This is by far there clearest explanation of gall bladder disease I have seen on KZfaq. Sums it all up perfectly for me. Thanks !

I'll never forget my two attacks before my gallbladder was removed. They were like childbirth. Nothing at all like your description of the upper and back pain. It radiated everywhere. It was agony. The first time I was loaded up with morphine injections and sent home after a night. The second time I saw a doctor who sent me strait to surgery. Thank God.

That was very complete, especially covering the return to work detail & why the cholesterol checked out fine, but may be higher in the bile sac - Thank You for taking the time for this.

For anyone with abdominal pain, I know it really sucks and I sympathize with you. It’s awful especially at night time trying to rest and you can’t because the pain just keeps you awake. I’ve been there. Hot showers sometimes helped me. Just remember it’ll pass eventually and you’ll get through it.

Thanks so much for explaining what happened yesterday. I had gallbladder removed and had know idea what hit me. First attack. I know the docs explained but I wasn't quite with it. You are a great teacher.

8 years later and you’re still The best !!!!! I’ve been watching videos from 2024 down to 2022 and they don’t even compare to this Wow 🤩

My father had Surgery and I don't even understand what's all about until i found this video and made me understand. Thanks Doctor and God Bless.

You did a phenomenal job at explaining all this. You covered a lot of my question! Thanks man! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

My brother suffer a long time with stomach pain and now found out having a gallblader problem. Thanks to this video

Thank you so much for explaining with clarity. I'm still debating on having this surgery. My pain comes and goes and is mostly on the right lower side. I thank you again for shedding light regarding gallbladder stages and complications. Stay safe and God Bless.

Had mine taken out a week ago. No digestive issues at all. You have to remember 95%+ of gallbladder surgery is very successful and no longer term problems. Unfortunately the other 5%, most of whom have other medical issues as well as gallbladder problems, write a lot of comments on youtube !

Thank you for the drawing! I have a better understanding of my gallbladder issues and upcoming surgery.

I'm so glad if seen this. I'm from the uk. Iv put up with this pain since I was pregnant. So for two years now. It's been awful. My midwife thought it was the muscle in the middle of upper abdomen taring😬. It was Like a burning sensation. Then suffer at least one a day since then. Its wasn't until I had an ultrasound that it showed gall stones about 11mm I think they said lots of them. Just waited for my referral to see consultant down. Fingers crossed I'll be pain free soon. Thank you so much for this video. You explained it in very simple term. X 😊

Are there any ways to prevent surgery and dissolve the stones? Taking the gallbladder out can cause all kinds of digestive issues. I feel like Doctors are too quick to take it out.

Very informative- you explained everything in a way that’s so easy to understand.

Thank you for this video I just made a trip to the ER this weekend found out I have gallstones

Thank you great video. I had something not quite right for a while and finally identified as gall bladder and eventually just had it taken out. Should have done it a long time ago. This video is accurate.

thank u....im battling with it right now....😕

Got my gallbladder out 6 wks ago no pain but no appetite now hopefully it will come back in time.glad I got it out after years of pain.

Wow that's so interesting because my incisions were along the center of my stomach and one in my belly button

Thank you so much Doc...I have been nervous about this you explained it so very well! Thank you, thank you THANK YOU ❤

Watching this while rolling on the floor crying with pain which is happening almost every 2nd night now. This is despite having a very early dinner and trying to eat non-spicy foods. I had an ultrasound and it showed some medium sized gallstones but they're reluctant to do surgery. My whole diaphragm feels on fire all the way to my back. This is no way to live!! 😭

this are the kind of doctors we need. thanks doc!

I have gallstone and this is helpful. I am going in the hospital in the morning. I have been on a diet trying to lose weight. I have stop drinking soda. I am drinking more water eating fruit to help.

My pain was in the middle and on the left side. But the tests showed gallbladder disease bad enough that surgery is recommended. That's one of the reasons that mine was so hard to diagnose.

Can you talk about the difference between physiological vs. functional gallbladder issues and what a patient can do.... (ie. Functionally they aren’t making enough bile). What if someone suddenly starts eating a ketogenic diet, will they have issues due to more bile production? What if a patient presents with all of the symptoms of a gallstone but on exam and ultrasound no stones are seen...

I had Gallbladder stones. So painful brought on with certain foods. Had it removed and I feel great no side effects. The only remedy to calm it down was two teaspoons of appe cider vinegar in a glass of apple juice. The pain felt like a backache with two knifes in my kidneys.

Can't thank you enough for this video, Dr. Parker!!!

Ty for sharing your expertise with us. I have been 4 days suffering pajn in my stomach and right side, vomiting and nausea, the pain is awful from my top rib below my chest to almost the belly button. Because of the co vi d, I am afraid to go to the hospital. Ty for your time. HUGS and blessings for all. Update 👍was a blocked bile duct needed a stent surgery done, and now I have bile duct cancer spread to my stomach and pancreas

Please do a video on biliary dyskinesia. Thank you!

You are a very intelligent doctor!!! This is the best explanation of it that I’ve heard!!💞👍

Fantastic in depth discussion!

I’ve been looking at this due to neglect from nhs I’ve been looking for answers myself but I am literally showing every symptom of gallbladder disease.

I had acute cholelithiasis. Presented as pain under my sternum so it felt like I was having a heart attack. Pain was so very bad, I had to scream when I was in emergency to get pain meds.

how about dissolving the stones with a laser. how about helping people prevent gallstones. so quick to rip it out. it’s there for a reason just like all the parts we have. ripping out an organ opens up the door for other problems that will never go away. seems like the intelligent thing to do is to dissolve the stones and prevent further stones from developing by changing your diet and lifestyle. I know this is all that people talk about these days but it’s true. we eat too much we eat too fast we eat too often, and we eat the wrong foods. most of these diseases are caused by Candida, SIBO and parasites, because we eat the wrong foods, chronic stress, and a polluted environment.

Why can't I just keep my gallbladder but lose the stones?

Wow, exactly what I was looking for. Thanks 👍

can you have gall bladder issues when abdominal ultrasound and x-rays are normal? I have symptoms of occasional Diarrhea, lots of gas, some nausea, and pain in my upper right abdomen that sometimes radiates to my back, all the symptoms come and go, and why would the ultrasound come back normal?

This pain is no joke. I've ended up with gallstones due to rapid weight loss which I was never warned could happen. Currently waiting for surgery & I'm having several severe attacks a week. Severely affects your quality of life & mental health. Never felt pain like it.

I like this doctor he explained really .idont have bladder anymore but im in pain sometimes .i want to see you doctor .

Buck Parker, I feel that it's important to provide people with good health and nutritional information. People after getting their gallbladder removed should change their diet and lifestyle as they actually caused the gallstones to form. If they don't change their diet, something else will break. You don't get gallstones because you have bad luck or a bad gene. Gallstones aren't formed because people eat too much cholesterol either. Bile is made out of cholesterol and gallstones are a consequence of not enough bile as it sits stagnated in the gallbladder and crystalizes into gallstones. The consumption of good fats triggers the gallbladder to squeeze bile into the small intestine, so a low fat diet works against a healthy gallbladder. Likewise, wheat has a lectin called Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA) that causes blood clotting or agglutination. This WGA has the undesired ability to block the production of a hormone called cholecystokinin (CCK), the hormone that causes your gallbladder to squeeze and release bile.

Very much informative video 👌👌the message is very clear that if u r suffering a lot with gallbladder stone attacks , it is recommended that u should get operated as soon as possible...Now with the help of laparoscopic surgery it has become very very less painful procedure with very less or negligible blood loss and being minimal invasive procedure it gives cosmetic result too..I.e negligible scar over the surgical site.☺️

Awesome video doc. Have you seen patients with a dull back ache and nausea after eating

You hv explained very nicely gall bladder working and problems associated with it and the procedure.

Love these! Stoked to find your channel. Thank you!!!

I had fever and chills for months gastros never could figure out what was wrong until I had a gallbladder attack and had it removed

What about a pylop on the gallbladder should it be removed the gallbladder?? Also have a cyst on the liver.?

Thanks Dr. Buck! Great explanation.

Thank you very informative and interesting I believe I am having issues with my gallbladder so I will check with my doctor. Being diabetic I was blaming it on that but after listening to your discourse I know is something else

Amazing job explaining this. Thank you.

What about biliary dyskinesia not too much is said about that please give me some insight on this this is a condition that I have

Thank you for the information doctor. I have stones in my gallbladder and I don't feel good.

I'm not hearing anyone talk about sludge. I dont have stones, but sludge. Waiting for surgeon to call back. Been sick on and off for over a year, consistently for over 4 mos. Tired of feeling awful.

Love how he explains the so well.

What about a low functioning or non-functioning gallbladder?

Please do a video on gallbladder polyps.

I wasn't so lucky I did mine last Sunday get out hospital Tuesday and back in the hospital again am hoping for the best

My ultra sound revealed no stones or sludge. Hida scan 92% ejection fraction rate (hyperkinetic gallbladder). Met with surgeon who is willing to remove my gallbladder due to my pain but I'm not sure what to do. I'm not overweight & do not have diabetes. There are very few studies pertaining to my condition which makes research extremely limited. Diet has always been healthy but now I've completely cut out all red meat & fatty foods. Hoping for the best, thanks!

When I have my gallbladder act up I use a heating pad and lay it on my bed and lay on it in the mid section of my back and the pain goes away 90%. My pain always last for 9-10 hours. Also turn the pad on hi.

GOD BLESS YOU DOCTOR

Is there any way you can operate without going through belly button? I have extreme phobia of anything touching or on my belly button? I know how stupid that sounds😌

Over the last few weeks I have been getting sudden 'attacks' of pain which are right across my abdomen. It's an intense ache and hollow feeling, that makes me writhe in pain. It lasts quite a few hours. Yesterday I felt fine, had a light lunch with only 1 teaspoon of coconut oil. Unfortunately I ate bread, which I don't usually do. I would say that half an hour later i started getting pains in the middle of my upper abdomen, and really felt grim. Within another hour or so I could barely walk. I had chills and fever, nausea, vomiting, and all i wanted to do, and did do, was crawl into bed. The pain /discomfort hasn't abated. I have pain in my upper right quadrant, as well as pain in my mid back region, sort of where my kidneys are. I took painkillers last night which helped a bit, but still have fever and pain on my right and into my back, right - hand side. Also a headache. Does this sound like gallbladder?

I was told I had stones, had a follow up appointment and didn’t go, doctor keep calling me to come in. Turns out it was a tumor. Now am so scared, am 35 and have a daughter. I don’t want to dye. Please when’s doctor recommends something listen to them.

I just for a friend. and I have to say it was explained so well.

Please talk about polyps in gallbladder..

I'm getting mine OUT on Jan 13.. finally.. It has done nothing but ruin my life.. I feel sick daily. Feels like something is *spraying* out watering there. Nausea.. diarrhea.. PAINS ! My regular 3 month checkup always includes blood work and all my blood work came bk bad.. including liver enzymes.. So I'm done w this gall bladder

I am on the waiting list for it i have had cholecystitis a few times and pancreatits my gallbladder is contracted and impacted with gallstones with added complication of its higher up due to a punctured lung that the bottom of it was damaged and never full re inflated resulting in the liver and gallbladder going higher

Why all doctors want to just remove it before trying an alternative what about the use of ursodiol, chenodiol, or a combination?

I have read that even after you have your gallbladder out you continue to have problems so what can be done to try to fix this before you have surgery?

The doctor is very handsome ❤

THANK YOU DR. PARKER. for this video

This is awesome. Can you please do one like this on kidney stones as well?

Dr. Parker from my ultrasound it found out that i have a polyp in my GB and my Doctor said it needs to be removed, is that the only option? What about medications to dissolve the polyp?

Can you do a video about gall bladder issues and removal during pregnancy?

Thank you !! Helped me understand what was going on with me.

Can this cause bloating after i eat and digestive problems?

Can you talk about gallbladder/biliary dyskinesia?

I had a stabbing pain at bottom of sternum right where you put your fist. Along with pain on left side of neck back, hit me like a freight train out of the blue. Ambulance took me in to make sure it wasn’t a heart attack. Xray and cardiac tests were ok. A couple weeks later I had a nagging stabbing pain above belly button, over the day it migrated to lower right Q, then stretched from there to up under ribs in upper right Q. Pain was excruciating… I’ve got 4 kids, given birth with no medicine… this was that level of pain. I had tears running down my face, nauseous, whist white, sweating… pain was one of the worst in my life. So much so when triage Doc asked to touch my stomach And started for it I started crying begging him not to. It lasted several hours and ended with RUQ up under ribs for 2 weeks. Variations in pain level but nothing like it had been in ER. The CT for entire abdomen was fine, but advised an ultrasound for gallbladder and liver. Got that a week or so later and gallbladder unremarkable and liver was more dense than a previous scan. I still have sporadic typical gallbladder pain. Nagging aches at my ribs, always severely bloated, nauseous, gaseous. Have a HIDA scan tomorrow and I’m just expecting nothing at this point. What is it going to show that the X-ray, CT, U/S hasn’t? Like everything else I’m now just expecting “nothing remarkable” to show up again. It’s frustrating. I don’t know how I can have such EXCRUCIATING off the charts beyond level 10 pain at its peak like that for over an hour and…. Nothing. Nothing shows up. Everything’s fine on the scans. On the tests. I love my GP. He doesn’t like leaving any stones unturned so he wanted this HIDA Scan ASAP, but I plan on being prepared for no answers again. And he retires this month ☹️ Best Doc I’ve ever had. So whoever is taking his place until I find a new physician is going to handle the results. If this comes back showing nothing, my GP would move on to the next thing, diagnostically speaking, bc nothing can cause that much pain and continuous problems and not be “nothing”. But he’s gone and this new GP could very well look at the past tests, an ok HIDA scan and say, “well, all scans show no problems.” And leaving it at that. Has anyone else experienced anything like this and had it somehow figured out? I’m grasping at straws at this point I’m so discouraged….

Thank you for explaining the why’s

Is there no way to treat the issue causing the gallbladder to create stones rather than just removing it?

Great help. Thanks.

I was diagnosed with gallbladder disease. No stones. My gallbladder just doesn't work right. I've tried everything and nothing seems to help. Is there any non surgical treatments that can resolve it?

Whilst i can appreciate the desire of people to avoid surgical removal of any organ and specifically the GB in the context of this presentation, one of the most informative aspects explained is the spectrum or continuum from biliary colic through to organ destruction/sepsis. Lets be real here - milk thistle, citrus peels, a GB flush and gentian root have their uses however if im at the pointier end of the spectrum and losing a throw down with GB sepsis im not thinking about ways to retain a necrotic malfunctioning organ and im thankful of competent surgeons who can remove it quickly. This is not the time for herbal preps, tinctures, traditional medicine or prayer alone. No im not a medical professional

Great information, thank you.

Thanks very much. Extremely helpful

I'm having smiliar pains under my ribs lower part of side of my body.right side of it. I do have slight discomforts around my shoulders but not pains.those side pains causes me pains and not allowing me to have a good night sleep.

I’m a 47 year old man getting ready to have this thing removed. Will it affect anything else afterwards???

HAHA Buck Parker! Your name is literally the best name in existence! When you introduce yourself it legit sounds like you say "Hi I'm Butt Fucker!" LMAO My wife & are dying right now lol Thankyou

I have youtube premium i see over 30 dots, and it doesnt look like chapters. But surely that isn't 30 commercials in a 12 minute video.

great presentation

Dr. Parker On your drawing , you showed a stone entering a narrow duct, why remove the gallbladder when you can possibly remove the stone by making an incision and remove it. Also can put a stent in the duct to widen it so any or no stone gets stuck. Another question, how large is the gallbladder ? Is it incision in small parts to be removed through the navel ? I’m hesitant to have the surgery even though I experienced pain a few times and put of surgery and wait it out. 75 here.

You described my symptoms and I was already suspecting this but I have dull pain in the gallbladder liver area while I am also very much bloated. The last two days were bad.

Thank you God bless you....

Thanks doc! So helpful 👍🙏❤️

Thank you Dr , very informative info God bless you

In November I had a laparoscopy for diagnosing endometriosis... now my gallbladder is playing up badly and I think it needs to be removed but I’ll have this confirmed by the ultrasound results tomorrow My question is would it be any problem performing another laparoscopy after only 8 months? I understand that one of the incisions would be performed through the bellybutton again so the same spot as previously. Thank you

Is it possible that you get high blood pressure because of gallstones?

Thank you great information.

Thank you very much for the informative video. I am living with gallbladder pain for almost 11 months now. Since I come from a developing country, we do not have the facilities to do vital surgeries. I used to have pains on the righthand side of my chest and below the ribs then radiate to the back and shoulder blades but now the left hand side is even getting worse. I don't know why the left had side? please I need advise, thanks.

Someone please help me understand why a hyperkinetic gallbladder (98% Ejection Fraction) causes so much burping/bad nausea after eating?