What Are the Symptoms of Gallbladder Malfunction?
Some people with gallstones have no symptoms. When gallbladder symptoms are present, the most common include right upper abdominal pain and tenderness and referred pain to the mid back or right shoulder blade areas. Often there is increased pain after eating, as well as bloating, gas and sometimes constipation. Gallbladder pain tends to be worse at night or in the early morning. Besides back pain, a gallbladder symptom that brings many people to my office is an acute or recurrent neck pain or crick. A seemingly unrelated gallbladder symptom is knee pain. Applied Kinesiology has found a relationship between the gallbladder and the popliteus, an important knee stabilization muscle. Another sign of improper gallbladder function is increased undigested fats in the stool. This can result in light colored stools or stools that float and are loosely formed. Because the symptoms are so varied, the gallbladder has been called the Great Mimic. A gallbladder attack can also mimic an ulcer, a hear
