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What Causes Constant Sharp Pain In Stomach And Bloating After Gallbladder Surgery?

Posted on Fri, 17 Jun 2016

Question: My boyfriend has been suffering with sharp pain in stomach, bloating, can't function on daily basis almost a year now. He had gallbladder remover bout 1 yr ago and EGD and Colonoscopy. Nothing found. He's worst by the day . Just pain killers and phenegran every 4 hrs. ER visit just hydrate and nothing more. Beg for blood test but the won't. He has a crappy dr that doesn't diagnose him with anything or order labs. Can't change dr., no insurance .

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Give detailed and minute history

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
To recapitulate: Male/45 - one year suffering from sharp pain in stomach - bloating -can not function on daily basis - EGD and colonoscopy normal - On Norco and Phenargan - hydrate in ER - GB removed - and so on.

Please give me the detailed history from the beginning so that I can get more information and possibly diagnose him.
- What happened in the initial days of the attack; did it start with some illness?
- Is there associated nausea, vomiting?
- Weight loss and/or loss of appetite?
- How are the stools / bowel habits?
- Any referred pain to the back or other area?
- Any urinary complaints?

Please talk to your friend and give detailed and minute history so that I can help further.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. T Chandrakant (3 hours later)

He was heavy drink for 25 years. He's been so sick he hasn't had a drink in 25 days, pain so bad he quit drinking( thk goodness) but something not right. No urinary pain and drinks water and protien shakes, lost 25 + lbs since all started. Pain not certalized in stomach, all over he said. He's been complaining of back pain but Lower and down leg. BM normals he said.

Vomited daily, just green stuff

Nausead all day. Take phenegran every 4 hrs

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Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Intestinal contrast study / CT scan

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.
Noted that he was a heavy drinker for 25 years which he has quit for 25 days - that too due to sickness - pain is very bad - lost 25 lbs - pain is all over abdomen - BMs normal -
Low back pain going to the legs
This is indicative of some spinal problem like say sciatica or so.
* Daily vomiting green stuff with severe pain all over abdomen, weight loss and nausea all the day is indicative of possibility of intestinal obstruction.
I would advise him the following:
Enteroclysis with contrast (barium or water soluble contrast dye) bowel study to find out the reason may help to get a proper diagnosis.
Added investigations of stool, blood, urine and CT scan of the abdomen can help further.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar