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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Upper Abdominal Pain After Eating

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How are Acid Reflux and the Gallbladder Related?

By Todd Eisner Health Expert

There is no relationship between acid reflux and gallbladder disease, other than the fact that the diseases can give similar symptoms and therefore can be difficult to distinguish from on another.

 

While classic acid reflux disease will cause heartburn, at times it may only cause upper abdominal pain. When it does, the pain is usually located in the upper epigastric area, the region just below the breastbone in the center of the body. Classic gallbladder pain is present in the right upper quad...

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...repeat upper endoscopy.     I have been having upper abdominal pain after eating and was... Read more »

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