Bad reaction to co- codamol

Yes thank you, I was fine once the co codamol had worn off, I am back to normal.
Its only the second time I have used co codamol and I wont use it again as I have had exactly the same reaction each time. I am seeing the Dr next week so I will mention my reaction so it can be put on my record and she may be able to shed some light on what happened.

Glad to hear that you are feeling okay glass and glad too that you are going to check this out with your GP. Take care.

glass glad your ok

I can so sympathise, glass I had a similar reaction with c-c after I had my gall bladder removed some years ago, also subsequently very constipated - but that's another story. I felt the tightness round the chest you describe, the pain seemed to go through my chest to my back and I thought I was having a heart attack! I get a similar reaction to ibuprofen and diclofenac if taken but can use diclofenac gel on the dodgy wrists. I keep a supply of ranitidine or similar for the few occasions when it recurs. One or at the most 2 is enough to ease it. Maybe a latent ulcer? If it is "just" heartburn, all I can say is that it is a lot worse than the Gaviscon ads suggest.

grace thats sounds exactly the same its the only time I have had pain like that, I am fine with other pain killers. I had my gall bladder removed in 1990.

Just a reminder that codeine is highly addictive.

What does our resident GP think , Galen? Could it be a sort of "heartburn" or even something like an ulcer? If it ever happens again glass try the Ranitidine and NCT-type "breathing" - best unobserved!!

It's a morphine derivative and I would assume as such it causes spasm of the sphincter of Odi. That is
The end of the bile duct as it empties into the gut.
Try googling morphine/gallbladder.

Thanks galen I have googled it and it ties up.

grace I reverted to my NCT breathing funny 30 years down the road and it came back like it was yesterday, if anyone had approached me when I had pulled over in the car (and I had been 20+ years younger ) they might have thought I was in labour

Failed with the googling, but but glad galen was able to point you in the right direction. My last "episode" ws when I was using industrial quantities of Voltarol on my wrists and stupidly took a couple of oral ibuprofen as well. I was in agony and fortunately DH was asleep or he'd have wanted to get an ambulance. The Ranitidine or Boots equivalent did the trick once I found the packet, but I know better now. Get yourself some just in case!