Pain

• One of the initial symptoms of gallbladder illness is a pain that begins just below the right side of the rib cage. This can be a dull and chronic pain, or it may develop into an ongoing series of sharp pains. The pain may also begin to affect other areas such as the upper portion of the abdominal region, and the pain may also move around to the back and possibly up into the shoulder. In some cases the pain may be amplified each time the person takes a deep breath.
  
  

Nausea

• A common digestive symptom that gallbladder illness carries is nausea. This nausea can become chronic at times and, especially after a large meal, it can lead to vomiting. In other cases the nausea may be mild but it could linger for several hours after a meal, or it could start for no reason at all and remain for several minutes or even a few hours. The nausea may be accompanied by a low grade fever as well.
  
  

Belching

• One of the symptoms that is unique to gallbladder illness that helps to separate it from many other digestive conditions is chronic belching. What makes the belching unusual in gallbladder illness is not only can it strike after a large meal, but it may also occur in the middle of the night, when it can awaken the person from a deep sleep.
  
  

Weight Loss

• Another common digestive system symptom that can be associated with gallbladder illness is loss of appetite. If the condition goes untreated then this loss of appetite will begin to result in noticeable weight loss. As the condition progresses the weight loss will occur at a more rapid pace, which can become a health problem unto itself.
  
  

Jaundice

• Normally when a condition strikes the kidneys, gallbladder or liver, jaundice can appear. Jaundice is the leaking of waste products produced by the liver into the body. When the gallbladder is not functioning properly, it can sometimes cause the leaking of these wastes. When this happens, the person's skin will start to turn yellow along with the whites of his eyes.