Can anyone tell me the symptoms of a gall bladder problem when you have a j pouch? My j pouch is filling up very fast and immodium does not work anymore. I have a severe pain under my right breast. Not sure if this is pouch infection or gall bladder.
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High, right upper quadrant pain is more likely gallbladder than j-pouch issues, since your j-pouch is down between your bladder and your tailbone. Depending on where your breasts lie, "below the breast" can mean different things to different people. So, generally, the gallbladder would be close to the lower edge of your rib cage, as it is below your liver.
If you are having gallbladder troubles, the pain is usually associated with eating, and especially a fatty meal. The pain can be referred beyond the region of the gallbladder too. If this is not gallbladder, it is more likely a spasm in your intercostal muscles or lung related. It could even be stomach or duodenum (like a peptic ulcer), based on the location you describe. Pepto bismol would help gallbladder and peptic ulcer symptoms too.
http://www.webmd.com/digestive...e-of-the-gallbladder
Just a warning; if you are having severe pain that is pretty constant, you probably are going to have to bite the bullet and see someone in urgent care or the ER. Gallbladders do perforate, and you do not want to borrow more trouble than you have to...
Jan
If you are having gallbladder troubles, the pain is usually associated with eating, and especially a fatty meal. The pain can be referred beyond the region of the gallbladder too. If this is not gallbladder, it is more likely a spasm in your intercostal muscles or lung related. It could even be stomach or duodenum (like a peptic ulcer), based on the location you describe. Pepto bismol would help gallbladder and peptic ulcer symptoms too.
http://www.webmd.com/digestive...e-of-the-gallbladder
Just a warning; if you are having severe pain that is pretty constant, you probably are going to have to bite the bullet and see someone in urgent care or the ER. Gallbladders do perforate, and you do not want to borrow more trouble than you have to...
Jan
If I can add...pain in the back between the scapula, upper middle, shoulder pain or even pain climbing up to the neck...(some of these are also symptoms of a heart attack...So be careful...galbladder pain is triggered by either not eatting at all or eatting fatty foods...).
I felt like there was a knife in my back, a weight on my right lung and a kick in the gut, all at the same time.
The good news is, that if it is the galbladder, all of those symptoms disappear miraculously as soon as they remove it...I had it done through laporoscopy and was home in 72hrs. (they kept me 3 nights because it was huge and with my pouch they wanted to make sure that there were no complications.
My surgeon also took advantage of his visit inside of me by clipping a few adhesions and fixing another hernia.
Sharon
I felt like there was a knife in my back, a weight on my right lung and a kick in the gut, all at the same time.
The good news is, that if it is the galbladder, all of those symptoms disappear miraculously as soon as they remove it...I had it done through laporoscopy and was home in 72hrs. (they kept me 3 nights because it was huge and with my pouch they wanted to make sure that there were no complications.
My surgeon also took advantage of his visit inside of me by clipping a few adhesions and fixing another hernia.
Sharon
I can certainly relate to the back, shoulder area, and chest pain. I experienced these symptoms, very severe, after i was in bed for a couple of hours. I raised my bed, another pillow, watched what I ate and nothing would help. I had about 10 excruciating episodes in a couple of months (about 5 hours each time), going to emergency once. They gave me a cocktail and the pain went away within a few minutes. It does mimic a heart attack but thank God it wasn't. I eventually got my gall bladder removed and it was 90% better. I still get an occasional episode at night, but a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar helps so it probably was indigestion or acid reflux.
I have a j pouch and had my gallbladder removed. You may feel pain in your mid to upper right abdomen. Mine was there and almost in my back. They can do an ultra sound to see if its gallstones. If its bad enough, removal isn't a bad option. Some people notice bowel changes with the gallbladder removed, but I have enough diarrhea as it is, guess we j pouchers don't notice too much change. Good luck!
I had my gallbladder removed. Doesn't make a difference on my bowel movments with my pouch. Not sure what to compare it to since I had it removed with my colon and anus.
I know I have read that people almost think they are having a heart attack with a bum gallbladder. I never experienced this and mine was bad. The pain I had, only way I could describe it to doctors, was that someone was ripping my bellybutton inwards. It was intense pain and that nerve in the belly button can really mess with you.
I know I have read that people almost think they are having a heart attack with a bum gallbladder. I never experienced this and mine was bad. The pain I had, only way I could describe it to doctors, was that someone was ripping my bellybutton inwards. It was intense pain and that nerve in the belly button can really mess with you.