I am 45 years old and very thin (5 9 137) but my family on my mother s side has a history of gall bladder problems. Over the last several years, with increasing frequency, I have experienced severe abdominal pains that include burning and extreme pressure resulting in back and stomach aches and gas all of which can last from 30 minutes to several hours. They come on rather swiftly especially if I haven t eaten in awhile and then eat something fatty, but now even being careful to avoid this situation I still sometimes experience the pain. Do I need my gall bladder removed. (My mother, grandfather and uncle all have.) My doctor has done numerous blood and bowel tests and can find nothing.