Pregnancy with Gallstones

well i am 25 weeks pregnant and i just got diagnosed with gall stones and a kidney malfunction that my uterus is blocking the the passeges to my kidneys wich really sucks i am in the worst pain and i cant take any thing …. and i have to wait until the baby is born till i can get anything done about this so im going to sit in pain 4 the next 3 months i hope you have a better situation then me and i hope that u can hang in there keep the diet it will make you feel better ….

im 23 weeks pregnant and i just saw the dr 2days ago with severe pain and he said it was probably my gallbladder becoming inflamed they gave me hydrocodone for pain which confuses me any help would be appreciated

I am 20 weeks pregnant and I had my gallbladder removed 3 weeks ago. My ob, along with my GP and the surgeon decided the risk of complications from them were greater than the risk of the surgery. But I did go to one of the best surgeons in the country (and paid cash since he was not part of my health plan). Thank God everything went fine, I am recovering fast and the baby is doing well. Good luck to all who are suffering from the same condition.

Yes, I am 15 weeks and had to go to the ER for gallstones. I was 10 weeks at the time and so they could not do anything. The low fat diet is somewhat of a pain, isn’t it? But I haven’t been in pain from the gallstones. You might check with your doctor – they gave me antibiotics until it was no longer painful.

Hello, I am 34 weeks and have just been told i have gallstones. I also have to wait untill after i have had the baby before anything can be done. I am sick all the time and in a great deal of pain. My mum had her gallstones removed a couple of years ago so understands the pain that i am going through. I am now going to try the low fat diet and hopefully easy the pain.

Hi, im 21 weeks pregnant with my third child. I was diagnosed with gallstones a year ago after having my first attack. I chose not to remove it just after one attack and had no pain until now with another mild attack during pregnancy.Its pretty scary while youre pregnant and I have no idea what sort of diet i should be following any ideas. Confused and hungry

Wow! I am 24 weeks and have been in pain for a little over a week. I went to two different ER’s before getting to the gall bladder disease diagnosis. I don’t have stones, just inflimation, and it’s the worst pain I’ve ever felt! I’ve had 2 kids already too! I’m watching my cholesterol intake and have a list of foods to avoid, and Tylenol#3 w/ codine for the night-time attacks. If anyone knows how to deal with this diet-help me out. I’m not overweight, but know I don’t eat healthy. Losing the red meats is going to be HARD!

I am 27 weeks pregnant. I was diagnosed with gallstones and pancreantitis (which is life threatening). Once I was well enough to leave the hospital (12 days later) I was placed on a low fat diet until baby comes, then surgery. I feel for everyone it hurts and nowhere near fun. But the diet does help tremendously.

I am 17 weeks pregnant. I have been in and out of the ER for 3 years. I have been to see several differnt doctors and specialist. Now that I am in my 3rd pregnancy I was finally just diagnoised with gallstones. It was the worst pain ever!! And even the tylenol with codine did not help. It always happened at night and would last anywhere from 5 to 12 hours. My doctor also said he can do nothing for me until after I have the baby. Then surgery. He put me on a low fat\no fat diet. Also I have been drinking flax seed tea and eating flax seed oatmeal. I read online somewhere that will help stop the night time attacks and the pain. So far i have had no more attacks. So, I am keeping my fingers crossed. Good luck to you also!

I’ve been having awful bouts of vomitting and pain. I went to the midwife today and she thinks it’s gall stones. I’ve just read up on the symptoms I’ve had them all for ages but thought it was just pregnancy. I’m reading the comments that I may have to endure this pain for another 6 weeks but I can’t stand the thought of it. I don’t want to eat or drink for fear of reprisals later tonight. I don’t normally moan but I bet if the docs were suffering this they would help the ladies go into labour a bit quicker. If I go overdue like my last pregnancy’s I’m going to be vile! Any words to calm a very angry old bird?

I am 30 weeks pregnant and my gall bladder is full of stones. The doctor put me on pain meds because there is too much of a risk to take my gall bladder out while pregnant. The pain sucks.

I’ve been to the hosptal three times doctors three times in the past two years and only now when I’m 39 weeks pregnant have they bleeeding diagnosed gallstones.
I’m 23 and not overweight so I guess they didn’t see it. But I’m at least glad someone has told me what this pain that feels like an evil heart attack and lasts for hours is.
Just fed up though.
Need energy for labour- am already a bit nervous about that as it’s my first- the last thing ya need when ur pregnant is being up all hours in agony
Also is Christmas soon and I already can’t drink coz of breastfeeding but now I can’t enjoy my food either HUMPH!
Well I can’t complain I’m getting a beautiful baby girl soon and I’m sure she will be worth it.
Sorry to all of you that have to go through this hell- and sorry for myself too hahah

x

Omg can’t belive it all the stories I’ve read r just like mine iam 27 weeks I was diagnosed with gallbladder stones when I was 12 weeks I have to be dealing with da most horrible pain all my preagnecy but this 4 days have been the ugliest nights I have had the pain is consta there it doesn’t go away I was in the er room on Sunday they have me tylenol # 3 with coddine but it does not calm my pain at all I am really desperate cause I can’t do anything becouse of the pain I have 3 more kids and they need me to be okay so I can be with them but its really hard with this pain on me all day even at night is worst can somebody help me and tel me what type of foods I can eat to decre my pain thank you 4 ur time good luck to every .

Wow… I’m 15 weeks pregnant and was diagnosed with gallbladder sludge, which is just as bad as gallstones. I have been so nausea’s for the last week and a half and the doctors told me to eat bland foods and to do the brat diet. bananas rice apple sauce and toast. But I’m a extremely fussy eater and don’t eat a lot. Its good to know other people went through the same thing.

Hi… I was diagnosed with gallstones a few months before catching pregnant, well i was due for the operation but caught pregnant.
now, for 6 months previous i had changed my diet anyway and have found that it works, as my attacks have become less frequent and not so severe. in fact I’ve not had an attack for some time. But at the cost of possible anemia.I’m waiting for another test to see if I’m anemic. I’m just approaching 3 months now. what foods are iron rich? so i can avoid taking iron tablets???

Help! I’m 10 weeks pregnant and any time I eat anything fatty or spicy I am in HORRIBLE pain. I thought it was just heartburn, but this week the pain between my shoulder blades started. After looking this up I noticed the heartburn, shoulder pain and bloating are all symptoms of gallstones. Does this sound familiar to anyone?? Thanks!

I have gallstones however i am not pregnant but went through the pain of them while I was they pass it on as chronic heartburn or a tear in the digestive tract. shoulder, side, neck pain are common. extremely bad sleep patterns. But have anyone gotten anxiety attacks from it? Have any of you experinced that you can no longer venture as far as you once were able tyoo without getting opain in your chest like an attack? Please let me know. even email me if you have too. stevosgurl69. I am trying to become pregnant agian and am weighing the risks (pros and cons) of doing so while having gallstones. I am booked for surgury but my surgeon say’s because my gallbladder no longer works I’ll be in more pain after the surgury for life. So i may just opt for strong pain meds instead of the surgury.

Hi, I’m 31 and 13 weeks pregnant with gallstones. I just had a procedure done called (ERCP) it’s where they go through your mouth and It’s NOT invasive to remove 2 large stones from my bile duct. I will go back when I’m 16 weeks to have my gallbladder removed. You may not need the ERCP it just depends where the stones are. But for those who are in real pain and in your 3rd trimester this may give you some type of relief for a few weeks, I know it did for me. Surgery is best in your second trimester so if you really want it I wouldn’t wait. The 3rd trimester alot more complicated however DO YOUR HOMEWORK ladies. Try to find the best General surgeon or GI doctor in your area. I did a lot of research and went to the best hospital and Dr. in my area and it was covered under my insurance. Get 3 consults if you can I had an obgyn, general surgeon and GI specialist. Everything went fine and I feel alot better!! Good luck everyone

I am about 4-5 weeks pregnant and I was diagnosed with gallstones, but the drs. won’t do surgery. I’ve had this pain for months and did not realize that it was my gallbladder. I want the pain to go away or at least not be so severe, is it okay that I take tylenol? I called my ob-gyn, but did not get an answer yet. Can someone please help me!!! D

I was diagnosed with gallstones and I am 19 weeks pregnant. I have been in pain for at least a year in which I have visited my local emergency room twice. They were unable to find the problem and I am now left with thousands of dollars in medical bills. I was then referred by my doctor to another hospital for an ultrasound. While waiting for my appointment to come(months later) is when a got pregnant which was a big surprise because I was really sick around the time of my conception. I am so upset because if the ER doctors at my local hospital would have found the problem earlier, I could have gotten this problem solved and probably wouldn’t be dealing with this during my already stressful pregnancy.

I am 13wks preggo and this past week I had my first bout of major pain, worse than labor for my first child which was a 44hr deal. The pain came on sudden and lasted for an hr. The next day it returned after lunch to which rocked my world and left me doubled over on the couch moaning and crying. I called my husband who took me to the ER. After 3hrs and bloodwork, a sonogram of the baby and gall bladder the Dr determined Gall Bladder disease. He said to avoid all fats and spices in foods.
My midwife suggested taking a 1/2cup of olive oil mixed with a 1/2 cup of lemon or grapefruit juice before bed. Mix really well, like your favorite , missed, cocktail and chug it, don’t sip. Chase it with more straight lemon juice or grapefruit juice.
The next morning you’ll have major BM most likely including your gall stones.
The olive oil acts as a softener for the stones and soothes the inflammation of the G B.
I thought this was insane but my midwife has delivered over 3,000 babies and has seen this very commonly in pregnancy.
Cheers girls, mtnmama

I am 12 weeks and dignosaed with Gall Stones at week 9. I have had 5 attacks in the last month! They have be doubled over for hours, even with the drugs it last a couple at least. I am trying to decide whether or not to do the surgery or wait until afer I deliver. My biggest concern is having an attack at 8 months. What kind of stress does this do to the baby? I get cramps in my abdimon as well, which can not be good at 8 months either. HELP – I just don’t know what to do!

I started having attacks at 23 weeks. I went about 8 weeks having a attack at least once a week, before I found out what it was. I asked my OB about it and he told me “I don’t know what it is so your going to have to deal with it.” He didn’t ask any questions or anything. After being told that the next attack we went to the hospital. That’s when we found out what it was. My other OB told me to see a general surgeon. I did the diet, gave up my chocolate. That helped for about a month. Then I started having attacks again. It got to the point the medicine didn’t help. We bought a recliner for the baby’s room and sitting in it seemed to help the pain it didn’t take it away just made it bearable. I also read that a warm shower helps, let the water run on your back. The end of my pregnancy I was only eating cheerios, and still having attacks. The one OB decided to induce me, only we went to the hospital on our own 4 hours early. The labor went well. I choose to have my gallbladder taken out 4 days after my son was born. The surgeon said that if I didn’t want attacks again when pregnant again to do the surgery.
When having the attacks I wondered what was I thinking… if labor was as bad as this I didn’t want to do it. My sister who had her gallbladder out a year before said this pain is worse. Labor lets up a little between contractions. Plus the epidural was my friend.
I did have a hard time with the fact that I couldn’t hold my baby very well after the surgery for a day or two, because of where the stitches were. And after the surgery I had a hard time still with some foods because my body had to learn how to digest without the gallbladder. That gets better with time.

I was diagnosed with gallstones prior to my pregnancy and was unaware that pregnancy could make them worse!
I’m still in my first trimester and the pain is no worse off them normal but I’m scared to see how intense the pain becomes!

Guess I should have gotten the surgery when I first learned about them!

i am now 21 wks pregnant i found out about the gallstones goin on 2 mnths now, its been hell they have me on a strict diet which is so hard when ur craving so many different things. when i get my attacks they r soooo bad my belly gets bloated my chest feels like i have a bag of cement on it and the back pains are unexplainable, they gave me simithicone xtra strength which does help it takes about 45 mins to kick in, i cant wait to have my sone so i can get my gallbladder removed. i wish the best of luck to all of u..

I just wanted to thank everyone for sharing they’re story. I am about 26 weeks prego and have gallbladder stones so we think! I was terrified that the pain and spasms were going to hurt my baby, but now I know better. A low fat diet and no milk products is a key for me so far. I also eat lots of cucumber without the skin and am going to try the flax seed tea. Your surpose to brew raw flax seed for atleast 10 min and drink the tea when you have an attack and it’s said to ease the pain. I am going to try this aswell as the lemon juice and olive oil that some one posted here! Thanks! I felt like I was going crazy and all alone with these pains, now I know that there are lots of woman that go through this kind of pain. Wow are we ever strong to go through what we go through!

I am 26 weeks pregnant and have been having really severe pain under my right rib. It usually worsens at night for some reason. At first I didn’t think too much of it – I just thought I was overly full or it had something to do with indigestion, since I have always had problems with that. Then I started doing research and found out about the potential gall bladder problems. I have an appointment this week with a specialist, so hopefully they can better diagnose me. Does anybody else experience the pain on the right side under the rib cage? Sometimes I even get a tingly feeling in that area that feels more toward the surface.