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Have persistent ruq pain 1.5 yrs after gallbladder removal, flares up when eating to debilitating levels, take 8mg dilaudid x4/day. no results. help?

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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered

Specializes in Nuclear Medicine

Sphincter of Oddi: Sphinter of Oddi dyskinesia is of muscle where main bile duct enters duodenum. Can be prolonged spasm causing pain. Pancreatiitis and gastritis other causes of upper abdominal pain..Should be evaluated again by gastroenterologis..

Answered 8/15/2014

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Dr. Steven Warren answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

See provider: you need more tests to look at the common bile duct and see if you have a narrowing from scar tissue or another stone also taking that much dilaudid is not good for you so you need to see provider and be scoped and ultrasound and see a provider who can help you taper off the opiiods

Answered 8/15/2014

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