Something in your esophagus, or a hiatial hernia, could cause these kinds of symptoms also, including gallbladder. My husbands family has this thing in their esophagus that feels like it is closing off and he cannot swallow. Like a spasm. Especially with dry foods. He looks like he is choking to death but eventually gets it down. His sister and dad had surgery to correct it.

With the repeated throwing up this esophagus spasm, could be a big possibility. I think to find this they have to send a scope down your throat. I dont know what the test is called. To find hernia also, the scope or the upper .G.I, test. Hope they find the problem so you can get better.

Do what your doctor is recommending. He's ordering the ultrasound first because it's totally non-invasive and a very good way to check for gallstones, which are the most common gallbladder problem. Have that test done, see how it turns out, and then follow whatever steps your doctor orders. Sounds like he's approaching this very sensibly.

Also, you don't have to fit the common profile to have galbladder problems. I'm only 28 and in fairly decent shape. But i've been having gallbladder problems for the past 12 years. My surgery is next week.

first off, congrats on overcoming your eating disorder! That's something to be proud of! As far as your current problem goes, I think you should let your Dr. Do the ultrasound. It is painless and will let you know if you have gall stones. That's the first step...As for me, my ultrasound came out normal but my problems (very similar to yours) persisted. That's when my Dr. Ordered a hida-scan. It's not a great experience, but is tolerable...Mainly boring laying there very still for so long while you're being scanned. With the last injection, there is some cramping but it doesn't last too aweful long. The hida scan is how I found out that my gall bladder is in fact dieased, yet I don't have gall stones. My Dr. Said that only 5% of peole with gall bladder disease don't have gall stones. The ultrasound itself is checking for stones so that's why mine came back to be normal. Anyway, I hope this offers you some help. Whether you meet the "requirements" for gall bladder disease or not, (which I don't either) you may still have it. It's better to be checked either way. Best of luck to you! My surgery is going to be done as soon as my insurance gives the okay.
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I did not think I fit the m/o either. I had to have gallbladder surgery this past april. At the age of 33, I weighed in at 97 pounds...& I exercised (still do) 3/5 days a week. I just could not except that it was my gb, but my poor gallbladder was diseased with long standing inflammation & adhesion's all over it, but no stones. I had been nauseated on almost a daily basis for 3/4 years, without knowing what was wrong, before the pain & gallbladder attacks kicked in. Feel better now then I have in years & am at a healthy 107 pounds.



Sorry to say you very well could have something going on with your gallbladder. I've known of some in their early 20 who've had to have it removed. I would definitely go ahead with the tests.




Feel better soon,
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Hi,im 27,female, and ive have been having exactly the same problems for 8 months now, I get a lot of pain and discomfort in my sternum/breastbone, and also just below it. When I eat, mostly when I have dinner in the evenings my food doesnt always feel like it is going down properly, it sits halfway down for a while and it feels like I need to burp and it will all come back up. Quite often I burp up watery stuff, sometimes sick and sometimes the food ive just eaten, not huge amounts but enough, and its not very nice! I also sometimes get a really heavy feeling in the bottom of my chest? Im always burping, I never used to and its really embarresing sometimes! Ive been to my gp and ive been on nexium for 6 months although it hasnt really helped. Ive had a barium swallow and that didnt show anything, my gp sent me to a consultant and he then sent me for an endoscopy examination, this also didnt show anything? Im waiting for a follow up appointment to see where I go from here? I know this information doesnt help you much but dont get your hopes up that an endoscopy will show the cause of the problem because it may not,as I found out, I hope you find an answer soon though because these symptoms are horrible and I sympathise with you having them as I to have been very uncomfortable for a long time now, with no answer for it? Good luck!

I too have suffered from all these problems and gone through all the tests including enodoscopy. Docts and specialsist found nothing ....finally my friend sent me to her nutritionist and she gave me some probiotics and digestive enzimes......THAT FIRST DAY I TOOK THE ENZIMES I ATE WITH NO DISCOMFORT AT ALL....I HIGHLY suggest go to see a nutritionist and talk to them about enzimes. They are winderful and ALL NATURAL and less expensive than RX medicine that as we all know has its side effects.

I also have all these symptoms and some additional ones such as diarrhea and all over abdominal pain. I just recently found out that I have a dysfunctional gallbladder which is known to cause many of these symptoms it's only functioning at 20%. As to whether this is causing all my symptoms or yours for that matter I do not know. And I am still left in the air as to remove it or not because I do not have some of the classic symptoms such as right quadrant pain. Also my ultra sound was normal twice, I was really surprised when they found this test to be abnormal because they have tested for everything and found nothing.