Signs and symptoms of gallstones

Gallstones signs and symptoms vary from the type and kind of stone in the gall bladder. Some people might have symptoms but other might have stones without symptoms. For those that have symptoms the most common symptom is abdominal pain at the upper right quadrants that radiates to the back. The pain is usually severe and sudden without unknown cause. The sudden and severe start of the abdominal pain is why most of gallstones are diagnosed at the emergency department. The pain is so severe that people who experience the pain thinks they are having a heart attack that is why they end up at the emergency room. More women than men have gallstones that is why sometimes heart attack women heart attack are misdiagnosed or not diagnosed early. Gallstones pain worsens after eating a meal, particularly fatty or greasy foods like that of a heart attack.

Some of the other signs and symptoms of gallstones are:

• Pain that feels dull, sharp, or crampy
• Pain that increases when you breathe in deeply
• Chest pain
• Heartburn, indigestion, and excessive gas
• A feeling of fullness in the abdomen
• Vomiting, nausea, fever
• Shaking with chills
• Tenderness in the abdomen, particularly the right upper quadrant
• Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes)
• Stools of an unusual color (often lighter, like clay)

Whenever you notice any usual pain that last longer than usual is good to sick medical attention because it can be gallstones or something more serious. 

The above table shows the signs and symptoms of gallstone and the percentage of how common they are.

Work cited

Every day health gall bladder www.everydayhealth.com/gallbladder/symptoms/
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