Symptoms of gallstones or more???

[CMorrill]

I am a white 45 yr female overweight 5'9 225lb.
I had pain in lower right side for over a year. My doctor sent me to get a ultrasond they said sis on urtrus had that taken care of. A month later pain came back could not sleep on right side started feeling tired all the time had trouble with having any engery. Went in to check for menopause was told have started by blood test. Missed peiords a few months when I had test was told suger was alittle high and Liver enzyme up cut back on suger when in a mouth later blood test showed suger better but liver still up. I started having more pain on right side was so bad went to ER was worry about liver. Was told in ER had fatty liver and gallstone he said I had a gallballder Disease
NO Fatty foods and get seen on gallballder. I have had more pain off and on more so taken mortin for pain trying to eat a bland diet. Was sent to a Gastroenterology  he ran all kind of test 4 bm test for blood in stool neg. Said I had
1. postprandial nausea, etiology undetemined
2.right-sided upp abdominal discomfort, frequent, etiology not quite clear
3.cholelthiasis
4. fatty lover
5. midly elvated amino transferases possibley related to fatty liver.
6. overweight.
Gallstones are clearlly demonstrated this time, no evidence of cholecystitis or biliary dilatation. barium enema negative. Esophagram negative. Iron panel negative. Hepatitis B and C antibody test negative. Amino transferases were ordered, however not done.

Said I had IBS went to my doctor and told her I don't have that I don't have cramps with eating or Diarrhea, just fatty food make more pain.

I have had some constipation due to pain pill mortin when in pain take flaxseed oil pills for.
More Belching even with water more gas
on bland diet Been having Thrush problems have been taking Acidophilus pills for the Thrush.
In the last week been having headace never had any problems with headace before.
Right shoulder pain off and on
Low engergy been taking B complex it has helped
The gallstones are impacted.
Sweating at night. Sometime when I eat I feel like I am going to throwup but I don't.
The problems with the headace and I have a red face, red forhead
has been latley blood pressuere is good 115/82 pulse good
Bowelmovement everyday as long as I take flaxseed pills
Worry it there is more of a problem or not going to see on the 29 of Nov about getting the gallstones and gallbladder out.
Not been running a fever but I go down not up when sick 95.
a few time I was around that and felt Light headed. Any input will help just wanting for the gallbladder to be taken out.

[Kevin Pho, MD]

Gallbladder disease is certainly high on the list and removing the gallbladder is a reasonable option.

You can also consider upper GI disease like GERD, an ulcer, or inflammation of the upper digestive tract.  An upper endoscopy can rule out these possibilities.

More specialized conditions like gastroparesis can be evaluated with a gastric emptying scan.  With the flushing symptoms, you can also consider carcinoid syndrome, which can be evaluated with a blood test looking for the metabolite 5-HIAA.

These options can be discussed with your personal physician or GI physician.

Followup with your personal physician is essential.

This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice - the information presented is for patient education only. Please see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.

Kevin, M.D.
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[CMorrill]

Add on I forgot I have pain almost all the time more so with foods different trying to stay on bland diet but have family to cook for.

Blood work from ER

WBC   9.0
RBC   5.53 H
HEMOGLOBIN 15.8
HEMATOCRIT 45.0
MCV         81
MCH        28.6
MCHC       35.1
PLATELETS  277
RDW        14.9
MPV        8.3

URINALYSIS
COLOR            STRAW    
CHARACTER        SL CLOUDY
SPECIFIC GRAVITY    NEG
GLUCOSE RA          NEG
BILIRUBIN UA        NEG
KETONES             NEG
OCCULT BLOOD UA     NEG
PH UA               7.0
PROTEIN US          NEG
UROBILINOGEN QUAL   .2000
NITRITE             NEG
LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE  NEG
UA MICROSCOPIC      
CASTA               NONE SEEN
MUCOUS THREADS      RARE
WBC'S URINE         2-5/HPF
RBC'S URINE         FEW
SQUAMOUS EPITHELIAL 5-8/ HPF
BACTERIA URINE      RARE
CRYSTALS            NONE SEEN

CHEMISTRY
SODIUM              140
POTASSIUM           3.5  L
CHLORIDE            104
CO2                 26.9
GLUCOSE, BLOOD      116 H
BUN                  10
CREATININE          0.8
CALCIUM             9.7
BILIRUBIN, TOTAL    0.6
BILIRUBIN, DIRECT   0.0
BILIRUBIN, INDIRECT 0.6
AST (SGOT)          53 H
ALT (SGPT)          82 H
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE 61
LIPASE              28

HEMATOLOGY
NEUTS, AUTO         52
LYMPHS, AUTO        38
MONOS, AUTO          8
EOS, AUTO            2
BASOS, AUTO          0
HGM NOTE          SEE BELOW
MANUAL DIFF       AUTO DIFF
ANISO                1+
MICRFO               1+
SMEAR REVIEW OF SLIDE ARESS WITH ANALYZER COUNT

JUST IN CASE YOU NEEDED IT   THANKS

[Felix'sMum]

Hi there,CMorrill. I'm so sorry you're suffering so much. I am in a similar position...I'm 46, overweight at around 190lbs and have suddenly developed truly chronic pain under my right rib and below my shoulder blade at the back.

It's a horrible pain and is much worse at night, as I'm sure yours is; that is typical of gallstone pain - that it's worse at night. And the fact that you are finding fatty food - ANY food - makes the pain worse is typical also; every time you eat, your gall bladder squeezes to release bile into the digestive system and if it is full of gallstones and distended, well then it's gonna hurt! Because fatty foods need more bile to digest them, so more squeezing is involved = more pain!

If the doctors said that those test results they ran at the hospital are pretty much ok then you can be sure that means your liver and spleen and kidneys are ok. I'm afraid though that you are looking at having the gallbladder removed for sure, I would have thought.

Whilst it is not an emergency surgery and is usually done by 4 keyhole incisions, the fact is that gallstones don't dissolve or get passed out, they just stay and get bigger and if they get too big, well they can rupture the gallbladder and cause infection. Definitely better safe than sorry on this, and have the operation. Like you, I'm waiting for my operation date to come through...I have 6 large stones, each measuring 1" across.

Your headaches might need a little investigation also...although it is possible that they are caused by the fact that your digestive system isn't functioning as well as it should because of the gallbladder situation. I hope very much that your pain gets better not worse and that your operation comes up soon. Hope some of my research on this horrid condition has helped clear up a little of what you're going through...

[Felix'sMum]

...I also wanted to reassure you that it is not always related to being overweight that gallstones form; the received wisdom was always that if you were Fat, Fertile and Forty-plus, then you were a prime candidate for gallstones. My doc says though that lots of people get gallstones, young, old, fat and thin...so don't feel bad about being overweight. Having said that, you and I could both do with losing some pounds as that will not only help our hearts and lungs and cardio-vascular health, it also makes our operation a lot more simple if we aren't carrying too much extra tummy! I am trying to diet but failing dismally so far...!LOL!

[Liquidions]

I have been experiencing gallbladder problems as well with all of the typical symptoms. I've been on a low-fat diet and preparing to have it removed. Recently, I've had a new symptom that doesn't seem to fall into place with the other gallbladder pain: Lower back pain . It's been on either side of my back and seems to hurt evenly on both sides. My question is: Is this related to gallbladder problems  or is kidney pain and gallbladder pain both symptoms of a larger problem. I'm hoping it's just muscle pain

[Felix'sMum]

...that's unlikely to be related to gallbladder problems. The digestive system does not present in that part of the body...your kidneys are a much more likely candidate. Possibly you have a kidney infection which a simple urine dipstick test at your doctor's office would rule out. Get it checked out - you have enough to deal with coping with the gallbladder issues without adding to your burden. Good luck.

[CMorrill]

Thanks for your concern FlexMum I have been to my main Doctor who said it was a mistake to see me there so she has now got me a doctor to take out the gallbaldder I see her at the end of the month so that means close to christmas I will get it out that is ok keeps me form eating to much bad thing now and till chiristmas... eheheheheheeh   Carolyn

[w.s.]

i am about to do a gallstone -liver flush -i have a couple of small stones and im told this will do it-consist of a diet for acouple of weeks and 2 glasses of apple juice per day - no dairy-then final day you dijest epsom salt 2 timews then take a olive oil & grapefruit juice mix- lie down still for 20 minutes and then sleep-in morning two more epson salt glsses and then take the stones out of the toilet after you go- now this was given to me by my doctor-anyone ever had success with this-the reciepe is also on several websites-