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Do I have an ulcer or is something wrong with my gallbladder?

I’ve been having issues for months now and I’m so confused. It started off with burning urination months ago but I didn’t think that much of it because the burning wasn’t that bad. It got really bad to the point where after I emptied my bladder, I still felt like I really had to pee, and intercourse was very painful. Then and there I thought I had a UTI so I went to the doctor the next day and they told me my urine was normal, they tested me for a yeast infection, ghonorria, and chlamydia and all the tests results were negative. They told me I probably have a sensitive bladder and to take bladder irritants out of my diet which I had already been doing so they requested a cystoscope I think that’s what you call it where they stick the camera in there. But my appointment for that isn’t for a week. Meanwhile, I was constipated for days and took miralax which stopped working, then I took a suppository which also didn’t work, so I went to the doctor the next day. They told me to take Mira lax along with a stool softener pill. When I got home before I could even take what they prescribed, I had yellow diareah which concerned me. After that I was constipated again only pooping once and a while, the stools always being yellow, sometimes mixed with little black pieces. I called to talk to an advise nurse and she told me to take probiotics, after two days probiotics didn’t do much but I still kept taking them. On Fourth of July I started feeling very sharp pains in the area of my gall bladder and liver so I went to the doctor the next day. She sent me to take blood tests as well as an ultrasound of my right kidney, spleen, gallbladder, liver, and something else but I don’t remember. One thing that concerned me was that when I got the ultrasound I ate some soup and crackers prior. The technician told me I shouldn’t of ate and he didn’t know why the doctor didn’t tell me because they wouldn’t have been able to see my gall bladder properly, which was super annoying. They took 11 viles of blood so I know they tested for a lot. After we left the doctors office my pains were getting worse and worse so my mom took me to the ER. At the ER all my tests came back negative and they said my gallbladder looked fine and that the technician didn’t know what he was talking about. They told me that I had an ulcer and to take this antacid pill every morning and they would call me back to see if the ulcer was caused by bacteria. It’s been five days and my pain keeps getting worse. They haven’t called me back about the results yet, but my stool is getting lighter and lighter, I sent an email to my doctor so that she can call me today and let me know but I’m pretty sure I don’t even have an ulcer. I don’t know what to do next I’m truly concerned please help!
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I have had that issue after pancreatitis and gallbladder removal. Your bowls have good bacteria and bad bacteria,have they taken a stool sample? Does it smell incredibly foul? That could be too much bad bacteria,if it’s light color and extremely foul smelling. I know it’s humiliating,but I have been there. If you take a probiotic make sure you take a quality brand recommended by your doctor and you have to take it every day. Drink cranberry juice,you can mix it with ginger ale or anything else you like. Avoid artificial sweeteners and keep your electrolytes up with regular Gatorade regular not the 0 kind. Try to get in to see a good GI physician. Write everything down or keep a phone calendar of what your body is doing. I have realized that patients(you)have to keep track of your health because doctors are overwhelmed with patients. Urinary retention and constant on and off diarrhea with pain is not comfortable. I hope you feel better soon, please follow up.
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