Gallbladder pain typically feels like a sudden, sharp, and intense pain located in the upper right abdomen, just below the ribs. It can also be felt in the center of the abdomen or spread to the right shoulder or between the shoulder blades. The pain may feel like a stabbing or cutting sensation and can be constant, lasting from minutes to several hours. It often intensifies rapidly and may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sometimes fever or chills. The pain is not relieved by bowel movements or changing position and can be severe enough to make it difficult to sit still or breathe deeply. Gallbladder pain is often triggered by eating fatty foods and may wake a person up at night

. Additional symptoms that may accompany gallbladder pain include abdominal tenderness, sweating, yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice), dark urine, pale stools, and a general feeling of illness or malaise. In severe cases, complications such as infection or blockage of bile flow can cause more persistent pain, fever, and other systemic symptoms

. If you experience sudden, severe upper right abdominal pain, especially with these accompanying symptoms, it is important to seek medical attention promptly.