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ATTENTION ALL!!!.... Pain in your upper right abdomen that may or may not extend into your back causing mild to extreme dull or burning pain can be a sign that your gall bladder is having problems!! It is not something to ignore. Gall bladder attacks are common among pregnant women and may need to be removed to prevent further problems such as pancreitus (sp?) This is not something that you should think is just part of pregnancy. Unless you have spoke to your Dr and ruled out any possible dangerous threat, you should be concerned and get in to see the Dr as soon as you can. Some Drs will sum your pain up as "heartburn". If tums do not help, it is NOT heartburn. Have your Drs office do an ultrasound of your gall bladder area to look for possible gallstones or infection! I am having this same pain as I write this post. My ultrasound was last Friday and I am waiting to hear the results. I wasn't able to find out the same day because my Dr wasn't in the office. (perhaps I should just call today to find out the results, eh?) Anyways, good luck to all... and don't be scared to be the woman who cried wolf! It's alot better to be worried and wrong than unconcerned and have increased problems.

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