The burning after a heavy meal that isn't what you think
That familiar burn after a plate of chole bhature or a late-night biryani gets blamed on acidity almost automatically. But gallbladder pain follows a different clock. It tends to arrive 30 minutes to two hours after eating, particularly after fatty or oily food, because that's when bile is released from the gallbladder to aid digestion. If there are stones or inflammation blocking that release, the pressure builds fast. The pain sits in the upper right abdomen or just below the breastbone, not the central chest burn of acid reflux. It doesn't ease with antacids. That last detail is the clearest tell: if a Gelusil or Digene tablet does nothing, the stomach is probably not the problem.
