Hi everybody thank you for taking the time to read and hopefully answer my question.
I'm 32 I've been a heavy drinker most my life only in the pub after work and at weekend but I've defo drank my share of alchole. just before Christmas I was having pains in my right side with lots of gas that would feel As though it was moving around with a bloating feeling that would come and go.
I made an appointment to see the doctors. I had blood tests they came back fine.I'd also given up alchole at this point and was feeling pritty good. So the doctor took no further action. Then a few weeks later it stared again had bloods tests done again they came back fine again. I was asked to go for a ultra sound. At this point I was fearing liver damage from my heavy drinking.
I went to the ultra sound was told I had a small scar on my liver and a polyk on my gallbladder but was it was nothing to worry about.
This was a month ago ad this pain comes and goes it's like a dull ache under my right ribs moving towards my centre chest bone. I also get another pain in my abdomen on the right side lower down I often feel gassy like a feeling of trapped wind but I know it's not that. I was told I have no gallstones on my ultra sound.
so can a polyp give you pain ?
I've had this pain dull ache on my right side for 5 days now the other pains come and go but always have the dull ache is that normal ?
Sorry I wrote this in my breach at work so kinda rushed please ignore spelling punctuation mistakes thanks
Hi Kevinplus. I had several polyps in my gallbladder and yes they caused me a great deal of pain and nausea. When the gallbladder squeezes itself to push out the bile acids it will squeeze on the polyps and these will also reduce flexibility of the gallbladder,if you can Imagine the polyps aren't as flexible as the gallbladder wall and causes the pain. I'm surprised the drs haven't said it needs to come out! The wind could be from excess bile in your bowels if the polyps are big enough to make the bile acid spill out of the gallbladder. Do you get a stinging ring piece at all when going for a No2?
Hi Kevin, I think you need to go back to your doctor and get a referral to a gastroenterologist, this should be looked at further by someone who is a specialist in this area, especially as your in alot of pain. If you need to then go to a&E for the pain and maybe able to push things along.
Hi this is how I feel every day - I am going to my gp for results of my ultrasound so will know more then. I will be asking to see a specialist regardless of the result I can't live like this every day! I would recommend you do the same I'm 32 also, life should not be this rubbish at this age! I would add that I am not a huge drinker so not necessarily due to that
Hi thanks for the reply. Can I ask we're do you get your pain ? As mine seems to move around sometimes. What symptoms do you have.No it's not fun at the age of 32. I think I will take a leaf out of your book and be asking to see a specialist to. I hope your ultra sound results are ok please let me know how you get on.
Hi Katherine. Thanks for the reply I have thought of going to a&e many of times to speed things along but as our local a&e is about a 12 hour wait I always put it off. I will be taking your advise and asking to speak to a gastreonterologist thank you
Hi James thanks for the reply.i the doctors didn't seem bothered by the polyp and said don't worrie about it. I've got an spoonsment next week I don't. Have any stinging but I'd do have loose stools that are light coloured also my urine is quite dark I'm never in real pain just a constant dull ache...can I ask were about did you get your pain ?
Did you have any gallstones aswell ? I've been told I have no stones and as my ultra sound is clear and my liver is fine. The doctors keep trying to tell me I've pulled a muscle or it's a reflux I know it isn't
Hi Kevin just reading your message to James if you've got light coloured stools, gray, clay like appearand and dark urine it does sound like gallbladder.
I was in contant pain that started with an ache around my right ribs, after several tests to rule out gallstones they found out my gallbladder wasn't working properly and I just had it removed.
You may want to look at biliary dyskinesia as the symptoms are very similar to gallstones, which is why it takes a time to diagnose.
From reading peoples comment on here I've read alot that some doctors have thought is was a pulled muscle or costacondritis which I believed I had until this started in severity last May.
I know after a clear ultrasound my gp referred me for a gastroscopy to rule out stomach ulcers and then a ct scan as ultrasounds don't always pick up gallstones. Keep pushing for a referral.
Thanks again Katherine you're a star 😃 I will research that now. I'm told I have no gallstones and liver is fine! So something is up. I'm wondering if this polyp is giving me the pain. I've got pains that seem to move around it's mainly on the right where my liver is but it can move to the left and some times center of my chest. I have bloating and wind. that comes and goes.this time it's lasted over a week i know the pain can ease abit put the pain is never really bad just a dull ache like wind but isn't. I never get ATTACKS just getting a constant pain dose this sound like dyskinesia to you??
Mine started with a sharp severe pain one night then I was left with a dull ache just under my right ribs but as time went on I started to feel sick after eating and vomiting, then as I cut out spicy foods and rich foods I didn't feel so sick but the pain got worse as I ate. In the end I was eating ok just really small amounts but in constant pain that was mostly managable with pain relief. I think until you get a referral you won't know for sure. All my tests and blood test can back ok which is classic for biliary dyskinesia symptoms but I'm not a doctor so you do need to see someone to get that clarified.
My pain is in my gallbladder area but also along the bottom and underneath my ribs and along my right side of my torso. It aches all day then if I eat it ramps up another level for 30 mins before dying down again! I've seen a specialist today who has sent me for an MRI to 100% check there are no stones and whether it could be something else. I paid privately but feel happier having moved forward a bit
Lots of tests show up as ok even when the GB is playing up, The HIDA scan shows if it's actually working do you have problems when actually eating does that trigger the pain, forty if I've missed that my daughter is 20 GB removed & they think it's Sphincter of Oddi Disfunction now as well. So sleep deprivation as back in A&E...
Just food can trigger it and also it can just come as you explained.
Do push the GP I had to go private with my daughter as no one believed her so it's taken 3 years to get to where we are now & no one should have to suffer
I find it's not triggerd by fatty foods. The pain came after a drinking session on an evening out. I had it for a week it went so I went out drinking a few times a few weeks later and the last time I went out it came back. I still have it now and I've had it ever since I've had bloods and ultra sound and they came back fine.. no problem with liver the did pick up a polyp on my GB but said it was harmless. Ive not gone private yet but my have to as the doctor says if fine and I'm not
get worse after eating it's just there all the time a pain in my right side that moves to the centre of chest and even to the left and Lower abdomen it never gets worse when I eat
Hi kev, I'm surprised there not bothered about the polyp,it must be small because my polyps were large and i was told if they get to big they can become cancerous. My father had bowel cancer due to cancerous polyps so maybe that's why they didn't take any chances and removed it within a month.My urine is still dark unless i drink lots and lots of water i feel like i constantly need to flush myself out all the time. My pain was lower right side under the last rib a couple of inches.