Heartburn/Indigestion/Gallstones?

[coltsfan715]

The stones don't really go anywhere. Just because the pain is gone just means that you haven't done anything to irritate the situation.

I had similar symptoms to what you are describing that increased in severity (and a few more symptoms added like vommiting, itching feet - yes THAT is a sign of gallstone/gallbladder attacks). I at times felt like I was either going to suffocate or just die.

My attacks were misdiagnosed as anxiety attacks for oh .... 2 years. The attacks hit very sporadically until the months before I had surgery and around the time I was diagnosed as having a "nonfunctioning" gallbladder (which in fact just turned out to be a gallbladder jam packed full of gallstones.

Alot of the time the attacks would hit late at night or wake me up from sleep.

Also to add - yes some types of food will kick start an attack, but I will say I was not that way. I could eat anything it didn't matter sometimes I would get an attack sometimes not. It wasn't until a few months before my surgery to remove my gallbladder that I realized when I drank soda I had an attack within 1-2 hours. When I refrained from soda I had no attacks. I went a week no soda no attacks - decided to have a coke with some popcorn was in the bathroom an hour later sick as a dog. I stopped drinking soda for the next 2 months until my surgery and did not have another attack.

So my point to that is it MAY be food but also look at what you are drinking.

I hope you figure out the problem.

Take Care
Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

The stones don't really go anywhere. Just because the pain is gone just means that you haven't done anything to irritate the situation.

I had similar symptoms to what you are describing that increased in severity (and a few more symptoms added like vommiting, itching feet - yes THAT is a sign of gallstone/gallbladder attacks). I at times felt like I was either going to suffocate or just die.

My attacks were misdiagnosed as anxiety attacks for oh .... 2 years. The attacks hit very sporadically until the months before I had surgery and around the time I was diagnosed as having a "nonfunctioning" gallbladder (which in fact just turned out to be a gallbladder jam packed full of gallstones.

Alot of the time the attacks would hit late at night or wake me up from sleep.

Also to add - yes some types of food will kick start an attack, but I will say I was not that way. I could eat anything it didn't matter sometimes I would get an attack sometimes not. It wasn't until a few months before my surgery to remove my gallbladder that I realized when I drank soda I had an attack within 1-2 hours. When I refrained from soda I had no attacks. I went a week no soda no attacks - decided to have a coke with some popcorn was in the bathroom an hour later sick as a dog. I stopped drinking soda for the next 2 months until my surgery and did not have another attack.

So my point to that is it MAY be food but also look at what you are drinking.

I hope you figure out the problem.

Take Care
Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

The stones don't really go anywhere. Just because the pain is gone just means that you haven't done anything to irritate the situation.

I had similar symptoms to what you are describing that increased in severity (and a few more symptoms added like vommiting, itching feet - yes THAT is a sign of gallstone/gallbladder attacks). I at times felt like I was either going to suffocate or just die.

My attacks were misdiagnosed as anxiety attacks for oh .... 2 years. The attacks hit very sporadically until the months before I had surgery and around the time I was diagnosed as having a "nonfunctioning" gallbladder (which in fact just turned out to be a gallbladder jam packed full of gallstones.

Alot of the time the attacks would hit late at night or wake me up from sleep.

Also to add - yes some types of food will kick start an attack, but I will say I was not that way. I could eat anything it didn't matter sometimes I would get an attack sometimes not. It wasn't until a few months before my surgery to remove my gallbladder that I realized when I drank soda I had an attack within 1-2 hours. When I refrained from soda I had no attacks. I went a week no soda no attacks - decided to have a coke with some popcorn was in the bathroom an hour later sick as a dog. I stopped drinking soda for the next 2 months until my surgery and did not have another attack.

So my point to that is it MAY be food but also look at what you are drinking.

I hope you figure out the problem.

Take Care
Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

The stones don't really go anywhere. Just because the pain is gone just means that you haven't done anything to irritate the situation.

I had similar symptoms to what you are describing that increased in severity (and a few more symptoms added like vommiting, itching feet - yes THAT is a sign of gallstone/gallbladder attacks). I at times felt like I was either going to suffocate or just die.

My attacks were misdiagnosed as anxiety attacks for oh .... 2 years. The attacks hit very sporadically until the months before I had surgery and around the time I was diagnosed as having a "nonfunctioning" gallbladder (which in fact just turned out to be a gallbladder jam packed full of gallstones.

Alot of the time the attacks would hit late at night or wake me up from sleep.

Also to add - yes some types of food will kick start an attack, but I will say I was not that way. I could eat anything it didn't matter sometimes I would get an attack sometimes not. It wasn't until a few months before my surgery to remove my gallbladder that I realized when I drank soda I had an attack within 1-2 hours. When I refrained from soda I had no attacks. I went a week no soda no attacks - decided to have a coke with some popcorn was in the bathroom an hour later sick as a dog. I stopped drinking soda for the next 2 months until my surgery and did not have another attack.

So my point to that is it MAY be food but also look at what you are drinking.

I hope you figure out the problem.

Take Care
Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

The stones don't really go anywhere. Just because the pain is gone just means that you haven't done anything to irritate the situation.

I had similar symptoms to what you are describing that increased in severity (and a few more symptoms added like vommiting, itching feet - yes THAT is a sign of gallstone/gallbladder attacks). I at times felt like I was either going to suffocate or just die.

My attacks were misdiagnosed as anxiety attacks for oh .... 2 years. The attacks hit very sporadically until the months before I had surgery and around the time I was diagnosed as having a "nonfunctioning" gallbladder (which in fact just turned out to be a gallbladder jam packed full of gallstones.

Alot of the time the attacks would hit late at night or wake me up from sleep.

Also to add - yes some types of food will kick start an attack, but I will say I was not that way. I could eat anything it didn't matter sometimes I would get an attack sometimes not. It wasn't until a few months before my surgery to remove my gallbladder that I realized when I drank soda I had an attack within 1-2 hours. When I refrained from soda I had no attacks. I went a week no soda no attacks - decided to have a coke with some popcorn was in the bathroom an hour later sick as a dog. I stopped drinking soda for the next 2 months until my surgery and did not have another attack.

So my point to that is it MAY be food but also look at what you are drinking.

I hope you figure out the problem.

Take Care
Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

The stones don't really go anywhere. Just because the pain is gone just means that you haven't done anything to irritate the situation.

I had similar symptoms to what you are describing that increased in severity (and a few more symptoms added like vommiting, itching feet - yes THAT is a sign of gallstone/gallbladder attacks). I at times felt like I was either going to suffocate or just die.

My attacks were misdiagnosed as anxiety attacks for oh .... 2 years. The attacks hit very sporadically until the months before I had surgery and around the time I was diagnosed as having a "nonfunctioning" gallbladder (which in fact just turned out to be a gallbladder jam packed full of gallstones.

Alot of the time the attacks would hit late at night or wake me up from sleep.

Also to add - yes some types of food will kick start an attack, but I will say I was not that way persay. I could eat anything it didn't matter sometimes I would get an attack sometimes not. It wasn't until a few months before my surgery to remove my gallbladder that I realized when I drank soda I had an attack within 1-2 hours. When I refrained from soda I had no attacks. I went a week no soda no attacks - decided to have a coke with some popcorn was in the bathroom an hour later sick as a dog. I stopped drinking soda for the next 2 months until my surgery and did not have another attack.

So my point to that is it MAY be food but also look at what you are drinking.

I hope you figure out the problem.

Take Care
Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

The stones don't really go anywhere. Just because the pain is gone just means that you haven't done anything to irritate the situation.

I had similar symptoms to what you are describing that increased in severity (and a few more symptoms added like vommiting, itching feet - yes THAT is a sign of gallstone/gallbladder attacks). I at times felt like I was either going to suffocate or just die.

My attacks were misdiagnosed as anxiety attacks for oh .... 2 years. The attacks hit very sporadically until the months before I had surgery and around the time I was diagnosed as having a "nonfunctioning" gallbladder (which in fact just turned out to be a gallbladder jam packed full of gallstones.

Alot of the time the attacks would hit late at night or wake me up from sleep.

Also to add - yes some types of food will kick start an attack, but I will say I was not that way persay. I could eat anything it didn't matter sometimes I would get an attack sometimes not. It wasn't until a few months before my surgery to remove my gallbladder that I realized when I drank soda I had an attack within 1-2 hours. When I refrained from soda I had no attacks. I went a week no soda no attacks - decided to have a coke with some popcorn was in the bathroom an hour later sick as a dog. I stopped drinking soda for the next 2 months until my surgery and did not have another attack.

So my point to that is it MAY be food but also look at what you are drinking.

I hope you figure out the problem.

Take Care
Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

The stones don't really go anywhere. Just because the pain is gone just means that you haven't done anything to irritate the situation.

I had similar symptoms to what you are describing that increased in severity (and a few more symptoms added like vommiting, itching feet - yes THAT is a sign of gallstone/gallbladder attacks). I at times felt like I was either going to suffocate or just die.

My attacks were misdiagnosed as anxiety attacks for oh .... 2 years. The attacks hit very sporadically until the months before I had surgery and around the time I was diagnosed as having a "nonfunctioning" gallbladder (which in fact just turned out to be a gallbladder jam packed full of gallstones.

Alot of the time the attacks would hit late at night or wake me up from sleep.

Also to add - yes some types of food will kick start an attack, but I will say I was not that way persay. I could eat anything it didn't matter sometimes I would get an attack sometimes not. It wasn't until a few months before my surgery to remove my gallbladder that I realized when I drank soda I had an attack within 1-2 hours. When I refrained from soda I had no attacks. I went a week no soda no attacks - decided to have a coke with some popcorn was in the bathroom an hour later sick as a dog. I stopped drinking soda for the next 2 months until my surgery and did not have another attack.

So my point to that is it MAY be food but also look at what you are drinking.

I hope you figure out the problem.

Take Care
Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

The stones don't really go anywhere. Just because the pain is gone just means that you haven't done anything to irritate the situation.

I had similar symptoms to what you are describing that increased in severity (and a few more symptoms added like vommiting, itching feet - yes THAT is a sign of gallstone/gallbladder attacks). I at times felt like I was either going to suffocate or just die.

My attacks were misdiagnosed as anxiety attacks for oh .... 2 years. The attacks hit very sporadically until the months before I had surgery and around the time I was diagnosed as having a "nonfunctioning" gallbladder (which in fact just turned out to be a gallbladder jam packed full of gallstones.

Alot of the time the attacks would hit late at night or wake me up from sleep.

Also to add - yes some types of food will kick start an attack, but I will say I was not that way persay. I could eat anything it didn't matter sometimes I would get an attack sometimes not. It wasn't until a few months before my surgery to remove my gallbladder that I realized when I drank soda I had an attack within 1-2 hours. When I refrained from soda I had no attacks. I went a week no soda no attacks - decided to have a coke with some popcorn was in the bathroom an hour later sick as a dog. I stopped drinking soda for the next 2 months until my surgery and did not have another attack.

So my point to that is it MAY be food but also look at what you are drinking.

I hope you figure out the problem.

Take Care
Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

The stones don't really go anywhere. Just because the pain is gone just means that you haven't done anything to irritate the situation.

I had similar symptoms to what you are describing that increased in severity (and a few more symptoms added like vommiting, itching feet - yes THAT is a sign of gallstone/gallbladder attacks). I at times felt like I was either going to suffocate or just die.

My attacks were misdiagnosed as anxiety attacks for oh .... 2 years. The attacks hit very sporadically until the months before I had surgery and around the time I was diagnosed as having a "nonfunctioning" gallbladder (which in fact just turned out to be a gallbladder jam packed full of gallstones.

Alot of the time the attacks would hit late at night or wake me up from sleep.

Also to add - yes some types of food will kick start an attack, but I will say I was not that way persay. I could eat anything it didn't matter sometimes I would get an attack sometimes not. It wasn't until a few months before my surgery to remove my gallbladder that I realized when I drank soda I had an attack within 1-2 hours. When I refrained from soda I had no attacks. I went a week no soda no attacks - decided to have a coke with some popcorn was in the bathroom an hour later sick as a dog. I stopped drinking soda for the next 2 months until my surgery and did not have another attack.

So my point to that is it MAY be food but also look at what you are drinking.

I hope you figure out the problem.

Take Care
Lindsey

 

[Breezy]

Ooh! Ooh! ME! ME! I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW!

That being said, 2 years ago i thought i had gall bladder issues, and in regards to the pain, the pain is very specific in its local. Everything I read and was told, was that if it IS gallbladder, the pain is usually located around the right shoulder (i'm not sure if it's front or back though). That could be a tell-tale sign.

I seem to remember you telling me you're going for a check-up soon anyways so it's definately worth bringing up. I hope it's nothing serious. Like everyone has said, it could quite possibly be food. I had HORRIBLE heartburn with certain foods and i simply cut back on those and don't eat them nearly as much. Anything acidy does it for me - so like, apples, tomatos or anything with tomatoes in them, chips (or crisps) and pop sometimes. I find milk helps get rid of heartburn, but again, that's just me.

I hope u sort this out, chickey!

 

[Breezy]

Ooh! Ooh! ME! ME! I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW!

That being said, 2 years ago i thought i had gall bladder issues, and in regards to the pain, the pain is very specific in its local. Everything I read and was told, was that if it IS gallbladder, the pain is usually located around the right shoulder (i'm not sure if it's front or back though). That could be a tell-tale sign.

I seem to remember you telling me you're going for a check-up soon anyways so it's definately worth bringing up. I hope it's nothing serious. Like everyone has said, it could quite possibly be food. I had HORRIBLE heartburn with certain foods and i simply cut back on those and don't eat them nearly as much. Anything acidy does it for me - so like, apples, tomatos or anything with tomatoes in them, chips (or crisps) and pop sometimes. I find milk helps get rid of heartburn, but again, that's just me.

I hope u sort this out, chickey!

 

[Breezy]

Ooh! Ooh! ME! ME! I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW!

That being said, 2 years ago i thought i had gall bladder issues, and in regards to the pain, the pain is very specific in its local. Everything I read and was told, was that if it IS gallbladder, the pain is usually located around the right shoulder (i'm not sure if it's front or back though). That could be a tell-tale sign.

I seem to remember you telling me you're going for a check-up soon anyways so it's definately worth bringing up. I hope it's nothing serious. Like everyone has said, it could quite possibly be food. I had HORRIBLE heartburn with certain foods and i simply cut back on those and don't eat them nearly as much. Anything acidy does it for me - so like, apples, tomatos or anything with tomatoes in them, chips (or crisps) and pop sometimes. I find milk helps get rid of heartburn, but again, that's just me.

I hope u sort this out, chickey!

 

[Breezy]

Ooh! Ooh! ME! ME! I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW!

That being said, 2 years ago i thought i had gall bladder issues, and in regards to the pain, the pain is very specific in its local. Everything I read and was told, was that if it IS gallbladder, the pain is usually located around the right shoulder (i'm not sure if it's front or back though). That could be a tell-tale sign.

I seem to remember you telling me you're going for a check-up soon anyways so it's definately worth bringing up. I hope it's nothing serious. Like everyone has said, it could quite possibly be food. I had HORRIBLE heartburn with certain foods and i simply cut back on those and don't eat them nearly as much. Anything acidy does it for me - so like, apples, tomatos or anything with tomatoes in them, chips (or crisps) and pop sometimes. I find milk helps get rid of heartburn, but again, that's just me.

I hope u sort this out, chickey!

 

[Breezy]

Ooh! Ooh! ME! ME! I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW!

That being said, 2 years ago i thought i had gall bladder issues, and in regards to the pain, the pain is very specific in its local. Everything I read and was told, was that if it IS gallbladder, the pain is usually located around the right shoulder (i'm not sure if it's front or back though). That could be a tell-tale sign.

I seem to remember you telling me you're going for a check-up soon anyways so it's definately worth bringing up. I hope it's nothing serious. Like everyone has said, it could quite possibly be food. I had HORRIBLE heartburn with certain foods and i simply cut back on those and don't eat them nearly as much. Anything acidy does it for me - so like, apples, tomatos or anything with tomatoes in them, chips (or crisps) and pop sometimes. I find milk helps get rid of heartburn, but again, that's just me.

I hope u sort this out, chickey!

 

[shamrock]

Thanks for the replies! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

I admit i know NOTHING about gallstones, nor what the gall bladder even does. I'm really hoping this is not my problem but I think it's good to get to know about it anyway.

Lyndsey, I'm guessing you can live without your gallbladder since you had it removed? Did you find this affected your digestion or what you could eat afterwards? You had it done pre-tx right?

Breezy, the pain isn't located to my right shoulder, just sort of everywhere. That's why I'm not sure if my 'symptoms' are mere coincidences...

With regard to food, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to it. I've cut out fizzy drinks to be on the safe side and I'm not a terribly exotic or spicey eater anyway so I'm not sure what's going on...I get concerned with the amount of heartburn because I want to be sure I'm absorbing my tablets, esp immunosupps.

I realised today that I've been having another symptom which I never thought anything of. Occasianally I will get a VERY SEVERE pain in my very lower abdomen, it lasts only like 2-3 minutes but its so bad I can't put my weight on both my feet. It feels like I need to go to the bathroom but I just end up shallow breathing and it passes. I'm wondering could this be a freaky non-explained thing or could it be yet another symptom? In fairness though I've only had this maybe 4-5 times though.

Is there any non surgical treatment for gall bladder issues? Thanks again!

 

[shamrock]

Thanks for the replies! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

I admit i know NOTHING about gallstones, nor what the gall bladder even does. I'm really hoping this is not my problem but I think it's good to get to know about it anyway.

Lyndsey, I'm guessing you can live without your gallbladder since you had it removed? Did you find this affected your digestion or what you could eat afterwards? You had it done pre-tx right?

Breezy, the pain isn't located to my right shoulder, just sort of everywhere. That's why I'm not sure if my 'symptoms' are mere coincidences...

With regard to food, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to it. I've cut out fizzy drinks to be on the safe side and I'm not a terribly exotic or spicey eater anyway so I'm not sure what's going on...I get concerned with the amount of heartburn because I want to be sure I'm absorbing my tablets, esp immunosupps.

I realised today that I've been having another symptom which I never thought anything of. Occasianally I will get a VERY SEVERE pain in my very lower abdomen, it lasts only like 2-3 minutes but its so bad I can't put my weight on both my feet. It feels like I need to go to the bathroom but I just end up shallow breathing and it passes. I'm wondering could this be a freaky non-explained thing or could it be yet another symptom? In fairness though I've only had this maybe 4-5 times though.

Is there any non surgical treatment for gall bladder issues? Thanks again!

 

[shamrock]

Thanks for the replies! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

I admit i know NOTHING about gallstones, nor what the gall bladder even does. I'm really hoping this is not my problem but I think it's good to get to know about it anyway.

Lyndsey, I'm guessing you can live without your gallbladder since you had it removed? Did you find this affected your digestion or what you could eat afterwards? You had it done pre-tx right?

Breezy, the pain isn't located to my right shoulder, just sort of everywhere. That's why I'm not sure if my 'symptoms' are mere coincidences...

With regard to food, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to it. I've cut out fizzy drinks to be on the safe side and I'm not a terribly exotic or spicey eater anyway so I'm not sure what's going on...I get concerned with the amount of heartburn because I want to be sure I'm absorbing my tablets, esp immunosupps.

I realised today that I've been having another symptom which I never thought anything of. Occasianally I will get a VERY SEVERE pain in my very lower abdomen, it lasts only like 2-3 minutes but its so bad I can't put my weight on both my feet. It feels like I need to go to the bathroom but I just end up shallow breathing and it passes. I'm wondering could this be a freaky non-explained thing or could it be yet another symptom? In fairness though I've only had this maybe 4-5 times though.

Is there any non surgical treatment for gall bladder issues? Thanks again!

 

[shamrock]

Thanks for the replies! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

I admit i know NOTHING about gallstones, nor what the gall bladder even does. I'm really hoping this is not my problem but I think it's good to get to know about it anyway.

Lyndsey, I'm guessing you can live without your gallbladder since you had it removed? Did you find this affected your digestion or what you could eat afterwards? You had it done pre-tx right?

Breezy, the pain isn't located to my right shoulder, just sort of everywhere. That's why I'm not sure if my 'symptoms' are mere coincidences...

With regard to food, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to it. I've cut out fizzy drinks to be on the safe side and I'm not a terribly exotic or spicey eater anyway so I'm not sure what's going on...I get concerned with the amount of heartburn because I want to be sure I'm absorbing my tablets, esp immunosupps.

I realised today that I've been having another symptom which I never thought anything of. Occasianally I will get a VERY SEVERE pain in my very lower abdomen, it lasts only like 2-3 minutes but its so bad I can't put my weight on both my feet. It feels like I need to go to the bathroom but I just end up shallow breathing and it passes. I'm wondering could this be a freaky non-explained thing or could it be yet another symptom? In fairness though I've only had this maybe 4-5 times though.

Is there any non surgical treatment for gall bladder issues? Thanks again!

 

[shamrock]

Thanks for the replies! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

I admit i know NOTHING about gallstones, nor what the gall bladder even does. I'm really hoping this is not my problem but I think it's good to get to know about it anyway.

Lyndsey, I'm guessing you can live without your gallbladder since you had it removed? Did you find this affected your digestion or what you could eat afterwards? You had it done pre-tx right?

Breezy, the pain isn't located to my right shoulder, just sort of everywhere. That's why I'm not sure if my 'symptoms' are mere coincidences...

With regard to food, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to it. I've cut out fizzy drinks to be on the safe side and I'm not a terribly exotic or spicey eater anyway so I'm not sure what's going on...I get concerned with the amount of heartburn because I want to be sure I'm absorbing my tablets, esp immunosupps.

I realised today that I've been having another symptom which I never thought anything of. Occasianally I will get a VERY SEVERE pain in my very lower abdomen, it lasts only like 2-3 minutes but its so bad I can't put my weight on both my feet. It feels like I need to go to the bathroom but I just end up shallow breathing and it passes. I'm wondering could this be a freaky non-explained thing or could it be yet another symptom? In fairness though I've only had this maybe 4-5 times though.

Is there any non surgical treatment for gall bladder issues? Thanks again!