If gallbladder pain reacts to fats, sugar, alcohol, etc., can I test it unscientifically at home by eating or drinking things that "should" cause a reaction?
Back story:
I've been having nausea for months.
Doc ran labs, things look normal, calprotectin is normal, ESR, CRP, all normal.
I had an MRE last month that showed no active disease or inflammation.
Doc prescribed antibiotics for possible SIBO.
I finished the antibiotics, the nausea is not gone, and the past 7-10 days I've been having right upper quadrant pain.
Mostly back and side, worse at night, and definitely not muscular. The pain increased Wednesday and I realized why I haven't been able to get comfortable lately.
I sent the doc a message yesterday morning but it's a holiday weekend and I haven't heard back.
If the pain hits a sustained 7, I will go to the ER.
But it's a holiday weekend and the local hospitals are near capacity right now.
I have a history of feeling things before the tests can definitively reveal them.
I suspect the doc will want a HIDA scan, and I'll do that, that's fine.
But in the meantime, it would be helpful to know what's going on.
Causing a reaction isn't fun, and is probably a dumb idea.
I sort of already did that today. I slept in a bit and didn't really eat until mid afternoon.
Then I had pizza and a couple of cocktails. And less than 2 hours later abdominal pain, diarrhea, pain, the whole showcase.
Does it react that fast? It seems too quick.
I'm thinking I should probably stick to plain oatmeal and toast until I can get this tested.
I like to push buttons to see what happens. Generally speaking.
I DON'T like the showcase experience.
Back story:
I've been having nausea for months.
Doc ran labs, things look normal, calprotectin is normal, ESR, CRP, all normal.
I had an MRE last month that showed no active disease or inflammation.
Doc prescribed antibiotics for possible SIBO.
I finished the antibiotics, the nausea is not gone, and the past 7-10 days I've been having right upper quadrant pain.
Mostly back and side, worse at night, and definitely not muscular. The pain increased Wednesday and I realized why I haven't been able to get comfortable lately.
I sent the doc a message yesterday morning but it's a holiday weekend and I haven't heard back.
If the pain hits a sustained 7, I will go to the ER.
But it's a holiday weekend and the local hospitals are near capacity right now.
I have a history of feeling things before the tests can definitively reveal them.
I suspect the doc will want a HIDA scan, and I'll do that, that's fine.
But in the meantime, it would be helpful to know what's going on.
Causing a reaction isn't fun, and is probably a dumb idea.
I sort of already did that today. I slept in a bit and didn't really eat until mid afternoon.
Then I had pizza and a couple of cocktails. And less than 2 hours later abdominal pain, diarrhea, pain, the whole showcase.
Does it react that fast? It seems too quick.
I'm thinking I should probably stick to plain oatmeal and toast until I can get this tested.
I like to push buttons to see what happens. Generally speaking.
I DON'T like the showcase experience.