| Gallbladder disease and especially gallstones are | | | | As you will notice, these pain attacks usually |
| conditions that most of us might have and not | | | | happen after you have eaten a fat meal. They |
| even know about this. The reason for this is | | | | also occur almost at the same exact time of the |
| because almost all people suffering from | | | | day, but not more than twice a week. These |
| gallstones have no symptoms to indicate that. On | | | | episodes can be sproradic and may not happen |
| average, symptoms for gallstones may appear | | | | for years to came in almost half of the patients. |
| somewhere around eight. It is also believed that | | | | The second most common of the symptoms is |
| smaller stones can even cause more pain that the | | | | the infection or inflammation of the gallbladder. |
| big ones. | | | | This mainly takes place when the person has |
| Although they might take years to develop, | | | | gallstones, but it can also happen if you are not |
| symptoms for gallbladder disease are many and | | | | suffering from them. The symptoms that indicate |
| some of them quite painful. One symptom and | | | | if you have an inflamated gallbladder are very |
| maybe the most common of all is biliary colic. This | | | | similar to those of biliary colic. The only difference |
| is a pain in the upper side of the abdomen, in the | | | | is that the pain attacks are more severe and |
| middle or in the right part of your abdomen. A | | | | persistent. |
| gallbladder patient may suffer many pain attacks | | | | Like the first condition, you will feel pain in the |
| of this kind. When this attacks takes place you | | | | upper part of the abdomen that can rdiate to the |
| may have one of the symptoms listed below: | | | | back portion of the body. Together with this pain, |
| - pain in the abdomen area, which can be very | | | | the patient can feel tenderness. Although the pain |
| severe and extent to the back; | | | | decreases with passing hours, discomfort can be |
| - vomiting; | | | | felt even two days later. Another difference from |
| - nausea; | | | | the first symptom is that you might suffer from |
| - gas; | | | | chills and develop a fever. |
| These attacks usually last a few hours, | | | | If you have any of all these symptoms, the best |
| sometimes even longer. But be careful, if the pain | | | | thing to do is see a doctor right away. This |
| persists for more than four hours, you might be | | | | condition must be treated before it gets even |
| suffering from more serious problems. | | | | worse and may cause aditional damage. |