My mom's been having severe gallbladder attacks for about 4 hours now, we know she has a diseased gall bladder

Question

My mom has been having severe gallbladder attacks for about 4 hours [she has a diseased gallbladder that needs taken out] and now she says she has a painful "sunburn like" rash. What should we do? She doesnt want to go to the hospital tonight and was wondering if there was any home remedys for the pain she can do now. Also what could the sunburn rash thing be?

Answer 1

An gallbladder attack will typically last for one to four hours

The pain can come from a stone making its way down
the biliary duct (or bile tube) toward the (duodenum)
small intestine. It can also be caused by a back up of bile
in the gallbladder (with or without stones) that causes it
to swell from fullness causing discomfort. Or it can come
from an infected gallbladder itself that becomes
inflammed (cholecystitis).

Stones or no stones, basically almost any gallbladder problem (life-treatening complications must be considered carefully and with your MD) pretty much the same way, with diet, with bile thinning substances, with fat emulsifiers and metabolizers. And you work on improving your overall digestion in general

Including Gallstone Diet

Do not overeat
Diet high in fiber - lots of vegetables
Avoid refined carbohydrates (including sugar and white flour)
Omega 3 oils and other polyunsaturated fats
Avoid saturated and trans fats
Eat moderate amounts of lean meats
Drink at least 6-8 glasses of water per day
Exercise
Lose excess weight but slowly
Supplemental bile salts and bile thinning agents as found in the gallbladder products. In particular I would suggest the Bile Salts, Phos Drops, the Lemon Tea Kit and Liver and Gallbladder Detox Tinctures.

But if she's in excruciating pain esp with nausea and vomiting; she has no choice but to go to the hosp for an emergency cholecystectomy(removal of the gallbladder) . Otherwise, it might rupture, and she definitely will have more problems such as peritonitis.

For the painful sunburn rash, the only thing I can think of is some liver involvement. the stones grow and become more numerous, they clog the tubing, creating back pressure on the liver, causing it to make less bile. The back-up of bile can cause jaundice which gives a yellow coloring to the skin and the whites of the eyes.

Again, I couldn't stress enough the impt of taking her to the ER if she wants her gallbladder attacks problem solved. Any alternative tx is only palliative.

Answer 2

I hate to tell you this- but your mom needs to take care of this, especially since she knows it's diseased.

The gall bladder is responsible for a number of functions, but I'm not sure which one would cause that rash your mother describes.

She might try spritzing herself with vinegar: That's how I treated a sunburn that otherwise would have peeled, and apparently it worked. Or she might even try an oatmeal compress on the rash. But she really needs to get to the emergency room because something is happening that shouldn't.

Good luck.

Answer 3

ER....NOW! Each gall bladder attack a person suffers their chances of developing life threatening complications increases! It is not always the best time to go to the ER, but this is her health and life.

Answer 4

It is painful but not deadly, at the ER they would give her pain meds and instruct her to see her doctor in the morning to discuss surgery. She should see her doctor in the morning to schedule surgery. In the meantime she should not eat any fat. Fat in the diet triggers the gallbladder to contract and she will once again be screaming in pain.

Answer 5

She may not want to go to the hospital tonight but it sounds like that may be the best place for her right now. I think you should encourage her to have it checked out asap. Good luck.

Answer 6

a galbladder disease is serious, if she doesnt go to the er. right now something more serious could happen to her. the rash is probably from the disease. see if you can convince her to go before it is to late. good luck.

Answer 7

Go ahead and call 911 anyway and get the ambulance and I bet she will go...........x