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Have gall stones advice please feel so nauseous

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nomadwantshome · 15/04/2011 16:59

Couple of weeks ago had bad pain in lower right abdomen and nausea, went to gps who thought it might be appendicitis sent to hozzie. Wasn't that but they couldn't get a me a scan and discharged me. Then I was waking in the night with awful nausea. It came and went during the day especially after eating.

Then had a scan on out patients which showed gall stones. She said it wasn't the cause of the pain in the abdomen but it's just weird that it all happened like that. Now I'm just constantly feeling sick. I have to force myself to eat and have started to lose weight already.

Any experiences anyone? Feel like a right old women. Btw my db has had his gall baldder out with polyps, infection and the like.

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CalamityKate · 15/04/2011 17:06

My gallstone pain is in the upper right abdomen, and doesn't really make me feel sick as such.

It's possible to have gallstones with little/no symptoms, so it might be that the gallstones AREN'T what's causing your nausea. I'd go back to the GP.

pigpog · 16/04/2011 00:24

Totally agree with calamitykate, except when I had gallstone attacks I was very nauseous.

Gallstone pain is always upper right abdomen radiating to the shoulder blades isn't it? The gallbladder is in the upper right area of the abdomen so I don't think it would be causing you pain in the lower area.

I would definitely go to the GP again. Not wanting to eat etc isn't good at all, you need to find out why.

Hope you feel better soon.

Pheebe · 16/04/2011 09:12

Nomad, symptoms sound like gallstone-related to me. I felt sick all the time and couldn't eat either. However, turned out the stones were blocking the bile duct and I was going into liver failure. Not saying this is whats going on with you but rather making the point that having gallstones is not something you can just ignore.

You've had a scan which is good. What is the plan now? What advice have you received. Has an op been suggested?

You need to go back to the GP now and make a plan. Gallstones don't (usually) just go away. You will need some sort of intervention at some point. Might as well be sooner rather than later when you might be sicker.

nomadwantshome · 17/04/2011 09:14

Gulp! I asked the radiographer what would happen now and she didn't know! She said she would write up the report. I'll get an appointment with the gp and go from there. The nausea is starting to hack me off!

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Pheebe · 17/04/2011 14:47

Make an appointment tomorow and get them to prescribe some antisickness pills. That way at least you can eat until they get the report and can make some decisions.

Am36butfeel66 · 17/04/2011 20:43

I also recommend getting anti sickness medication. There are quite a few available, so if one doesn't work for you, you could try another one.

With your diet, avoid all fatty foods, cream, butter, spreads, cheese etc at the moment to see if that helps. Change to a 1% milk or skimmed if you can take it. You may find that by not eating fatty foods that the nausea is helped.
I have chronic nausea caused by gall bladder motility dysfunction, so I know how horrible long term nausea is.

For me I wear the anti-sickness travel bands around each wrist..they are sold for travel sickness, but I have found them a real help with the nausea.
Always try and eat something, as having an empty stomach can also make nausea symptoms worse. I find when I am at my worse that dry cereal that I munch on helps too. Frosties are my favourite, as they are sugary and help to keep my energy levels up when the nausea makes eating a problem. Eat small amounts regularly.

Ginger in whatever from you can eat it is a natural antiemetic. I drink a ginger cordial or ginger tea.

Eating dry toast also helps me.

Jellies and any fat free foods are good, although at times I cannot bear the texture of fat free yogurt as my brain still feels it is creamy and makes me feel sick..even though it is fat free.

I am prescribed cyclizine (Valoid), and ondansatron (zofran) from my gp for the nausea which I take regularly. I find if I go a day without taking some sort of medication that my nausea makes it impossible to eat, but if I take the tablets I can eat. The nausea doesn't fully go away for me due to my condition, but tablets and the above suggestions help me to live.

Hope that the dr has some help for you. You can buy Buscopan at a chemist which is good for gall bladder nausea as it helps to make the transit of bile a bit smoother. I find it also helps with pain too in bowel/ gall bladder as my condition causes a slot of pain too.

Good luck, nausea is awful... At least during pregnancy you know there will be an end to it!!...

nomadwantshome · 20/04/2011 10:03

Thanks all. There are some good suggestions here. I have noticed that if I don't eat it makes it worse. I'm trying soya milk ATM and that seems ok. My nausea has improved quite alot but I'm not back to normal yet. I've only been eating food that is simple and that helps alot and I've been avoiding dairy so maybe that's why I'm feeling better.

I find Ginger too acidic for me if I drink it as a tea but I have been using it alot in my cooking.

I've lost my appetite for bread and haven't really been having that of late. I'm guessing your body tells you which foods to avoid as I'm a cheese aholic and I don't want to touch the stuff ATM. I can only stomach chicken now. Am off tea but I still have a few cups!

I phoned the gp yesterday and they said it's nothing to do with them, I'll have to find out which doctor I was under at the hospital and go from there. Really helpful thanks!

Btw am36 ive posted on some of your threads, are you still at your mums?

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Am36butfeel66 · 20/04/2011 21:46

Your gp's secretary should be able to tell you what consultant you were under at the hospital, and then you can contact him/her yourself to arrange to get another appointment. But really your gp should actually do all this for you. Your gp could write a letter to the consultant explaining your problems at the moment and request an appointment. Your gp sounds lovely btw....!!?!?

It is amazing the way our bodies speak to us...I know that there are days when I couldn't even walk past the pudding section in M+S as I would feel sick...whereas other days I would feel ok to eat a tiny bit of ice cream (I shouldn't actually eat the ice cream at all.. But needs must :)

Yes I am still with my mum, and will be permanently unfortunately as I cannot work out how to pay rent on sonewhere, sort out childcare, and work shift work so that I could live on my own again...it is easier to live with mum, and pay her the rent and she is then around to look after my dd when nursery closes etc, as I mainly work evening shifts or night shifts. Thanks for asking btw...:)

I hope you get some help soon.

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