what could possibly cause your gallbladder to collapse?
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Gallstones are the most significant risk factor for the development of gallbladder cancer. Roughly 75 to 90 percent of patients with gallbladder cancer also have gallstones. Larger gallstones are associated with a higher chance of developing gallbladder cancer. Chronic inflammation of the gallbladder from infection also increases the risk for gallbladder cancer. Unfortunately, sometimes cancer of the gallbladder does not produce symptoms until late in the disease. When symptoms are evident, the most common is pain in the upper right portion of the abdomen, underneath the right ribcage. Patients with gallbladder cancer may also report symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, weakness, jaundice, skin itching, fever, chills, poor appetite, and weight loss.
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Poor baby!! I'm afraid you're going to have to go bland for a while, until your system gets accustomed to the gall bladder being gone. The good news is that the rumbling & running will get better about a month or so after surgery. As far as grains go, they can cause excess gas so maybe cut back on those. Also, certain types of veggies, broccoli or cauliflower can cause upset. When you do yogurt, be sure you get the kind with active, live cultures in it. You might try toast & boiled eggs for breakfast, or even scrambled eggs as long as nothing greasy was used to cook them. Oddly enough, I can eat Mexican any time I want & not get sick, so it's going to be a trial & error thing for you for a bit after you heal. Apple sauce, jello, pudding, soups - nothing fatty or greasy. Sorta stick to the BRAT diet - bananas, rice, apple sauce & toast - it helps. Plus the yogurt!! I think you're on the right track, but it really does take 4 to 6 weeks for the rumbling to calm down. If it doesn't, a gastroenterologist can prescribe a medication you can use with your meals to help your system adjust. It's a powder you sprinkle on your food. Good luck & hang in there - it does get better!!
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The most common disorder of the biliary tract (gallbladder and bile ducts) is gallstones. Why and how gallstones form is not fully understood, but it is thought that in some cases an abnormality in function causes the gallbladder to remove an excessive amount of water from the bile so that some of its constituents can no longer remain in solution. Gallstones occur very frequently in developed countries and may be associated with eating a diet that is high in fat and refined carbohydrates and low in fiber. As many as 10-20 percent of the U.S. population over the age of forty have gallstones, but only in a minority do symptoms occur. If gallstones are found by chance on an X-ray taken for some other reason it is standard practice to leave them alone if they are causing no symptoms, since the risk of developing problems is slightly less than the risk from a major operation. However, if a patient with asymptomatic gallstones is having an abdominal operation for another reason, the gallbladder may be removed at the same time. The problems that gallstones can give rise to are various and include cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder), choledocholithiasis (gallstones in the common bile duct), and cholangitis (infection of the bile ducts), pancreatitis, and gallstone ileus (obstruction of the intestines by a gallstone).\nMake sure you eat a low fat diet, lose weight and exercise. This will help prevent the need for an operation. As a nurse personally I would try the diet with the tablets you have first THEN the operation if dieting didn't help.\nGood luck
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Gallbladder problems do not usually torn into pancreatitis!  Not unless the gall bladder ruptures and then you would know about it because you would have a medical emergency on your hands.  To help ease the gallbladder pain cut down on all fats and spices.  Eat a bland diet and drink plenty of water.  Good luck with the surgery
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my best fried has the same problem! infact she even posted a question on here about the same thing. She told me to tell you that it could your gall bladder. She takes tums everyday so u should do the same. Hope this helped.
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Go and see you GP and ask about Gallstones.  When I had it I had pain at the bottom of my chest on the right side and into my back.  I was treated for a urine infection too.
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I have had gallbladder surgery.  I had several problems with mine.  The bloating that you are feeling is most likely caused from the gas that they use to help keep the stomache area inflated while they perform the surgery.  If this is the case, make sure that you do plenty of walking around.  This will help the gas be absorbed into the body and regulate the pressure that was once in the cavaty.  Another possibility is that the swelling and bloating that you are feeling right now if it is not due to the gas is the inflammation of the surgery.  Make sure that you don't over do it and with time it should go away.  However, if you notice that you stomach area is becoming black looking or the blackness that you may already have seems to be spreading consult a dr immediately.  Hopefully this helps to releave some of the tension that you might be experiencing.  Just remember that when in doubt see your doctor.
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Well, it's simple.  The gall bladder is just that - a bladder.  It is a temporary holding space for bile and other digestive enzymes.  When the gall bladder is overwhelmed with formed gall stones or sludge, it contracts painfully to eliminate the blockage.\n\nWhen the gall bladder is removed, no gall stones or sludge are produced and the digestive juices flow down the re-connected common bile duct into the intestines to assist in digestion.
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It would help if you could describe the pain more.  First - sharp or dull?  Second - (after eating) is it constant/relentless or does it come & go in waves?\nDo some foods tend to cause the pain more often than others?  In particular, have you ever noticed that fatty foods like pizza or hamburgers are worse than others?  \nIt really does sound like its either gallstones or ulcers (prob duodenal) as mentioned above.  If you notice a pattern with fatty foods, its more likely gallstones.  If antacids help, it may be ulcers.  Do you have heartburn?  \nDo you have any jaundice or yellowing of your skin or eyes?\nDo you remember what "gallbladder test" was done?  A sonogram and check of liver enzymes would be a good start.   If you had them done at a time you had no symptoms, its conceivable that you passed your stone and no longer had any irritation or remaining stones.  \nTALK ABOUT THIS WITH YOUR DOCTOR.  You've been having symptoms for a few years now - something needs to be done.  These are usually relatively harmless (the discomfort aside), but if it simmers for too long untreated, more serious complications can potentially develop.\n\nProblems less likely based on your description, but possible:\nChronic Pancreatitis\nChronic Hepatitis
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IT could be your gall bladder, depending on which side it is on...and then again, just gas..but in a case like this,..it is best to get a doctors valuable opinion....try to change your diet to stop eating fatty foods for a while, and see if it stops..but in the meantime, you should go to a doctor if you can afford it
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this is caused from strenuous lifting. when too much pressure is placed on the stomach muscles during lifting it causes tear in the lining pushing out fatty tissue and on occasion the intestines
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Have you checked your gallbladder,I had a young lady who was sick for 2 years before they found out her gallbladder had to be removed.I hope you get to feel better
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The symptoms are, after you eat, your right side, right under your breast, feels like something is sticking, and it aches. Everything iritates it. You have TERRIBLE heartburn, and acid reflux after you eat anything. I have had my gallbladder taken out, but when you go to the doctor, make sure you ask for hidascan. That eliminates a lot of steps. The surgery is simple, its outpatient surgery, and you only are in the hospital for about five hours, depending on how you feel when you wake up. I had the surgery on a Thursday, and by Monday, was up cleaning house. They make four incisions, and take the gallbladder out on of the openings. The scaring is very little. Afterwards you will experience some of the same symptoms, but without the risk of it exploding, and poisioning your body. Good luck, and I hope this helps.
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it could be your liver, a kidney, your bladder, or the most likely cause - gas. If it persists for more than a day or becomes too unbearable, call a doctor.
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I had my gallbladder removed back in 2004 and had problems with having to go the restroom IMMEDIATELY after eating anything. It got to the point where I never wanted to go out and eat. I would also get very sick to my stomach after eating sometimes. I'm doing better now...but sometimes these things still happen. I never heard of what your wife is experiencing....why did she have an emergency surgery? Did a gallstone get into the pancreas?
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Since all of her symptoms seem to be related to the gallstone, removing the gallbladder would seem to be the cure. However, she could have what is referred to as gallstone pancreatitis. Check for a stone in the distal CBD with ultrasound or ERCP.
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As the bile crystals aggregate to form stones, they move about, eventually occluding the outlet and preventing the gallbladder from emptying. This creates symptoms.\nIt also results in irritation, inflammation, and sometimes infection of the gallbladder. The pattern is usually one of intermittent obstruction due to stones moving in and out of the way. All the while the gallbladder is becoming more scarred. Sometimes infection fills it with pus—a serious complication.\nOn occasion a stone will travel down the cystic duct into the common bile duct and get stuck there. This will back bile up into the liver as well as the gallbladder. If the stone sticks at the Ampulla of Vater, the pancreas will also be plugged and will develop pancreatitis. These stones can cause a lot of trouble. Bile is composed of several waste products of metabolism, all of which are supposed to remain in liquid form. The complex chemistry of the liver depends on many chemical processes, which depend in turn upon the chemicals in the diet and the genes that direct those processes. There are greater variations in the output of chemical waste products than there is allowance for their cohabitation in the bile. Incompatible mixes result in the formation of solids. Gallstones will cause the sudden onset of pain in the upper abdomen. Pain will last for 30 minutes to several hours. Pain may move to the right shoulder blade.