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The gallbladder is one of the most important organs to be found in the body, and together with the liver and kidneys, it helps to process a lot of what you put into your system every day. 
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A high-fat diet combined with a high-risk lifestyle (including being a smoker and heavy drinker) can increase your risk of developing an inflamed gallbladder: Sometimes, even food sensitivities over a long period of time might contribute to causing an inflamed gallbladder.
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Gallbladder inflammation is very common: Those who haven’t had an inflamed gallbladder themselves are likely to know someone (or several people) who have.
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The condition can be painful and uncomfortable, but easy to treat with lifestyle adaptations and antibiotics once it has been diagnosed.
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Here are 14 frequent symptoms that you might experience if you have an inflamed gallbladder.
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1. Abdominal Pain<\/strong>
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Abdominal pain is one of the most common symptoms that anyone with an inflamed gallbladder will experience, and it’s one of the first symptoms that might manifest. 
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It’s a different kind of abdominal pain than the kind that most people would associate with regular stomach pain or stomach upset: Instead, this type of abdominal pain can be sharp, eventually settle to a dull ache and be worse when the person moves or presses on the affected area. 
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\u00a0Most people who develop gallbladder inflammation <\/a>will realize almost instantly that what they are experiencing feels “different” to stomach pain. This “different” and more sensitive abdominal pain is very likely to indicate gallbladder pain if you can combine other symptoms on this list.
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See your doctor at the first signs of abdominal pain.
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2. Tenderness to Touch<\/strong>
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Tenderness <\/a>to the touch is one of the most common symptoms associated with an inflamed gallbladder, and it’s one of the characteristic symptoms that a doctor will look for during an examination: The pain that’s associated with gallbladder inflammation is the type of pain that gets worse with time, and it’s something most people can immediately realize isn’t due to the standard stomach upset.
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It’s also pain that gets worse when the abdominal area or stomach gets pressed or touched: The amount of resistance that the patient shows when tightening their muscles can be an indication to a doctor or surgeon that they are “resisting” against the pressure on the affected area – a characteristic sign of gallbladder inflammation or infection that might require antibiotics or surgery.
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After noticing this sign or symptom, don’t excessively press or touch the stomach: This might cause an already-inflamed gallbladder to burst and could cause very severe internal infection.
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3. Fever
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A gallbladder <\/a>infection will mean that the body responds in the way that it would in the case of any other general infection. One of the first signs that someone has an infection is developing a fever – any body temperature that’s higher than normal, and any raised body temperature that lasts for more than a few hours.\u00a0
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We all know that if you have a fever, it’s likely that you are sick: Together with a fever, dehydration, tiredness, and confusion can be accompanying symptoms that happen as a direct result of the developed fever.
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Sometimes a fever can be brought under control with medication like aspirin or paracetamol, but when caused by an inflamed gallbladder this might make the condition worse – and it could be dangerous depending on your individual symptoms.
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If you suspect gallbladder infection, you should seek immediate medical attention and avoid treating the condition at home. The best treatment can be recommended after an examination.
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4. Vomiting
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Vomiting <\/a>is a common symptom that can show up as a sign or symptom of a general infection in the body when it doesn’t indicate digestive conditions or temporary upsets. If you are nauseous and vomiting, then you are sick and will need to see a doctor figure out why – and remember to hydrate throughout the process due to the fast rate at which vomiting might cause dehydration.
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If you experience vomiting and nausea without any cause, look for any other symptoms surrounding the symptom that might indicate what’s wrong: Tenderness, when touching or pressing the abdomen (or constant pain), can all point to a potential gallbladder infection – and the more symptoms on this list you can combine, the more likely this is. 
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Vomiting and nausea can be symptomatically controlled with the help of medication, but the cause will also have to be treated alongside this or the first treatment for nausea can be ineffective. The best avenue is to see your doctor.
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5. Nausea
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Vomiting and nausea <\/a>are common signs in the case of general infections or illness, although might be ones that show up in the event of temporary stomach upsets (like food poisoning) that last only for a maximum of two to three days before the condition clears up by itself – this isn’t always the case.
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Together with abdominal pain, vomiting and nausea are likely to signal gallbladder inflammation or any other type of inflammation found in the body.
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Remember that people can vomit without being nauseous, and be nauseous without vomiting: While these symptoms go together a lot of the time, this isn’t always the case. Take note even if you only feel nauseous and queasy: These are still medical symptoms that could mean you should see your doctor.
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Repetitive vomiting can cause further issues in the body, including the tearing of muscles or the rupturing of the gallbladder: This is why immediate medical attention is necessary.
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6. Back Pain
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if you have potential gallbladder inflammation, then the pain isn’t the first or the only symptom that you might experience: Discomfort and other symptoms of fever can go together with the symptoms, and the pain that you feel isn’t only going to be located in one, obvious area of the body – but might also spread from there.
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Sometimes the pain associated with gallbladder infection can be so severe that it radiates to other parts of the body: These parts of the body can easily include the back, spine <\/a>or lower hips – and while it might feel like a different kind of pain (or one that’s easy to misattribute to other causes), it’s all still related to the initial symptoms of a gallbladder infection.
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See your doctor for any kind of chronic pain that doesn’t go away. Back and neck pain can sometimes be related to conditions such as a gallbladder infection – particularly where you experience any of the other symptoms that appear on this list. 
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7. Appetite Changes
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Appetite <\/a>changes almost always go together with being sick: If there’s any type of illness or infection raging inside your body, then it’s likely that you are going to feel like there’s no point behind eating – or you might be adding too sick to do it. Vomiting and nausea are common signs when you have a general infection, and a loss of appetite can accompany it.
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When this happens, you are likely to be able to combine symptoms such as a fever with this one – and if you can add enough other symptoms to this list. This can increase your chances of it being a gallbladder infection – especially if the symptoms that you can add to it are other ones that appear on this list.
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Appetite changes are serious and always ones that should mean an appointment with your doctor: These might indicate a gallbladder infection in the presence of other symptoms, but can also signal other conditions or a general infection if you have other symptoms or ones that aren’t typical of gallbladder conditions.
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8. Pain in the Sides
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Gallbladder infection <\/a>is both a painful and uncomfortable condition: Nobody with gallbladder infection has ever said that they enjoyed having it – but there are many other conditions that might also cause pain that can happen in the same area. It’s more likely to be caused by gallbladder infection in cases where you can combine the pain together with a sharp stabbing feeling when the area is pressed or touched.
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Where gallbladder infection, the pain can be located in a characteristic area: Mostly in the abdomen. But many cases of gallbladder infections will also report that pain extends to the sides from there – and when turning, breathing, moving or pressing on the area, the pain is almost certainly worse than it was before.
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Pain in the sides together with sharp, stabbing pains in the abdomen can signal a very serious gallbladder infection: See your doctor immediately if you experience any other symptoms and you aren’t sure why.
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9. Sharp Pain While Breathing In 
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Gallbladder infections are painful: if you have a gallbladder infection, you are likely to experience sharp and radiating pain in the abdominal area, but you are also likely to experience an extension of this pain to other parts of the body that might include your back and sides.
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These are all characteristic signs and symptoms that can accompany a gallbladder infection (and that can set the type of pain that you are experiencing far apart from others that you might get from, say, stomach pain<\/a>).
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See your doctor if the pain you feel fits the above description: Also see your doctor if the associated pain gets worse with time, or if you can combine any of the other symptoms on this list.
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10. Radiating Pain
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Pain isn’t just stagnant, and pain doesn’t just appear in one shape or form: There are many different ways in which pain can be described, and the type of pain that you feel and describe can help your doctor to find the right things to test for – and the right things to diagnose <\/a>and treat.\u00a0
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The pain associated with gallbladder infections is likely to hurt more when pressed, hurt more when moving and potentially hurt more when breathing in: All of these signs are potential symptoms that you have an infected or inflamed gallbladder.
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Sometimes the pain might radiate from the abdomen outwards, and there are several places where pain can go from there in the event of an inflamed gallbladder: Some people experience the pain in their shoulders, other people will experience the pain in their necks or backs.
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When you see your doctor about pain,  mention what type of pain you are feeling (and remember to tell your doctor exactly where).
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11.Malaise (General Discomfort)
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Malaise <\/a>is one of the most common symptoms that you will notice in the event of an infection, virus-attack or illness: When you don’t feel well, your body knows this – and this leads to a general feeling of “illness” that can be hard to pinpoint or describe, but that a patient will always know is there. This symptom is called malaise.
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What it means for you is that you should take note anywhere you experience this symptom, even if you are not experiencing other symptoms of any conditions just yet. Often, malaise shows up first, and you’ll spot this general feeling of “I’m not well!” from your body right before the infection’s symptoms actually show up.
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Check for malaise and see your doctor at the first signs of it: It can be what helps you to spot an infection far before it has a chance to take hold. It might help you to spot an infection or health condition early.
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12. Unwillingness to Move 
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Most people who develop a gallbladder infection will be unlikely or unwilling to move around once the pain associated with the infection has finally kicked in. Doctors are taught to keep an eye on any patients who lie very still and refuse to move a muscle <\/a>– often, they have conditions like gallbladder infections that cause so much pain that they can’t move.
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This is due to the fact that the infection can cause pain that’s so bad people are simply unable to do it – any action from breathing in through to turning around or lifting the head might cause a sudden bout of pain from the start.
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Once gallbladder infection has reached this point, it becomes close to the potential of a burst gallbladder: Worse than inflammation, and potentially fatal for anyone who suffers from it.
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Even though it might be both difficult and painful, get to a doctor at the first signs of serious pain that might be due to gallbladder inflammation. The immediate diagnosis and medical treatment are key.
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13.Muscle Pain
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Most people who develop a gallbladder infection will be unlikely or unwilling to move around once the pain associated with the infection has finally kicked in. Doctors are taught to keep an eye on any patients who lie very still and refuse to move a muscle – often, they have conditions like gallbladder infections that cause so much pain that they can’t move.
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This is due to the fact that the infection can cause pain that’s so bad people are simply unable to do it – any action from breathing in through to turning around or lifting the head might cause a sudden bout of pain from the start.
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Once gallbladder infection has reached this point, it becomes close to the potential of a burst gallbladder: Worse than inflammation<\/a>, and potentially fatal for anyone who suffers from it.
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Even though it might be both difficult and painful, get to a doctor at the first signs of serious pain that might be due to gallbladder inflammation. The immediate diagnosis and medical treatment are key.
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14. Infection
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Inflammation of the gallbladder can carry similar signs of infection anywhere else in the body, and these symptoms are likely to include a serious fever, pain in the abdomen, worsening and radiating pain that becomes even worse when pressed together with tiredness<\/a>, vomiting, and nausea.
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If you have an infection in the body, whether it’s of the gallbladder or due to anything else, then you’re likely to experience these general symptoms together with additional symptoms of what you might have: Sometimes it can indicate other infections in the body that aren’t due to the gallbladder.
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See your doctor with the general signs of any infection, whether or not you are showing additional symptoms or not. From there, your doctor can help you to establish just what type of infection you might have caused your symptoms – and from there, assist you to find the appropriate treatment.
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