Liver Pain Vs. Gallbladder Inflammation? Posted: 09-03-05 14:36pm
About 5 days ago I started having pain in
a localized spot beneath my right ribcage.
The first couple of days the entire area
felt sore to the touch with sharp pain in
one spot. I've been researching
gallbladder, pancreas, ibs, and liver...So
far gallbladder seems to be the most
likely cause.The pain is less than before
and only when I press my abdomen in a
specific spot now. I had heard
gallbladder attacks would double you over
in pain, my is moderate. Also, if it's
gallbladder how long can it be inflamed
before I need medical care. I have no
insurance. The pain is less than before
and only when I press my abdomen in a
specific spot now. I had heard
gallbladder attacks would double you over
in pain, my is moderate. Could it be the
liver instead? What would the symptoms be
in that case. I'm not jaundiced. Thanks
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Posted: 09-03-05 20:56pm
The liver seldom hurts. It would have to
be something really serious to cause the
liver to increase it's size and
hurt...It's the only time when it does. I
don't think it's your case. Try to feel
your liver under the rib cage in the right
side during inspiration. If you will feel
it and it's limit is sharp than it is
normal....If you can't feel it then it is
probably ok. If you feel it swollen than
it is not good.
As for your pain, it could be bile
calculi.
" also, if it's gallbladder how long can
it be inflamed before I need medical
care"...Well, that depends on how lucky
you are. It could become severe, but it
is more likely to go chronic. But if you
do have bile calculi, then they are your
main problem. However, you must know that
living with an infection is not
recommended at all, you should see a
doctor but if you say you have no
insurance, then you know best.
Good luck!
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KellyR
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Posted: 09-03-05 21:06pm
I said it could be calculi because they
usually cause inflammation of the bladder.
They hurt the mucosa over and over again
if they move,they may even go down from
the bladder.
Moreover, could you specify the exact spot
where it hurts?
Does anyone know what the symptoms of
"chroniic gallbladder inflammation" are?
I have had the u.R.Q. Irritation for 3 or
4 years with accompanying nausea &
bloating. Does this sound like it?
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jeritxam
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Liver Posted: 07-03-07 14:16pm
Gallbladder pain is constant and
miserable. You will feel it in the upper
right hand side of your abdomen and below
your right shoulder blade, in your back.
It can last anywhere from a few minutes to
hours. I had mine removed years ago but
will never forget the pain.
Now I am having the same pain in the same
area and my liver is tender to the touch.
I keep getting colonoscopies and g.i.
doctors telling me different things but no
set diagnosis. Sometimes the pain gets
out of control to where I am crying. It
has nothing to do with meals as it starts
when I rise out of bed in the morning and
gets worse during the day. Alleve,
Ibuprophen and other otc meds aren't
working anymore so I just suck it up until
I get home and can lie down. Can anyone
suggest what is wrong? I am sick of g.i.
doctors that tell me it's my diet or it's
ulcerative colitis or crohn's or Not....
It hurts and making me miserable.
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Re: Liver Posted: 07-11-07 16:48pm
jeritxam
wrote:
Gallbladder pain is constant
and miserable. You will feel it in the
upper right hand side of your abdomen and
below your right shoulder blade, in your
back. It can last anywhere from a few
minutes to hours. I had mine removed
years ago but will never forget the pain.
Now I am having the same pain in the same
area and my liver is tender to the touch.
I keep getting colonoscopies and g.i.
doctors telling me different things but no
set diagnosis. Sometimes the pain gets
out of control to where I am crying. It
has nothing to do with meals as it starts
when I rise out of bed in the morning and
gets worse during the day. Alleve,
Ibuprophen and other otc meds aren't
working anymore so I just suck it up until
I get home and can lie down. Can anyone
suggest what is wrong? I am sick of g.i.
doctors that tell me it's my diet or it's
ulcerative colitis or crohn's or Not....
It hurts and making me
miserable.
Oh dear, this sounds decidedly awful. I
have experienced a pain similar to the one
which you describe. In my case it is
Spasm of the Sphincter of Oddi/Biliary
Dyskenesia. It is very similar to the
gall bladder pain I had prior to the
cholycystectomy, but I almost think this
is worse. I, too have become bitter and
somewhat distrustful of doctors. You
might suggest this diagnosis to your
physicians and see what they say, but many
of them are often doubtful that this
condition is as prevalent as it seems to
be, and diagnosing it has it's own set of
side effects to watch out for. have they
done any liver function tests (blood
tests) when you are feeling this way? If
you are having a liver/bile duct issue,
your enzymes could be elevated. For me,
I went the acupuncture route, and it has
truly made all the difference to me.
Please see the sticky under "suporter
introduction".
