question: I am having severe pain in the upper abdomen that feels very similar to when I had gall bladder attacks. I had my gall bladder removed in 2005. Last night I was extremely ill - throwing up, etc. My husband and son are also both sick (we are thinking that we possibly had food poisoning of some sort). I am no longer vomiting or have diarrhea , but the pain is excruciating. I drank a glass of water and it suddenly got MUCH worse.