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renee214

pain medicine after ERCP

Mild intrahepatic biliary dilation may be chronic. What does this mean?

Firefly68

I recently had a CT Scan due to having abdominal pain for a kidney stone. It had the following note: Gallbladder and bile ducts: Cholec...

HELP NEEDED PLEASE UPPER CENTRAL QUADRANT PAIN

pettyt65

is it possible to have stones in bile ducts even after getting the gallbladder removed I'm having upper central quadrant pains just like ...

Post cholecystectomy (june2021) still upper rt quadrant pain

amerym

I have pain in upper rt quadrant still (post cholecystectomy June 21). CT scan done last wk shows intrahepatic and extrahepatic biliary d...

Is it normal to have bile in my stomach, or is my gastroenterologist lying to me?

Cathy1993

About a year ago, I had my gallbladder removed after I developed gallstones. Shortly after, I started experiencing horrible gastritis. I ...

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CalGal

If the common bile duct is in spasm, or a stent was placed the pain should typically be controlled with use of medications that are non-narcotic based. Narcotic meds are notorious for raising pressure in the ducts of the biliary and can result in more acute discomfort and pain. The docs may suggest a combination of meds that may include specific anti-spasm meds to reduce the pain/discomfort but it may take a few days for the pain discomfort to subside.

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patient915

Welcome to the gastroenterology community! You shouldn't really be having paun after an ERCP. I would recommend talking to your doctor about this,

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