Question: Had a stent placed in CBD during ERCP- now having terrible spasms should i have the stent removed?

Yes in RUQ- have had these before but very infrequent. Doc said my duct was wide open had a sphincterotomy done 14 months ago- but he inserted the stent to rule out this being a cause of my epigastric pain- these episodes occur every year or so and last about a month

All labs NL pre post procedure LFT's and A/L w/o change.no change inSx's with BM - but mild relief of post procedure epigastric pain. After the first and only sphincterotomy on CBD which was done 14 months ago i would get this spasm which lasts about 5 to 10 seconds its like a painful cramp with pulling in mid epigastric or RUQ area after drinking soda or having potato chips maybe once per month. After This last ercp with stent placement that was done 60 hours ago - these spasms are about 10-15 per day. But slowing done as i increase my food intake since procedure. i had an EUS of pancreas which revealed " minimal amounts of fat in pancreas otherwise NL no signs of acute or chronic pancreatitis" he also did an egd prior to ercp and removed 2/3 of a 3 cm polyp at the pyloric valve which was not there 14 mo ago. He inserted the stent even though my CBD was open to prevent closure and eliminate SOD as a source of my pain which occurs about every year and can last dorbupbro 3 weeks. The spasms this frequently are new my concern was did ths stent cause increased bile flow and these increased spasms- the initial epigastric pain is slowing down each day after procedure but is still there which is the same as i had with other procedures. He said its a " short stent" if that falls out is it dangerous or willnit just oass in stool- thx

What i notice is during and just after i eat these spasms occur in midepigastric region- followed by a burning sensation. Very painful. Then my bowel sounds increase almost like a churning. Even after i had the gastrograffin when the ct was done this am- 1 hour later this horrific burning was present. The GI specialist wants to remove the 6mm plastic stent in the cbd bc he sees no advantage to it being there as the duct was wide open at time of ercp, and he feels it may be irritating my duodenum. He placed the stent to see if he could alleviate future problems- i still dont understand his rationale- but that being said- i am becoming overwhelmingly concerned about my symptoms - nobody seems to think theyre dangerous- but they are ruining my ability to fxn optimally- if visceral hypersensitivity is the answer why once a year for 3 weeks- if sod was the answer why symptomatic with a " wide open cbd"- sorry im painstakingly trying to achieve an answer i appreciate your help

Thank you the GI surgeon removed the stent today via endoscopy said there was no indication for its placement as CBD was completely open at ercp. Which correlates with your previous response. He also reccomended elavil 10 mg at bedtime- he believes like you the timing is not superfluous but is related to something allergen induced. I do have multiple food hypersensitivities- dairy gluten MSG to name a few. I have always turned my head to IBS visceral hypersensitivity