Gall Bladder and secondary symptoms: any insight? Posted: 09-24-06 06:55am
I have recently went through a round of
tests and found that my gall bladder has
an ejection fraction of 19%. My surgeon
did not feel that the gall bladder was my
only problem. During the HIDA scan, the
dye never showed up in my small intestine.
I have had an CT scan of the stomach and
pelvis, ultra sound, endoscope and
colonoscopy. He is taking the gall bladder
out this week, but still is not convinced
that this will solve my original problem
(6-8 hrs after meal having severe
cramping, nausea and diarrhea, but not
after every meal). Is it possible there is
something that is getting missed in all of
these tests? During the pelvic CT scan,
they also found that the uterus was
enlarged with fibroids. Further ultrasound
was done and my primary dr says it is
nothing that needs to be removed. I also
have trouble with narrowed stools as well.
Insight please?
According to the symptoms you describe
(abdominal cramps after eating, nausea,
diarrhea…), and all the diagnostic tests
results you report (HIDA-scan, ultrasound,
CT-scan, gastroscopy, colonoscopy), you
might be experiencing billiary dyskinesia.
Billiary dyskinesia is a functional
billiary disorder that is manifested with
abdominal cramps. An ejection fraction
under 30% is an indication for gallbladder
removal.
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