what did your gallbladder symptoms actually feel like before it got diagnosed
#side-effects 2026-04-24
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- tenpence — we are not going to guess at it and you should not wait for us to 22:35
- gorse_gains — this is not diagnosis. it is a list of things we stop chatting about 22:55
- endotoxin_ed — gallstones are the one with a clean mechanism. rapid weight loss raises the risk on its own, whatever drug you are on 22:57
- endotoxin_ed — the trials with the largest weight loss also report more gallbladder events. that is not a mystery, it is what fast loss does 23:13
- ari_arrives — back. gallstones. scan confirmed it, seeing surgery next week 23:16
ginger did nothing for me and worked for two other people here. thats where the evidence is at
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update from 7 months ago: the nausea did settle, around week seven, completely
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reflux getting worse is documented enough that it is worth mentioning to a prescriber
fibre before pills
protein
Reminder for juno_joins: dose day is today. Set 9 days ago.
how do you cope with the smell of food when nothing is appealing
hiccups. every single time. why
started shedding hair around month 11, does it stop
pain under my ribs on the right, worse after food, two days now
how bad, and does it go anywhere
sharp. goes into my shoulder blade sometimes. i threw up last night
stopping this one here. that is a get-seen-today description, not a chat description
we are not going to guess at it and you should not wait for us to
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i thought it might just be the usual nausea
the usual nausea does not localise to one spot and radiate. that pattern is why everyone is reacting
go. seriously. come back and tell us afterwards
going to the out of hours service now
22:51red flags — if a symptom is on the list, stop typing and go
for everyone else, this is the list the two of them are working from
this is not diagnosis. it is a list of things we stop chatting about
| Symptom | Why people flag it |
|---|---|
| severe steady upper abdominal pain, often boring into the back | pancreatitis is the classic worry |
| right upper pain after fatty food, with nausea or vomiting | gallstones and gallbladder inflammation |
| persistent vomiting, cannot keep fluids down | dehydration, and whatever caused it |
| yellow eyes or pale stools | biliary obstruction |
| pain that wakes you and settles in no position | not a wait-and-see pain |
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gallstones are the one with a clean mechanism. rapid weight loss raises the risk on its own, whatever drug you are on
add slower gallbladder emptying and you have two things pushing the same way
which is another argument for not losing as fast as physically possible
the crash-loss crowd never want to hear that
the trials with the largest weight loss also report more gallbladder events. that is not a mystery, it is what fast loss does
so slower is not only about comfort
back. gallstones. scan confirmed it, seeing surgery next week
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glad you went
and thanks for coming back to close the loop, it helps whoever reads this next
the pain was exactly the after-food line in that table
and the shoulder blade referral. that is the bit that made me sure something was up
for what it is worth, nobody in here diagnosed you. a scan did. keep that distinction
he is right and it is worth repeating
off the shot until after surgery. that was the surgeon's call, not mine
correct order of operations
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hope it goes smoothly