If not, the pain can become excruciating, necessitating a trip to the emergency room. It's at this point that testing may show bad inflammation of the gallbladder and you will need to be admitted for treatment. You should see a doctor if you think you have had a gallbladder attack and have any of these symptoms, which could be signs of an infection:. The doctor also might use endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ERCP a special endoscopy combined with X-rays to look into the bile and pancreatic ducts, or cholescintigraphy, which uses an unharmful radioactive material to produce pictures of the bile duct system.
Your doctor may order a blood test to look for signs of infection or inflammation. Even if you don't have the above mentioned severe symptoms, anyone with recurrent attacks of pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen after eating fatty foods should consult a surgeon. The most common treatment for gallstones is surgery. The surgical procedure, called cholecystectomy is almost always done laparoscopically.
With this approach the surgeon makes several tiny incisions in the abdomen and inserts a tube with a light and a camera lens at the end laparoscope and long thin instruments to remove the gallbladder. In most cases, patients are treated on an outpatient basis, and can resume normal physical activity in about a week. If open surgery is needed, the surgeon cuts skin and tissues in order to remove the gallbladder. Gallstone pain levels: from 0 to ER Most people who have gallstones experience some pain, but others don't experience any symptoms at all.
These gallstone symptoms are not always felt where you might think: Nausea and vomiting Indigestion, bloating and heartburn Pain in the right upper region of the abdomen Sudden and rapid pain in the center of the abdomen Pain between the shoulder blades Pain in the right shoulder According to Dr. You might also like:. The benefits of weight loss before joint replacement surgery Weight loss prior to joint replacement surgery can seem overwhelming but may be necessary.
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