Do see your doctor, I had 3 or 4 "attacks" over the course of a year. After finally seeing my doctor, she said to go to the emergency room if I had another attack before having surgery. They did diagnose with an ultrasound and the surgeon said that there was quite a bit of scarring on the gall bladder, hence the issues I'd had. Thinking back, I did have stomach issues over several years and attributed it to bad eating.

Get it checked, I had so many attacks over the years that my gallbladder was glued to my liver (they only discovered this whhen they opened me up).. ouch.

Wow, I wonder why you got them so young with no family history! Feeling better now, thanks . . . will explain more later in my post. :)

Sorry, lol. I changed the photo into a link with a warning. ;) I've since been to the doctor and will explain my issues for everyone at the end of this post. I think I am so over greasy food at the moment, and I hope the feeling sticks!

Sugar is my main weakness, and I don't seem to have any poor repercussions from it aside from weight gain and energy/hunger drops/spikes. And something that helps me stay away from it is reminding myself that once I start eating it again, I never want to stop. Fortunately, I don't feel addicted to fried, greasy foods in the same way, although it can be really difficult for me to avoid, especially in social situations. :( And I've been in bed for several days over this issue now, so I'm hoping I've learned my lesson and will be extra avid. Heh, wish I had an iron stomach and an iron will! ;)

Junk food isn't as yummy as it used to me for me, fortunately. But that doesn't mean I won't slide back on occasion. As for my stomachaches, until recently it seemed to be an all or nothing issue for me, and it's easier than ever to go overboard.

Luckily I'm not so fond of Mexican so it's not something I splurge on. Other foods however . . . well, let's just say there's always something to splurge on? ;) I did get checked out though and was kinda shocked/relieved; I'll explain at the end of my post. :)

I'm on an antacid right now, doctor's orders. Never had to worry about antacid in my life, either! I've wondered if things would be different if I ever had to have it out, but I don't remember my parents having any issues. My main worry was the surgery itself, was a bit scared over that. :( I'm sorry to hear that you wake up from that pain yourself! :hug:

I'm doing my best to make myself eat more and more clean over time. I guess what happens when we slip backwards says a lot! :o

Out of curiosity, was it Firefly that you visited? I live in Vegas and the two locations are the only tapas places I know of (not that I get out much, lol). :dizzy:

Ouch. In my case, I found out I wasn't having any issues with my gallbladder, but my stomach itself. Certainly wouldn't hurt to ask a doctor and find out exactly what's wrong. I didn't even get an ultrasound, but will be following up soon to make sure I'm healing up properly.

Yikes. One of my friends just told me a similar story, except that he kept putting off having the surgery in hopes that it would go away on its own (and of course it didn't). He's so happy that he finally got it out of the way.

That sounds pretty scary, :( hope you're feeling better now! :hug:

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Well, I spent most of that day feeling sick after eating tapas the night before, but did alright that night with a meal at Panda Express (I went for broccoli beef, mushroom chicken, and steamed veggies for a side). The next night I got my usual meal from Chipotle, a bowl with brown rice, black beans, grilled veggies, chicken, etc. And like the tapas, it about killed me the next day. :( So I figured I'd just cut down on my portions since I'd already been eating Chipotle since I started dieting this month and it hadn't been an issue before.

I got sick again after a different dinner, and while the pain wasn't as intense as it had been before, it simply wasn't going away. My husband ended up driving me to Urgent Care this past Friday night, where I thought for sure I'd be told that I was having some kind of gall bladder attack. But no, the doctor actually told me it wasn't my gall bladder at all, that I actually have gastritis. I'd never even heard of it before! But basically my stomach lining got irritated and became very swollen. He put me on an antacid to calm down the irritation and gave me prescriptions for the pain and nausea to get me by.

I'm still weak, still in pain, and still barely have an appetite, but I'm feeling better every day. I asked about what I should be eating, and it's basically what I've already been trying to do . . . whole foods, whole grains, fruit & veggies, lean meats, etc. I need to be more careful about avoiding fatty and spicy foods. So I've been really careful about what I eat and how much in the past few days.

Can't wait until things are back to normal! :dizzy:

That's great that you found out what was causing the pain, nothing worse than speculation. Hope you're feeling better now :)

And thanks, yeah mostly I'm ok but I had weird liver problems later on that they didn't understand..I seem to be ok now though :)