Sometimes, patients experience nausea after eating without having pain.

Nausea and VomitingĪll kinds of Gallbladder diseases cause nausea and vomiting. Some patients may feel the pain behind the breastbone or even within the left upper abdomen. Usually, the patient experiences a severe gripping or stabbing pain in the upper abdomen near the rib cage, most often towards the right side, which can also radiate to the upper back. The most common symptom of any kind of Gallbladder related issue is intermittent pain known as Biliary Colic. What are the symptoms of Gallbladder Disease? Chronic acalculous gallbladder disease: means chronic inflammation of the gallbladder without the presence of stones.These patients usually did not have timely intervention of cholecystitis for some reason and they often have severe complications and are the most sick of gallbladder patients. Gangrene or abscess: This is an advancement of cholecystitis to a severe state with advanced infection leading to pus or even death of a portion of the wall or the entire gallbladder.Growth of tissue in the Gallbladder: Polyps or overgrowth of the typical glands within the wall of the gallbladder (adenomyomatosis) may occur.

The stones are a foreign body which can allow bacteria to grow and adhere to their surfaces where antibiotics cannot be effective to clear the bacteria. It is possible to have cholecystitis with or without gallstones present, but it is more common with stones and seems to be more severe usually.

Cholecystitis (or Gallbladder inflammation): This may be an inflammation or even a bacterial infection of the gallbladder.

Gallbladder cancer is difficult to detect when early and is often advanced when it is found at time of surgery for what is usually thought to be cholecystitis.

Cancer: Gallbladder cancer is rare and affects less than 4,000 Americans per year, but unfortunately, we see this problem every couple of years in our practice.

These are known as common bile duct stones and they can lead to back up of bile (or biliary obstruction), jaundice, and infection. Sometimes gallstones can be carried from the gallbladder into these ducts and lodge in the common bile duct.

Common bile duct stones: Small ducts in the liver carry bile to larger ducts and ultimately drain into the common bile duct.

Gallstones or Cholelithiasis: These are solid masses of cholesterol or bile pigments which can cause blockage in the bile ducts that drain the Gallbladder.

Some common examples of Gallbladder diseases may include: Gallbladder disease can include infection, inflammation, stones, or blockage of the bile ducts draining the Gallbladder.

Gallbladder issues symptoms