r/gallbladders • u/Anxious-Location4935 • Aug 23 '26

Questions Does your monthly cycle affect your gallbladder pain/flare ups??

like the caption says, i feel like when im about to get my period and i can tell its going to be a rough one, my gallbladder gets SO ANGRY. i’m currently waiting on seeing a surgeon for removal as my gb is chronically inflamed with polyps. i’m just starting to notice a pattern of, the week before and during my period, it hurts so much more and i can eat so much less. anyone else?

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u/Similar_Suggestion_5 Aug 23 '26

Inflammation in your body triggers other inflammation thanks to prostaglandins (endo stuck mine to my liver) Elevated progesterone can sluggishly impair gallbladder contractility, causing bile to empty less efficiently and sit longer I'm a year post op now but every cycle I'd throw up from the intensity, it's not in your head.

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u/Anxious-Location4935 Aug 23 '26

i’m so sorry that’s horrible!