And if it is kidney trouble, will it go away by itself?

OH had lots of extreme back pain followed by throwing up, he felt better after throwing up, turned out to be gall stones.

I was going to say gallstones too from the sounds of it.

I was going to stay gallstones. I get incredible pain under the ribs and in my back, can hand on heart say worse than childbirth, and vomiting due to the cramping. An attack can last anywhere from 15 minutes to several hours.

Definitely like when I had gallstones

I had this last night, currently waiting to have my gallbladder out as I have gallstones.
Generally lasts about 5/6 hours for me and I'm convinced I'm having a heart attack 😱🙈

And yes, worse than childbirth for me too. Awful pain, I feel for you.

I'm throwing gallstones into the ring too ....

Sudden severe pain with vomiting that's not relieved by OTC painkillers needs to be assessed by a professional. I'd either give out of hours a call or go to the nearest walk-in.

I don't think I've ever had gallstones. Will they get better without treatment and how long will it take?

If it is gallstones then the only definitive treatment is surgery to remove your gallbladder. It's fairly straightforward (day case usually) and low risk but they'd discuss that with you if it is gallstones.

Could also be a kidney stone. Having been lucky enough to have both kidney stones and gall stones, kidney stones IME are much more painful and are around your lower back, whereas gallstone pain is much higher up. Gallstones were very sore but not excruciating; kidney stones my DH had to call an ambulance as I was screaming in pain. Worse than labour!

In case it is kidney stones, drink as much water as you can manage to try flush it out!

Sounds gallbladder related to me (nurse)

I thought gallstones too as soon as I read your title. It's awful.

Once you've got them they won't get better unfortunately, although you can go a while between attacks if you're careful with your diet (not the best time of year for that!)

Weirdly Buscopan helped me a bit when I was waiting for surgery...

Oh... I was thinking of your heart.

Definitely gallbladder, could be infected/inflamed?

When I had kidney failure I had vomiting that increased in frequency over a week until I couldn't keep anything down but absolutely no pain at all.

I believe kidney stones are very painful though.

Not necessarily gallstones may be sphincter of Oddi isues or pancreatiris

Just been sick again and another bout of diarrhoea. Do gallstones cause diarrhoea then? There's a constant ache in the centre of my upper stomach too although having the D&V seems to have alleviated the pressure a little. I've now got a hot water bottle pressed to my back. It doesn't feel heart related.

Another gallstone vote - hopefully the pain subsides soon OP but get a GP referral for an ultrasound

You need proper medical advice, OP.

It could be gallstones, it could be your heart, it could be pancreatitis, it could be a hundred things in-between but the symptoms you have described need assessment by a medic not the Chat board on MN.

Sounds like infected gallstones. Had this 4vyears ago and had gall bladder removed

Sounds like gallstones but because it can easily cause pancreatitis and the 2 get mixed up, and this is your first attack please go to hospital.

Gosh if it is gallstones that must be very painful. However I had similar with food poisoning. The pain was coming from trapped air, as my stomach was so empty from 20+ trips to the loo and throwing up. It was in my whole chest, not just stomach.
Please see a doctor OP