My sister has been suffering with this disease for the past 4-5 months. She\'s had gall bladder surgery and was ok for a while but symptoms returned. They now are tring to find out the root problem. They feel it may be a stone in bile duct. She does not drink at all so we know that isn\'t causing it. She just had a CT scan and doesn\'t have the results yet. After reading everything it seems something sets this off. Was your root problem the same as what I\'ve described? Certain foods seem to cause it too. She can eat steak but anything spicey (barbeque sauces, etc.) seem to bother her. She\'s in severe pain. She\'s my twin and it really is bothering me that I can\'t help her.