Gallbladder Issues - Kansas City,KS

I am not sure if stress makes your gallbladder act up, it could, I just don't know...but it is pain like no other (well it was for me and I am not a wimp) you should absolutely be aware of something being wrong, it hurts so bad and is pain that I had never felt before, pain that I just KNEW was not right...if that is what you are feeling, then yes go to the DR. The "attacks" will pass but mine always came back...I went thru 4 of them before I took myself to the ER and I had to have mine taken out.

Good Luck!

Hi S.,
If you didn't see the doctor you really need to if you think it may be your gallbladder. If you let it go and it is your gallbladder it will be worse because it will be a emergency if it flares up beyond control. I have been going through a lot of stress myself lately. I did have gallbladder issues when I was pregnant with my son. I opted for no surgery because I was afraid of harming my baby. The gallbladder issues subsided after I gave birth. Now 2 years later I am having the same exact symptoms. I went to the doctor. I am going to have a gallbladder u/s to see if it is my gallbladder, but this time she doesn't seem to think it is. She said I may have GERD and I have been taking anti reflux meds. She thinks I may have an ulcer. And she did say that stress makes these issues more.

I would go to your doctor and make sure it really is your gallbladder or it could be something else. I had horrible painful GB attacks all the time before I realized it was my GB. I went to the doctor, described my symptoms, she at first treated it as acid reflux with prescription strength H2 blockers, etc. but they did not help. Went back to the doctor, who scheduled an ultrasound exam, which found the stones in my GB that were causing all the pain. Got my GB out 3 weeks later. My GB attacks were not related to stress but certainly to what I ate - anything fatty or greasy caused my GB to kick into overdrive excreting bile to help digest the fat, pushing stones into the bile duct that lead to the small intestine, which is what caused the pain (which made me feel like I wanted to die). If your pain is more stress-related, it could be an ulcer, but only a doctor can tell you for sure.

I knew a girl that ended up having emergency surgery to get her GB removed. She had a stone get stuck in the bile duct and she developed jaundice and pancreatitis. So yes, I would see your doctor before it takes a turn for the worse.

Don't delay seeing your doctor. I delayed getting mine out and it caused a 40 minute surgery to take 2 hours. Plus, I almost got pancreatitus or other complications. The surgery was easier than I imagined. I had only a tinge of pain and took no painkillers afterward.

stress can cause your body to go bersurk in all shapes and forms... However, when it comes to the gallbladder, it's not just stress alone but rather how you are coping with that stress..... in other words, what are you putting into your mouth???????? why?? because when you are eating too many fatty foods (perhaps as a result of all the stress) then your gallbladder (and liver for that matter) is being over-worked... my recommendation... eat LESS (way less) fat in your diet... and drinks lots of water.. << this will definitely help the liver cleanse which is what also breaks down the fat... I think if you can load up on heart healthy foods, add more greens in your diet, take out the BAD fat and drink the water.. you ll probably notice a BIG difference in just a couple of days..

best of luck

There are medications that can help with certain Gallbladder issues, like sludge, which can turn into gallstones at some point. Make an appointment with in Internal doc. They know more about guts and stuff...LOL.

yeah,it is definitely nothing to mess around with.....you can die from your gallbladder(not to scare you)but,I know people who have. mine was thought to be just a severe gas disorder and it was not after many,many attacks and a final trip to the er in the middle of the night stomach so tight I could not breathe that they did a ultrasound on me and found out that it was in a igh level of toxins I had to wait it out a week to get them down and then finally had the surgery. mine pain was located right under my bra in the upper stomach as well........horrible pain. please get help if you believe this is what is,and as another poster mentioned watch fatty foods they do trigger it.

SEE YOUR DR. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MINE AND I IGNORED IT.
i WAS HAVING PAINS IN THE TOP OF MY ABDOMEN. (WHERE THE MIDDLE FRONT PART OF THE BRA MEETS YOUR STOMACH).
I HAD TO HAVE SURGERY BECAUSE ONE EVENING I DECIDED TO HAVE FRIED MOZZARELLA AS AN APPETIZER, THAT NIGHT.............. TILL THE NEXT MORNING IN PAIN. GALBLADDER CAME OUT THE NEXT DAY.

See your doctor now before it turns into an emergency.

If it's really emergency gallbladder pain, you'll know.

I had mine out when my son was 8 weeks old (I don't know if you know this, but pregnancy is frequently related to gall bladder problems) and the pain was WAY WORSE than labor.

Good luck!

Mine did not flare up due to stress, but it did flare up a lot of other times!! I say why put yourself through the misery! I put off getting mine out for a long long time, and when I finally did it, it was a piece of cake. I know not everyone is like that, but I thought to myself, that it made me feel like myself again to get it out, so why did I wait so long. Recovery is usually only a few weeks. Hope you are feeling relief very soon!!

See your doctor. No it does not "go away", and can get dangerous (not to mention excruciatingly painful) if not treated.