Re: Liver pain

[Guest guest]

If you are experiencing RUQ pain (right upper quadrant abdominal pain) following

a meal, and it is consistent, then you might be dealing with gallbladder

problems or other issues involving the biliary tree (that is the liver,

gallbladder, common bile duct). Hopefully you're not also dealing with

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, which I have. I wouldn't wish this on anyone

else.

Where exactly is your right upper quadrant pain? The location can give us some

clues. And what tests have you had of your upper GI?

The three things that aggravate my upper GI the most are fat, fiber and

seasonings. The symptoms start up within an hour of eating, just about the time

the chyme (food) fromthe stomach hits the upper duodenum and Sphincter of Oddi

and the common and pancreatic bile ducts are emptying. Symptoms fluctuate in

intensity, depending on a lot of different variables, and last about 3 hours (or

until you eat again [sigh])

You mention bone broth -- this will have me on the floor in severe pain and

nausea within 30 minutes, if my stomach hasn't rejected it sooner. Much too

much fat and too gelatinous for my upper GI. I also have similar reactions to

regular meat stock, but bone broths cause significantly more severe problems.

You might need to stay away from bone broths if your upper GI isn't handling

fats. Hopefully this is a temporary issue.

I also have to be super careful with seasonings and fiber. They all cause

issues, but I've figured out which things cause less symptoms. Sometimes you

just have to cope with the lesser of evils.

Just some ideas. Feel free to email me offlist if you want more details on the

tests I've had.

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6+ years

neurological and spinal deterioration 3+ years

>

> Hi Dawn,

> How long did it take for your pain to get better? I know everyone is

different but just to get an idea. I have upper right side pain off and on and

just went back on the Intro (day 2) with pureed tolerated foods and bone beef

broth and it seems to be a little more not long after i eat. I've had the pain

off and on for a while but just found out my Vit D-3 can contain maltodextrin

(i've been taking it the whole time on SCD) and have stopped it along with all

other supplements for 2 weeks now. I'm so glad your pain subsided on SCD! How

wonderful! Darlene i hope ours does the same!

>

>

> SCD - 17 months

> SCD and anti-candida - 4 months

>