ive been diagnosed with gallstones, l... - Pregnancy and Par...
ive been diagnosed with gallstones, lately been having pain in my neck almost as if someones choking me, also pain under my arm.Any advise?
This website is for pregnancy / baby related questions I suggest you go and see your doctor.
You do realise this is a pregnancy related site dont you?
I think you'll find that gallstones is actually quite common during/after pregnancy, so this post may be a very valid question. I started getting severe pain my my chest, back and left arm as well as shortness of breath about 1 week after my daughter was born. It wasn't diagnosed for a few months, but during that time I took co codamol for the pain and also tried to keep to a very low fat diet. Generally I tried to ensure anything I ate was less than 5% fat. I was very misreable and weak with a very new baby and was regularly ending up in A&E with such awful pain. Eventually I was admitted into hospital with pancreatitis and they found I had gallstones. About a month later I was in surgery having my gallbladder removed. It very much depends on how serious your condition is but I found that what I ate had the biggest impact on the pain. If you cannot cope then you need to see your doctor as I know how horrible this can be. I also did a lot of research on the internet into what I could eat as being told to avoid curries and fizzy drinks didn't really help me much! Hope you start feeling better soon!
