I have a gallbladder question.

[cleo29]

Ok, when I was pregnant I got a couple really painful bouts of gas that was mainly on my right side and went up through to my shoulder. A few times I was not even able to stand up straight due to the pain.

I was told it's just pg gas, no big whoop.

Well, I have still get the painful gas, not as bad as when i was pregnant, but I still feel it on my right side and up through my shoulder, kind of under my collar bone.

I know, I know I sound awful lately.

[studytime45]

"Normal" non-gallbladder related gas can still cause pain up through your back and shoulders, I think. I've had that before. I've also had a gallbladder attack, and it was much MUCH worse pain, with vomitting, and I passed out.

Maybe take some gas-X and see if it helps?

[momnteach]

When I had gallstones, it would typically flare up at night and keep me up all night. It was extremely painful and right under my ribcage on my right hand side. My friend also had gallstones and her back would hurt. She did not have any pain in the front. It was one of the most miserable things I have been through. I was so relieved when my gallbladder was finally removed!

[cleo29]

OK. I need to go a GP for a physical and I am just trying to make notes on what I should mention.

[So_Fetch]

When I get gallbladder attacks I (tmi) feel like if I could just pass gas or poop I'll feel better (except it doesn't make me feel better). It definitely goes into my back and shoulder. The fix for me was to take a magnesium tablet with a glass of water - wait 30 minutes and drink a cup of black coffee. If I did that i could stop it off within an hour or so. If not, it would keep me up for 5+ hours. If it's gall bladder you may still feel residual pain after the "attack" is over.

[justdance]

When I had gallbladder attacks, it was the worst pain I had ever felt in my life. It was so bad that I was rolling around on the couch crying, and my roommate had to call an ambulance. I had my gallbladder taken out the next day. I still get phantom pain, but I am so glad I had the surgery. I also got some back and shoulder pain from my gallbladder, so it's possible that your pain is gallbladder related. Try and stay away from spicy foods. Tortilla soup set off the worst gallbladder attack for me.

[Deleted]

Was it after a fatty meal?

[Deleted]

My gallbladder attacks felt nothing like gas. The pain was higher than my intestines - above my belly button maybe a few inches. The pain was a weird, churning pain - more like nausea or an ache/cramp than a sharp or stabbing pain. It is hard to describe, but is the worst pain I've ever felt in my life. I would go between rolling up in a ball on the couch to pacing around. I had hydrocodone left over from a recent surgery, and started taking this during the attacks. It would only slightly dull the pain. It was hell.

Less than a month after getting my gallbladder out, I had a pain in my intestines that felt like horrible gas. It was weird, because I felt intense pressure and sharp pain just like gas, but could not pass gas at all (TMI, I know). By the next morning, the pain was so bad that it was hard to stand up straight, so I was walking hunched over. Long story short, I ended up having an unnecessary appendectomy and it turned out to be an infection in my intestines. It was a bad infection, and took a week in the hospital on iv antibotics and then another couple of weeks on oral antibiotics to clear it up. There was talk in the hospital about removing the infected part of my intestines, so thank God I didn't have to deal with that.

I don't think you would feel gallbladder pain up to your collar bone, although you can see by our descriptions that the pain presents itself differently in people. Being on the right side could mean your appendix, although I don't know if pain related to your appendix would come and go. I would definitely see your doctor about the pain, though. An ultrasound is what they would use to see if you have gallstones, and a CT would determine if you have appendicitis or some type of infection causing the pain.

[gault]

Just want to say good luck with however it turns out. I had my gallbladder out in 2008 - fatty food did it for me, before the surgery. Balled up in pain for hours.