Help Gall Bladder Attack

[Islay]

Help me please

Full on gall bladder attack

Ate a sandwich from the supermarket didn't take note of the fat content - turns out too much fat now in total agony.

Anyway I can ease it?

[Sqad]

If you have Ibobrufen in the house or Diclofenac (Voltarol) take a good dose ( 600 mgms for Ibuprofen). The attack should not last for mire that a couple of hours and after that your stomach will be sore, but the bad pain will have gone.
If you are still have bad pain after a couple of hours and after taking Ibuprofen, then go to A&E.

[Islay]

Thank you just vomited so that has eased it slightly, will wait a bit till nausea passes and then will take tablets - thank you.

[Sqad]

Fine.

[wired]

I have infrequent attacks and was told by hospital to use Gaviscon and mild pain killers, not ibuprofen as this too can cause problems.

[Islay]

Thanks wired.

Never thought a Tuna mayo sandwich could cause so much pain!! Should be better organised!!

[DTCwordfan]

do you have a date to get it out, Islay?

[Islay]

Lol not DTC was only diagnosed proper after scan 2 weeks ago - seeing consultant again on 24 Feb

[DTCwordfan]

use the surgeon's first rule - if in doubt, rip it out. It's not a big op, in and out the same day with luck.... You don't want the attacks getting worse - watch the diet and Omneprazole (spelling) and Naxoprofen

2/3rds of gall bladders are female ops, the 5 Fs they say - 'Female, Over Fifty, Fair, Freckled, and Fat.'

[DTCwordfan]

Omeprazole is correct.....

[Islay]

Well I'm female, fat, fair and freckled so nearly there!!

[wolf63]

I hope you get it sorted soon Islay. I remember getting heartburn at primary school and from then on there was an ongoing problem. Anything digestive related seems to make you feel terribly terribly ill.

I 'think' that "Eve" had similar problems but I not sure what the final outcome was.

I am off to bed - so tired. Off to see my doctor first thing tomorrow, should be fun.

[Jackdaw33]

Tuna AND mayonnaise? The devil's vomit! You are lucky to be alive, girl!

[Goodsoulette]

Freckled??? Isn't it fertile?

[Goodsoulette]

I don't remember anything helping apart from having it taken out ... Sorry :/

[Eve]

I found Diclofenac (Voltarol tablets as Sqad said) or codeine phosphate helped with attacks and I was given some Spasmanol not long before I had it taken out, the latter two on prescription and I was on codeine anyway for pain relief.

The Diclofenac helped with the pain radiating into my back round my shoulderblades.

Mine was generally twitchy and I was really quite unwell until I had mine out. You can only do what you can with diet and small portions and such.

I really hope you can get it removed soon, the attacks are awful :(

[Islay]

Thanks Eve, tbh it was totally my own fault, I have managed to keep it under control with a low fat diet. I just need to be more organised - have to say I was totally shocked that a tuna sandwich could do that much damage.!

[Sqad]

Good to see you posting today ....;-)

[Islay]

Thank you Sqad, I did indeed not expire over night just had a very restless night with lots of bucket emptying!

[Eve]

I have to admit, the gallbladder hell diet was the best diet I've probably ever been on, I lost a lot of weight, pain is one hell of a motivator! It was a big shock reading labels and realising how much fat was in everything!! I found wafer thin turkey quite good for sandwiches or wraps.

Hope you are more settled today, the vomiting doesn't sound good though, do keep a very close eye on things, I got really ill with mine very quickly and ended up in hospital so please take care and get seen if you need to.

I really do feel for you, it's miserable and the attacks are truly awful.