Gallbladder Disease And Headaches

larina · Silver Member Joined: 23 Jun 2000 Posts: 259

I was recently diagnosed with gallbladder disease. The weird thing is that I have no symptoms. I only had constant headaches??? Anyway, my girlfriend says I could die from it, I know that the procedure is a simple one to remove it. It is now out patient and all done with lasers through a tiny hole in your abdomen, but what after the procedure? My doctor said that the gallbladder causes a lot of ailments, such as losing your hair, and gaining weight. I don’t know what to do.

monsen · Newbie Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 14

Hair loss and weight problems, I am afraid it sounds more like a thyroid problem to me. Since your only symptom was headache, I advise you to seek for a second opinion. I had my gallbladder removed 2 week ago; I am now home from hospital. Yes, I am uncomfortable, but pain killers are very helpful. Gallbladder disease can get bad, if it’s not removed. There can be problems with your pancreas, if stones become lodged in your bile duct and possible other conditions. But again there can be problems with any surgery, so speak to your physician about it.

landlocked · Newbie Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 5

I have recently been diagnosed with biliary dyskinesia, I too have weight gain, hair loss, headaches, fatigue, nausea. I have had all of my thyroid levels( TSH, T3, T4) checked and are all in normal limits. This is the first time I have heard someone else with a gallbladder disease say they also have these symptoms, I was begining to think I was crazy.

landlocked · Newbie Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 5

I Too have been diagnosed with Gallbladder disease (Biliary Dyskinesia), I have headaches, constant nausea, weight gain, hair loss, fatigue, extreme bloating. I am 37, this is the first time I have heard anyone mention Hair loss associated with gallbladder disease. I have also had all of my thyroid levels checked (TSH, T3, T4) all are in normal limits.

kbrunelle · Newbie Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

Dear Landlocked,
I saw your post on biliary dyskinesia. I have all of the same symptoms you do (including weight gain and headaches). My gallbladder ejection fraction is 13%. I'm deciding whether to have surgery. I am wondering if you have had the surgery, how it went, and if you notice any differences in your weight, headaches, bloating, eating?
Thank you so much,
Kathleen

Guest · Guest

I am having the weight gain, bloating and constant nausea too. It's been several months and it's not just from fats. It's just about everything I take in. I had a 0% Ejection Fracture rate on the HIDA Scan. Did surgery take all the symptoms away?

Guest · Guest

This is a relief to read---I, too, had serious headaches, fatigue, and nausea before having a gallbladder attack. The doctors told me that headaches and fatigue were not symptoms of gallbladder disease and that because I'm 25 and thin that I didn't meet the criteria---even though I have 3 other people in my family who've had gallbladder disease. When I was having the gallbladder attack, I went to the ER and they told me it was GERD (eyeball roll)---after the attack I felt better and did a gallbladder cleanse and have been feeling good for about 7 months, but the headaches and fatigue have started again, and I believe they may be indicating an impending attack....

Glad to know I'm not crazy.

Gallbladder Disease And Headaches

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