To ask you to describe your gallstones issues please?

[TheVolturi]

I have had sort of upset stomach for over a month now. Crampy upper abdominal pain usually followed by needing the loo. I have been needing a poo up to 4 times a day, always with this pain first. Finally consulted Dr and she's sent a stool sample off, not had results yet. However I have just had a really bad 'attack' of cramps that I can only compare to labour pains, literally took my breath away. Its going away and coming back in waves, just like labour. (definitely not preg) seems to be coming from upper abdomen and radiating down through my whole stomach. I have been on the loo to try and ease it but even though I've had loose bowel movements twice now it's not eased it at all.
Waiting on Dr ringing me but tempted to go and get seen urgently?

Similar experience as pp where gallstones had caused pancreatitis which caused all sorts of issues. Bloods would validate as enzymes would be up and liver will be involved in the battle too. Was a trip to A&e and surgery to remove gall bladder.

Appreciate it could still be an infection but I'm surprised they haven't orders blood for upper ab pain.

Go to A&e if you have to when DH is home. Pancreatitis can be dangerous.

Might be worth looking at gastritis, OP.

Do you have a sensitive stomach in general @TheVolturi? We have a (pretty gross!) saying amongst the women in my family; "When the bottom falls out of your world, the world falls out of your bottom!". It means whenever anything upsets one of us physically (even if it is in no way related to the digestive system) or emotionally, the bowels respond by turning poo liquid, which must then try to escape your bottom at a hundred miles an hour!

Whenever I (or my DM or DSis) have something physically wrong with us, our digestive tracts go "Oh, we're having a bad day, eh? Right chaps; action stations, time for all foreign matter to exit the body, go-go-go!"

Perhaps the issue is gallstones, and the diarrhea is a red herring? Whatever the issue, it sounds incredibly painful and horribly inconvenient - especially with your DH away and you being the sole carer for your DC. I hope you get a diagnosis and resolution very soon.

@BetsyBigNose yes I do. I have had lots of Dr's appointments over the years due to stomach issues, going back 20 years I would say. I definitely have kidney pain though now one sided, and the fact that they've sent my urine off to be analysed is a worry, but perhaps I've got too dehydrated after having bowel issues for so long? I do have history of kidney issues but the last problem with them was actually 20 years ago, a bad 6 months of constant infections and then disappeared. I really don't know what to think and I'm so worried. No one seems to be in a rush to help! If I did go to A&E if the pain starts up again, would they actually scan me, or would I be told to go to the gp?

I had my gallbladder removed a few years ago, after collapsing at home & being rushed to hospital by ambulance. The pain was in the middle of my chest & felt like it was going straight through to my back, in between my shoulder blades - not in my stomach at all. (Your gallbladder is quite high up, on your right side, sort of underneath your breast.)

Has anyone had lightheadedness with gallstones? I don’t know if it’s that or my antidepressants!

Two episodes this year, April and July, very painful, feeling sick, awful belly and back pain. Low fat diet advised. On waiting list for surgery.

@TheVolturi I know this post is old but did you ever get to the bottom of your symptoms? I have the same thing which you describe here.

Update, had surgery last Saturday and now feeling almost back to normal. It was day surgery, nothing to be worried about.