Pain in upper center and left abdomen. Gall bladder? Not chewing well enough?

[catered1 22]

I don't think it's gall bladder from what I've read. Could it be not chewing well enough? It's been happening after I eat for the last few days and hangs on for about an hour or two. The pain is in the upper center and left side right about 3 ribs up from the bottom.

[Catherine707 253]

I am an ultrasound technologist so I see a lot of gall bladder issues, and I had mine removed 2 years ago too. The (not so) funny thing with the gall bladder is the pain can radiate and appear to come from some other area or organ. Rapid weight loss often causes gall stones. Do you only have pain after eating? Is it after every meal or only after eating foods with fat content? Have you had this pain for a day or two or have you had it off an on for a few weeks?

When in doubt it is always a good idea to be seen by a doctor. I thought I was having back spasms around my right shoulder blade, and when the pain radiated over my shoulder I thought it was my heart! My colleague said "what about your gall bladder" and we took a quick look (you can do that when there is no radiation involved and you are a tech!) and low and behold I had a stone stuck in the neck of the gall bladder. The moment I woke up after surgery I realized that pain that had been hanging around for MONTHS was gone! Good bye and Good Riddance! I was back to work in 3 days.

Bottom line - it could be your gall bladder - have it checked out by your doctor / surgeon!

[catered1 22]

Hey, thanks for that very helpful info. I think I'll go get it checked it out.