Signs and Symptoms of Cholelithiasis

Signs and symptoms of insufficient bile production include:

• Craving fatty/fried food 
• Not feeling fully satisfied after eating
• Immense sugar cravings 
• Itchy skin and dry eyes
• Hives, sneezing
• Bloating, indigestion, burping, belching, flatulence  

While many people may have gallstones and be asymptomatic, typical signs, symptoms and clinical presentations of acute symptomatic cholelithiasis are:

• Pain in upper abdomen, sometimes radiating to just below the right axilla
• Frequent"attacks" or sudden sharp pain after eating a fatty meal that may last moments to several hours
• Intermittent pain on the right, below the ribcage
• Bloating
• Nausea
• Vomiting 
• Belching
• Gas
• Indigestion
• Sweating, chills, low grade fever
• Jaundice 
• Clay-colored stools 

Typical signs and symptoms of Bouveret Syndrome are:

• Nausea
• Uncontrollable vomiting and/or hematemesis
• Upper abdominal pain and distention
• Dehydration 
• Fever
• Weight loss
• Melena (tarry, black, blood filled stools)

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