Pain in the liver

[Mayflower53]

Hi all,

I was diagnosed with PBC some years ago and I have been relatively symptom free. However, a month ago, just after visiting my consultant, I began to get a low grumbling pain in my liver, particularly after eating or drinking. Is this a common symptom for others? Is it something to be concerned about and

D should I make an appointment to see the GP about it?

Thank you.

[cazer]

Hi mayflower,

Liver pain is usually felt in the upper rt back by your shoulder blade.. As its a deferred pain... I've had it quite a but... But its not normally in UK our right side so would be good to get checked out in case it's unrelated... The gall bladder etc could cause pain that side...

If others may say they do have pain there but I hope you get to the bottom of it,

Best wishes cazer

[cazer in reply to cazer]

Oops not sure how the UK crept into that post... Ha ha... Please ignore it...

[Cstar1079 in reply to cazer]

Actually liver pain can be felt in both places. I get a dull ache in my right abdomen area as little under my rib area. However the pain could be deferred to shoulder for some. When I had my liver biopsy the pain was in my right shoulder. The deferred pain in the shoulder blade is usually related to the gallbladder. It causes pain in your upper right shoulder blade area.

[butterflyEi]

As cazer has said best to get it checked.

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Liver pain is felt in the right upper abdomen, just under your ribs. A dull ache in this area is a common symptom of PBC and the frequency and severity of the pain doesn’t necessarily correlate with the severity of the PBC. If you’ve just seen your specialist and he’s happy, I doubt it’s a sign of any liver deterioration. As it’s occurring after eating though, I’d check it with your GP in case it’s to do with the gall bladder, as you get pain in the same place with gall stones. Your GP might send you for an ultrasound to exclude this.

I’m a nurse practitioner and also have PBC. I get pain quite a lot and particularly after breakfast for some reason!!

[Mayflower53]

Thank you for your replies. I have an ultra sound booked next week so they will be able to check my gall bladder. But I feel reassured by your comments.