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Question: Hello
I am a 70 year old male and for the last 3 months I've been losing weight along with persistent discomfort and gas in lower adomon, sometimes in center adomon when I eat anything makes no difference what it is. My blood test are normal for liver and kidneys. I am wondering if my gall bladder could be causing this as I have never in my life ever had digestive problems.
I am a 70 year old male and for the last 3 months I've been losing weight along with persistent discomfort and gas in lower adomon, sometimes in center adomon when I eat anything makes no difference what it is. My blood test are normal for liver and kidneys. I am wondering if my gall bladder could be causing this as I have never in my life ever had digestive problems.
Brief Answer:
Your symptoms are not caused by gall bladder disease.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Your complaints may be caused by several cases (i do not associate your symptoms with gall bladder).
The most dangerous is gastrointestinal or stomach cancer. Abdominal discomfort, unexplained weight loss/ loss of appetite, diarrhea or constipation are the major symptoms.
Please note that unintentional weight loss is a very non specific symptom but may be indicative of a serious illness and should be always checked.
But your symptoms can be associated with less serious diagnoses like gastritis or peptic ulcer disease, lactose intolerance or eating gas producing foods like beans or broccoli.
However at the first line your stomach and intestines should be checked.
I suggest you to make an appointment with your doctor so that he or she may recommend you to have a colonoscopy and fecal occult blood test.
Hope I have answered your question. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
Your symptoms are not caused by gall bladder disease.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Your complaints may be caused by several cases (i do not associate your symptoms with gall bladder).
The most dangerous is gastrointestinal or stomach cancer. Abdominal discomfort, unexplained weight loss/ loss of appetite, diarrhea or constipation are the major symptoms.
Please note that unintentional weight loss is a very non specific symptom but may be indicative of a serious illness and should be always checked.
But your symptoms can be associated with less serious diagnoses like gastritis or peptic ulcer disease, lactose intolerance or eating gas producing foods like beans or broccoli.
However at the first line your stomach and intestines should be checked.
I suggest you to make an appointment with your doctor so that he or she may recommend you to have a colonoscopy and fecal occult blood test.
Hope I have answered your question. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
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