HIDA Sicherstellen Frage/Ist das überhaupt GB-bezogen?

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I am not sure if what I’m experiencing is actually gallbladder related or not. I have SIBO, IBS, and Lyme Disease, however, the SIBO/IBS symptoms are typically not bothersome. Over the past 2 months, I started to lose weight, with random sweats, chills, and fatigue. I all of a sudden developed severe constipation and every night after I ate, I would have severe stomach pain that would require deep breathing to get through it (felt more mid-belly related rather than RUQ). I wrote it off as constipation until one night I had SEVERE pain with nausea, sweating, and chills that lasted for around 8 hours after eating french onion soup. Since tweaking my diet, I haven’t had any pain quite as severe, but have burning/gnawing sensations, as well as nausea, feeling generally unwell, diarrhea, and bloating after meals. I can’t really tolerate alcohol either. I also used to get severe upper back pain all the time and often have pain and a red line under my bra, but the pain doesn’t seem to be coming from there. Is this sounding like a gallbladder issue or something else?

I had a positive Murphy sign, but ultrasound was normal and just had a HIDA scan today, which I am guessing will be normal based on the techs responses (I seemed to be ahead of schedule and the tech said, “I hope they find what’s causing your problems” when I left). My question/concern is that the tech had me drink one small box of Ensure in 3 minutes then immediately took the second set of photos (which took 30 minutes), was this done correctly? Everything I’m reading says that they should have waited 45-60 minutes after the Ensure before getting the last shots in. Could doing it so quickly impact the results? I felt a little weak/light headed after the radioactive injection (the skin on my stomach turned bright red), and had some back pain, major stomach gurgling, and very mild stomach pain directly after drinking the Ensure. When leaving is when it really hit me and I felt like I had been hit by a truck. I have been in bed ever since with sweating, a headache, mild nausea, and severe cramping, anyone else experience this?

Responses appreciated!

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Hi Tiggersmoma well thats quite a list of issues you have. You can tell the difference between Gall Bladder and IBS straight away the tummy may get upset but your pain should move URQ just under rib cage and then it radiates across the chest making it feel like your having heart issues and is quite scary at that point. The Pain can also travel right up to the shoulder which is from how I understand it, is caused by the Liver also being affected. My IBS attacks never came to the upper side of the body, it was always waist line and this would have you doubled up in pain. The pain of Gall Bladder is acute but not as physical, in fact I do not think ever once did Gall Bladder pain be on the left hand side of tummy (Lower), I did have it in the Left hand side arm pit. The problem with fever will be the same as IBS there is no real difference. they are very similar.
I cannot say about HIDA scan as I am trying to get one done on me. Maybe others will help you with that but IBS is so very different to Gall Bladder in pain tolerance! The Gall Bladder really make you worry about your heart when it travels that way.
I think medically because your Pancreas is on the left side and which usually gets involved with the Gall Bladder because of the way the ducts work, all 3 organs can groan if you like which adds to the severity making it feel like heart attack. I never ever did find out what caused my IBS attacks. Hope your HIDA tells you your GB is fine, you surely do not want to add that to your list?