If i push lightly on my right side of the tummy it hurts I've been in pain for 3hrs.I read in a book that i would be getting cramps not pain.
2007-03-16 09:52:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
i'm a surgical intern.
i think it's your gallbladder. gallbladder pain occurs in the right upper quadrant under your right breast bone and pain may refer to the back shoulder. it's a shooting pain that most of my female patients describe as being worst than labor. the pains usually start after meals and most severely after dinner.
most of my patients identify the pain in association with food such as salty foods, foods high in grease and raw veggies.
go see a general surgeon and ask for some tests such as a gallbladder emptying study, a abdominal ultrasound, and a CT scan as well.
these tests sound be more than enough to start making sense of things. when you find a general surgeon, find one that specializes in laparoscopy.. because if it is your gallbladder and you need surgery.. laparoscopy will cut your recovery time in half.
oh and this does occur a lot in pregnant women. after your child is born, consider surgery.
best of luck~
2007-03-18 06:35:26 · answer #1 · answered by dlwls 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kidney infections are common during pregnancy, maybe that is it. They can be very painful
2007-03-16 17:01:11 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Worm is back 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a kidney stone...which are common during pregnancy
2007-03-16 17:00:51 · answer #3 · answered by nd721 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daugther had a bladder infection while pregnent so double check that it is not a bladder infection.
2007-03-16 17:00:48 · answer #4 · answered by Emily L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋