Hello there,
In the past year I was diagnosed with gallstones. I've never had any symptoms associated with typical gallstone attacks and so I was content just to let the situation rest, without considering surgery (I'm not a fan of having unnecessary surgery if I can help it). However, over the past two days I've had two bowel movements where the stools are very pale in colour, almost white. Since I know this can be a symptom of the bile duct being blocked by a gallstone, I have some idea of why this is happening.
My question is, if my bile duct is blocked by a gall stone, why do I not have any pain? I have no pain after eating and no abdominal or back pain that would tell me this is going on. Is it possible to have a bile duct blocked without any pain?
Thanks for your time and advice.