Very small Gallbladder

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I’m in a lot of pain pressure pain across abdomen round left rib across tummy button, horrendous reflux worse in the mornings, constant nausea and just over week ago got my results from ct pelvic and abdomen scan, which came back normal, while I was happy it was normal who wouldn’t be, and I started doing a lot of walking which did relieve the pain .it’s back ( I haven’t walked today) but I suddenly remembered what I was told when I had a ultrasound for my liver which is something I have every few years, I was asked if I had my gallbladder out! I said no I’ve never had surgery to which she said oh well I can’t seem to find it! It’s there I said somewhere. But when I was sent my results which said I had fatty liver, it also said my gallbladder was LESS than half the size of a normal one, has anyone heard of this or even got a small gallbladder, so now I’m wondering would you feel nausea and pain if your gallbladder was inflamed, but surely wouldn’t it have been picked up

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Hi Ruby,

We would suggest to discuss this with your own doctors.

Regarding your fatty liver, have you been diagnosed with Non Alcohol Related Fatty liver disease (NAFLD)? and have you had fibrosis testing?

NICE (The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) have devised guidelines with the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) that state people diagnosed with NAFLD should have further testing to assess for their risk of fibrosis- stiffening or scarring in the liver.

The specific blood tests are Fib-4 score blood test or an Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) blood test. A specific scan called a FibroScan also estimates fibrosis.