Is Gallbladder Removal Always Necessary to End the Pain?
Every year, about 100,000 people visit their doctor with abdominal pain, and around 30,000 of these are diagnosed with gallstones. […]
Can Gallstones Cause Pain on the Left Side?
Could that new, mysterious and recurring pain on the left side of your abdomen or ribcage area possibly be gallstones? […]
Excess Gas After Gallbladder Removal: Causes? Solutions?
Gallbladder removal can lead to excess flatulence—farting—an embarrassing and smelly situation. Here’s why and how to treat this problem. […]
Can Gallbladder Removal Cause Heartburn or Make GERD Worse?
If you’ve had your gallbladder removed and have since noticed a new-onset burning in your chest or throat, is it possible that the surgery is the cause? […]
Getting Rid of Gallstones: Diet vs. Surgery
A doctor compares diet vs. surgery for getting rid of painful gallstones. For someone diagnosed with gallstones, it’s easy to wonder about how effective a certain diet would be. Could the right diet pass gallstones? [...]
How Long Can Esophageal Cancer Go Undetected?
How long can an esophageal cancer be growing inside you before it can be detected? The answer is frightening. […]
Severe Upper Right Side Pain After Eating: Causes, Solutions
This is about pain on the upper right side of the stomach that occurs after eating. […]
Constant Stomach Pain that Gets Worse when Eating
The patient said she had continuous stomach pain day and night that got worse eating. Her doctors could not find anything wrong. […]
Can Gallbladder Removal Cause Heartburn?
Removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) can cause heartburn due to reflux. It’s even possible to suffer this heartburn up to four months after gallbladder removal. For some patients, gallbladder removal is the end of troublesome [...]
Can Gallbladder Problems Cause Leg Pain?
Some people with gallbladder disease wonder if their new-onset leg pain may be connected to the gallbladder issue. Other issues that involve the abdominal area, such as irritable bowel syndrome and ovarian cancer, can cause [...]
Can Gallbladder Removal Cause Chronic Diarrhea? Solution?
Frequent diarrhea can result after gallbladder removal and persist for months. But there is no clear answer as to how common this problem is, especially the longer the time lapse following the surgery. [...]
Why You Have Constipation after Gallbladder Surgery
Constipation after removal of the gallbladder is actually common, and is not an indication that something went wrong during the surgery. For the procedure, an anesthetic is required to paralyze the bowel so that the [...]
Can Gallbladder Problem Cause Loose Orange Stools?
If you have loose orange stools, here’s why a gallbladder problem is not causing this. “The color of stool normally is brown,” says Akram Alashari, MD, a trauma surgeon at Geisinger Medical Center in PA, [...]
Can Gallbladder Removal Cause a Noisy Stomach?
Have you had your gallbladder removed and are now experiencing strange, funny sounds that seem to be originating from your stomach? “I am unaware of this condition. Have not read about it or seen it [...]
Is Gallbladder Removal Necessary for Only Pain, No Stones?
Wondering if your gallbladder pain warrants the removal of this organ even though you don’t have gallstones? “Gallbladder dyskinesia [impairment of movement] is a motility disorder that affects the gallbladder,” explains Akram Alashari, MD, a [...]
Middle Back Pain after Gallbladder Removal: Causes, Solutions?
Are you suffering from back pain post-gallbladder removal and are wondering what’s causing this and what can be done about it? “It is not unusual for people who have had laparoscopic cholecystectomy [gallbladder removal] to [...]
Can Ultrasound Miss Gallstone Disease?
There’ve been a number of studies about the effectiveness of ultrasound for detecting gallstones, says Akram Alashari, MD, a trauma surgeon at Geisinger Medical Center in PA. Dr. Alashari says that it’s key to recognize [...]
Burning in Stomach after Gallbladder Surgery: Doctor Explains
There are MANY causes, says a gallbladder surgeon, of stomach burning after the surgery, and thus, many treatment approaches. Sometimes, a person who had gallbladder removal surgery reports a burning in the stomach. This has [...]
Prevent Gallbladder Attacks with Five Food Types
A gallbladder disease expert recommends five foods in particular that will help prevent gallbladder attacks. “There is often a history of fatty food ingestion one hour or more before the initial onset of pain,” begins [...]
Right Side Pain after Gallbladder Surgery: Causes
There are several causes of pain in the right side following gallbladder surgery. “Postcholecystectomy syndrome (PCS) is a complex of heterogeneous symptoms including persistent abdominal pain and dyspepsia that recur and persist after cholecystectomy,” says [...]
Do Gallstones Always Cause Sharp Pain or Can It Be Dull?
“Yes, patients can have dull pain if the symptoms are secondary to gallstones,” says Akram Alashari, MD, a trauma surgeon at Geisinger Medical Center in PA, and author of “THE POWER OF PEAK STATE.” Dr. Alashari [...]
How Long Diarrhea Lasts after Gallbladder Removal
Removal of the gallbladder can cause diarrhea, for sure -- and it may take a long time to go away. Following gallbladder removal, the diarrhea that may occur can take weeks to months to go [...]
Can Gallstone Pain Be Only Mild?
Many people want to know if gallstone pain can be only mild, or is it always sharp and severe? “Biliary colic is associated with right upper quadrant pain,” says Akram Alashari, MD, a trauma surgeon [...]
How Do Gallstones Cause Pain?
A doctor explains how gallstones cause pain... Gallstone pain, or biliary colic, is often characterized by intense discomfort. The pain typically manifests in the upper right abdomen, just beneath the rib cage. It may also [...]
