Where is the gallbladder pain felt?
Common Symptom: Pain A gallbladder attack usually causes a sudden gnawing pain that gets worse. You may feel it in the upper right or center of your belly, in your back between your shoulder blades, or in your right shoulder. You might also vomit or have nausea.
How do I know if my pain is from my gallbladder?
Symptoms
- Sudden and rapidly intensifying pain in the upper right portion of your abdomen.
- Sudden and rapidly intensifying pain in the center of your abdomen, just below your breastbone.
- Back pain between your shoulder blades.
- Pain in your right shoulder.
- Nausea or vomiting.
What can be mistaken for gallbladder pain?
Are there other conditions that mimic gallbladder pain?
- Gallbladder cancer. Gallbladder cancer can cause abdominal pain, itching, bloating, and fever.
- Appendicitis.
- Heart attack.
- Pancreatitis.
- Ulcers.
- Inflammatory bowel diseases.
- Gastroenteritis.
- Kidney stones.
What are the first signs of a bad gallbladder?
Symptoms of gallbladder problems include: Pain in the mid- or upper-right section of the abdomen: Most of the time, gallbladder pain comes and goes. Nausea or vomiting: Any gallbladder problem may cause nausea or vomiting. Fever or shaking chill: This signals an infection in the body.
How can I Help my gallbladder pain?
Some patients who have had one or two gallstone attacks may elect to avoid treatment. Pain during an acute gallstone attack is often treated with morphine. Medical treatments include lithotripsy ( shock waves). The definitive treatment is gallbladder removal surgery (and/or the obstructing gallstones).
What causes severe pain after gallbladder surgery?
Acute pancreatitis, which rarely develops after gallbladder removal, can cause dull pain in the upper middle or left abdomen, nausea, vomiting and fever [6]. Other common causes of right upper abdominal pain include muscle strain, trapped wind, peptic ulcer, pleurisy and congestive heart failure with an enlarged liver.