What are typical symptoms of gallbladder trouble?
Typically, pain is experienced below the right ribcage in the upper abdomen, radiating through the right shoulder and back, and can be severe to moderate. Often, pain occurs after eating meals, though many patients are awakened in the middle of the night with this pain, preventing sleep for hours. Other common symptoms include burping, fatty food intolerance, a full feeling, increased heartburn, and bowel irregularity. If a patient with gallstones suddenly turns yellow, even in the absence of pain, this is a severe sign of bile tube obstruction to the liver. Can this is managed without surgery? A low-fat diet may result in less frequent and less intense symptoms. For those who have attacks at night, sleeping on the right side may make those attacks less frequent. Pills are available to dissolve gallstones, although the pills are generally toxic to the liver and may take six months to two years to dissolve the stones. Lithotripsy has been tried to crush gallstones; however, that form of
