Helen
If I were you, I'd have them do a gall bladder test on you, where they put the dye in and watch it go through the gall bladder. I suffered for two years with " stomach Reflux" finally it got so bad that I went back to the Dr. I was actually told that yes I have acid reflux, but she didn't understand why I was complaining so much as it was a mild case. I was actually told I was a whine baby!!! Needless to say, I didn't go back to the Dr. I lasted another three months and then all heck broke loose. I was hurting so bad with the bloating and the heartburn then finally I could not handle it anymore. I waited the day out till night so I would have to go to emergency and sure enough, I was very ill. My white counts were way off,I was spiking a fever. They tried to do the gall bladder test and they had to bring in the Dr. that reads them as they had never seen this before. My gall bladder had shut completely down. Nothing was going through it. I had to have immediate surgery to remove the gall bladder which fell apart when the Dr. picked it up to remove. One more day and I could have been dead. Family doc never apologized. So get some tests done. To find out which it is.