Pressure under right rib - gallbladder?

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For the last couple of months I've been getting a weird pressure sensation under my right rib, particularly when I bend over or sit down. It's not painful, it feels just like a baby kicking, or sort of like a small ball or something is wedged there? It's not constant - happens for a couple of days then nothing, then again a few weeks later.

I'm 47, perimeno and have a big 10cm fibroid. I've had a rough year and put on nearly a stone in weight and my diet has been pretty rubbish due to stress.

At first I thought maybe the fibroid was pushing into stuff, but that's on the left not the right. And then I wondered if it was just extra fat rolls getting in the way, but I'm 5'9" and 11 stone so while I'm heavier than I'm used to, I'm still a normal BMI/not obese.

Google suggests if it's gallbladder I'd be in a fair amount of pain, but I'm really not. The pressure is uncomfy/annoying but nothing more.

I've got a GPs appt in a couple of weeks to discuss, but want to be prepared - has anyone had similar symptoms with gallstones where it's more pressure than pain?

It could be gallstones, could be muscular as it changes with movement stones tend to just be intermittent until the get stuck, then you’d know about.

The other things in that area the bowel loops around so could be impacted stool, it could be liver and it could be a stomach ulcer issue. The GP should run bloods to get look for liver changes and just rule out pancreatic issues, then if it’s needed an ultrasound would show stones, and then an MRI if it’s ongoing and more bloods.

Are You burping belching and passing wind as well when it hurts?

Hi - thanks for replying. No belching and burping and it doesn't hurt, at all, it's just a sensation of pressure, almost a strong tickling/squeezing feeling?

I do struggle with bloating but that's very cyclical and much worse around ovulation and doesn't occur alongside this weird feeling, the two don't seem to be linked.

I'm trying to keep a track of whether it flares up with certain foods as I assume if it did that would make it more likely to be gallbladder related?

I am getting this OP. Like you say, not a pain as such, more a discomfort. I feel like i need to sit up straighter.

I have had this since 2022, on and off. This Jan it got worse and since July I have had a horrible stomach ache. Am off to the Same Day Emergency Clinic tomorrow as GP was supposed to refer me to General Surgery in Jan and forgot/sent to wrong team/messed up somehow. I am 99% sure it is gallbladder related but will be nice to have it confirmed and a plan of some sorts made.

So for 4 years it was just an on and off dull ache and feeling of something there and has gradually got more painful.

I've had mine for about 20 years, had all the tests/gallbladder out/24 hour pH tests/tubes down throats/up nose/yada yada yada and one doctor in France diagnosed me as Cyriax, which is slipping rib syndrome. So basically one or more ribs wiggles about if I do hard gardening or lifting or lots of driving and sticks into various organs.

@Abouteffingtime Yes, this is what it's like! Almost like a roll of flab is in the way, even though it's not!

@CrowsInMyGarden sorry they've stuffed up the referral - my local hospital "lost" my gynae recall paperwork for 18 months during which time my fibroid got too big for non-surgical options, I was so cross. Fingers crossed they can at least confirm if it is your gall bladder for you.

@Shedmistress weirdly I was diagnosed with chostocondrisis years ago which is rib related, so will mention that to the GP see if they're connected

I can assure you if it's your gallbladder you will know, you can feel very ill for a while with small pain flare-ups then whoop your being rushed into hospital for emergency surgery with excruciating pain which happened me last Thursday. I've been going to Dr since February about this pain getting worse and worse but they tried alsorts nothing changed. Then two weeks ago I went back as my skin was going yellow quite quickly and I had an all over weird rash that I couldn't put down to excma,chicken pox and again I was told try steroids. Finally last Thursday morning after a night of pain it suddenly went so bad I got dh to ring ambulance and 3 hours later I had had my gallbladder bladder removed...They said it had already started to burst hence why I was going a jaundice colour and the rash which apparently not many get...No joke within 24hours apart from the op pain I started to feel so much better myself again and already the rash has disappeared and yellow skin gone...I just don't get how it took so long to sort