A gallbladder attack can be experienced as an excruciating, stabbing pain that doubles you over and mimics the feeling of a heart attack. This sharp pain commonly lasts between 15 minutes to 4 hours, and the pain can possibly last for up to 24 hours!
Apart from an attack, gallbladder pain can be either acute or chronic.
It’s interesting to note that gallbladder pain can be felt in the gallbladder itself, which people often mistake for their liver, but essentially it is in what’s called the RUQ or right upper quadrant of the abdomen.
However, gallbladder pain is not limited to the gallbladder or liver area itself but can refer to the right rib cage or to the back right shoulder blade.
It’s not an exact science, because everybody’s muscles and nerves are configured just a little bit differently inside.
Acute gallbladder symptoms are those that accompany a gallbladder attack and usually result from gallstones – but not necessarily.
Acute symptoms are characterized by sharp, stabbing pain in the upper right side of the abdomen, nausea, vomiting and possible fever and chills.
Chronic gallbladder symptoms are frequent dull pain in the same area – the upper right side of the abdomen or between the shoulder blades – sometimes accompanied by nausea, gas and bloating, and possibly burping.
Most people who experience the shock of a gallbladder attack say it is an excruciating experience they will never forget.
If you are experiencing symptoms you believe could be chronic gallbladder pain, it would be a good idea to take it seriously and make dietary and lifestyle changes before you experience an acute attack.
And if you have already experienced an attack, there’s no time like the present to make changes in hope of preventing another.
If you're experiencing gallbladder pain, what to eat is the first thing you need to learn.
Changing your eating habits and taking the right supplements are two ways to work with gallbladder pain – they are each helpful by themselves, but they work much more quickly and effectively when you do them both together.
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