Pain in upper right side, under rib

Women's health
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Hello ladies! Has any of you have experienced pain right where your liver is situated. Do hormones affect liver function?

Thank you in advance💜

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Yes...for years now. When I told my Dr. I was sent for a gall bladder scan. That came back negative, and the dull pain is still there. I've been taking a liver support since the pain started. I've read that the liver is affected by the hormonal changes that occur in menopause.

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Thank you nancy for your quick response, I am glad I am not alone. Hugs!!😊

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Hi Maria 

I think I posted this question in July , I was on holiday for two weeks and had this constant niggle the whole time , I wondered if it was my liver or gallbladder, it was painful at times and couldn’t get comfortable. Thankfully it’s away now but did have it weeks , just another tick on the menopause list of many , I have the dizzy /detached feeling  at the moment . Take care , glad we all have each other 💕

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Hi Claire - Yep! Been there, done that - CT scan for gallbladder/liver - it does ease up & every so often I get it again.  You can get it checked out if it makes you feel better, but I am fairly certain it’s just another symptom of our depleting hormones. Take care - 

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What do your take to support your liver please?

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Hi Maria.  Yep this is one of my very annoying symptoms.  It does come and go every 3-4 months.  Ultrasound showed sludge and some gravel stones in my gallbladder...it quit hurting and I decided not to have it taken out.  That was prob 3 years ago.  The last US I had whenever it was acting up didn’t show anything.  My friend who is a radiologist said sometimes none of the tests will show anything...especially sludge.  I did a lot of research on this.  I have such bad health anxiety.  And from what I read, yes our hormones do play a role in the gallbladder situation with the bile becoming thicker and developing stones.  Also, if you have dieted recently with a low fat diet...that can cause it too.   I hope you feel better soon 

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You're welcome! And SO not alone! This forum all the other women have been life savers for sure!☺

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Liver Rite with milk thistle typically. There are all kinds of liver supports, but this was recommended to me by a pharmacist years ago.

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2chr2015 I actually had my gallbladder removed years ago. I am waiting on liver test results though😥. Thank you for your response. Hugs☺

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2chr2015 I actually had my gallbladder removed years ago. I am waiting on liver test results though😥. Thank you for your response. Hugs☺

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Awe!  Okay.  Well please let us know what they say.  When do you think you will hear something?  And was it the same type pain you had with your gallbladder?

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I should be hearing from my Dr by tomorrow. The pain that I get now is totally different from the pain from my gallbladder. This pain I am experiencing now is like a short stabbing pain under my rib cage😔

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Oh ok.  Thank you for sharing what you are going through.  And let us know.  ((Hugs)) and hang in there

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Have you had a check up? Could be gallbladder flare up...it was with me. Gallbladder is attached to liver somewhere in there because it holds bile. Similar pains made me go get checked.

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I don't have a gallbladder, it was removed years ago. It really feels like it is my liver, waiting on my blood work, I should no by tomorrow. Thank you☺

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Dear maria

This symptom is what I am experiencing now and like you, I dont have a gallbladder, how did your tests go?, it is like a niggly pain under right rib