A piece of the puzzle found???
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Your post is making me wonder about my gallbladder being the cause of my feeling so terrible. (I DO have a gallstone but GI didn't know it at the time.)
When I said something to DH, he said he was wondering the same thing.
When I said something to DH, he said he was wondering the same thing.
DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor and don't play one on TV.
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
Wayne,
Just don't eat any fat, and you shouldn't have any problems, (as far as the gallbladder is concerned, anyway). The digestion of fat is the only thing that should be affected by a malfunctioning gallbladder, (as far as food is concerned).
Incidentally, didn't I suggest that you had a gallbladder problem at least once or twice in the past, based on your pain description? I'm glad your doctors are finally beginning to figure it out.
Tex
Just don't eat any fat, and you shouldn't have any problems, (as far as the gallbladder is concerned, anyway). The digestion of fat is the only thing that should be affected by a malfunctioning gallbladder, (as far as food is concerned).
Incidentally, didn't I suggest that you had a gallbladder problem at least once or twice in the past, based on your pain description? I'm glad your doctors are finally beginning to figure it out.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Joan,
If you have a gallbladder problem, you should feel a sharp pain, after eating, (especially after eating a fatty meal), and the pain should be just under the ribcage, to the right of center. Often the pain can be felt radiating through to the back. It can be very intense, in some cases. After a few hours, the pain should eventually subside, though sometimes it can linger for quite a while.
Tex
If you have a gallbladder problem, you should feel a sharp pain, after eating, (especially after eating a fatty meal), and the pain should be just under the ribcage, to the right of center. Often the pain can be felt radiating through to the back. It can be very intense, in some cases. After a few hours, the pain should eventually subside, though sometimes it can linger for quite a while.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Wayne,
Gallbladder issues are normally not considered to be autoimmune issues. They are very common among members of this board, however, so I'm guessing that in time, a link will be discovered, along with certain other issues which so often show up among members, (such as hiatal hernias). It doesn't seem intuitive that a hernia could be an autoimmune issue, but I wouldn't be surprised if some day this were shown to be associated with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, (MCTD), which, of course, is in the autoimmune disease family. The Barrett's esophagus, of course, is associated with enough autoimmune issues, that it would virtually have to be an autoimmune issue itself, by association.
The reason why the pain doesn't seem to be associated with eating may be because you have a chronic inflammation of the gallbladder causing the pain, (if the doctor is right), rather than a gallstone blocking the flow of bile, (which would inhibit the digestion of fat), after a meal.
Hmmmmmmmmmm. You're a rare bird. 95% of cholecystitis cases are due to stones. I can't tell you whether or not you should have your gallbladder removed, but you damn sure have to treat the inflammation, because if untreated, acalculous cholecystitis results in death for 65% of patients, and "acalculous" means "not affected with, caused by, or associated with gallstones", as you probably know.
If the cholecystitis is indeed the source of the pain, then removal should make you feel better, and removal by laparoscopy is too not bad an ordeal, (compared with the conventional surgery that it replaces). Some people have their gallbladders removed, of course, and then discover that the pain persists, because it was caused by something else in the first place. A cholecystectomy most definitely will not make the MC go away, though.
Tex
Gallbladder issues are normally not considered to be autoimmune issues. They are very common among members of this board, however, so I'm guessing that in time, a link will be discovered, along with certain other issues which so often show up among members, (such as hiatal hernias). It doesn't seem intuitive that a hernia could be an autoimmune issue, but I wouldn't be surprised if some day this were shown to be associated with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, (MCTD), which, of course, is in the autoimmune disease family. The Barrett's esophagus, of course, is associated with enough autoimmune issues, that it would virtually have to be an autoimmune issue itself, by association.
The reason why the pain doesn't seem to be associated with eating may be because you have a chronic inflammation of the gallbladder causing the pain, (if the doctor is right), rather than a gallstone blocking the flow of bile, (which would inhibit the digestion of fat), after a meal.
Hmmmmmmmmmm. You're a rare bird. 95% of cholecystitis cases are due to stones. I can't tell you whether or not you should have your gallbladder removed, but you damn sure have to treat the inflammation, because if untreated, acalculous cholecystitis results in death for 65% of patients, and "acalculous" means "not affected with, caused by, or associated with gallstones", as you probably know.
If the cholecystitis is indeed the source of the pain, then removal should make you feel better, and removal by laparoscopy is too not bad an ordeal, (compared with the conventional surgery that it replaces). Some people have their gallbladders removed, of course, and then discover that the pain persists, because it was caused by something else in the first place. A cholecystectomy most definitely will not make the MC go away, though.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Joan,
Low body temps, (down to about 98.0 F), at various times during the day, are rather common, even for "normal" people, (as if there is such thing as a normal person. LOL). First thing in the morning, temps as low as 97.5 F are fairly common. Anything below that might be due to under-treated hypothyroidism.
What kind of temps are you referring to?
Tex
Low body temps, (down to about 98.0 F), at various times during the day, are rather common, even for "normal" people, (as if there is such thing as a normal person. LOL). First thing in the morning, temps as low as 97.5 F are fairly common. Anything below that might be due to under-treated hypothyroidism.
What kind of temps are you referring to?
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
I thought you were talking about your temperature. 
Wayne,
Did not have the usual gallbladder symptoms that Tex described. My GI didn't believe the pain from the right side of my abdomen was gallbladder related because it wasn't the usual symptoms. I always nausea later in the evening sometimes in the morning after eating about a handful of nut (pecans, walnuts, probably the ones that are not good for you). He had prescribed a different anti inflammatory med than I had been taken and told me to come back in a month. Since that didn't work, he told me he would humor me and order a CT scan because he thought inflammation from my back was settling in the soft tissue in my ribs. After he received the results, he told me I had either a large gallstone or a large group clustered together. I needed to get this taken care of as soon as possible!!
I guess I looked very concerned that second appointment for him to order the CT scan. A friend of mine told me her gallbladder was full of a thick fluid (more like sludge - maybe bile???) when it was removed. Her symptoms were similar to mine but a bit more intense. I do not know how she convinced a doctor to remove hers.
Did not have the usual gallbladder symptoms that Tex described. My GI didn't believe the pain from the right side of my abdomen was gallbladder related because it wasn't the usual symptoms. I always nausea later in the evening sometimes in the morning after eating about a handful of nut (pecans, walnuts, probably the ones that are not good for you). He had prescribed a different anti inflammatory med than I had been taken and told me to come back in a month. Since that didn't work, he told me he would humor me and order a CT scan because he thought inflammation from my back was settling in the soft tissue in my ribs. After he received the results, he told me I had either a large gallstone or a large group clustered together. I needed to get this taken care of as soon as possible!!
I guess I looked very concerned that second appointment for him to order the CT scan. A friend of mine told me her gallbladder was full of a thick fluid (more like sludge - maybe bile???) when it was removed. Her symptoms were similar to mine but a bit more intense. I do not know how she convinced a doctor to remove hers.
Brenda