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What Causes Right-sided Rib Pain After Gall Bladder Removal?

I have occasional pain under my right ribs. I have had my gall bladder removed but this is in a different area. Should I be concerned. My recent blood work up did not reveal anything out of the normal except my triglyceides were a little high but not enough to cause concern.
Mon, 17 Apr 2017
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Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns.

This looks to me like so called postcholecystectomy syndrome which has all these symptoms and this occurs in about 5 to 40 percent of patients who undergo cholecystectomy, usually can be transient, and rarely persistent or lifelong. Symptoms include Dyspepsia, nausea, and vomiting, Flatulence, bloating, and diarrhea, Persistent pain in the upper right abdomen. Some individuals may benefit from diet modification, such as a reduced fat diet, following cholecystectomy since it may be more difficult for digestion of fatty foods. Postcholecystectomy syndrome treatment depends on the identified violations that led to it. Typically, the patient is recommended dietary restriction table with fatty foods, enzyme preparations, antispasmodics, sometimes oral ursodeoxycholic acid can alleviate the condition.


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What Causes Right-sided Rib Pain After Gall Bladder Removal?

Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. This looks to me like so called postcholecystectomy syndrome which has all these symptoms and this occurs in about 5 to 40 percent of patients who undergo cholecystectomy, usually can be transient, and rarely persistent or lifelong. Symptoms include Dyspepsia, nausea, and vomiting, Flatulence, bloating, and diarrhea, Persistent pain in the upper right abdomen. Some individuals may benefit from diet modification, such as a reduced fat diet, following cholecystectomy since it may be more difficult for digestion of fatty foods. Postcholecystectomy syndrome treatment depends on the identified violations that led to it. Typically, the patient is recommended dietary restriction table with fatty foods, enzyme preparations, antispasmodics, sometimes oral ursodeoxycholic acid can alleviate the condition. Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions. Wishing you good health.