I has gallbladder surgery on Mar 4 2008, on Mar 6 I returned to thehospital in severe pain with a fever. It was found that my bileduct had been punctured and bile was leaking everywhere, I went into septic shock and was placed on a ventilator, I recovered and was in the hospital 17 days. When I went home I could hardly walk but I quickly regained my strength, The doctor had placed a stent in the duct and then sometime in April I had it removed by Endoscopy. Since then I have had a lot of nausea and vomiting and heartburn.I have GERD and twice a day Nexium doesn't always help. I have had four episodes of aspiration pneumonia from reflux going into my lungs while I am asleep. I cannot eat any barbecue sauce, not even a taste.
I have vomited icecream, vegetible soup, and barbecue sauce. I get bloated,feel full for hours after I eat, wake up in the night real nauseated, can only eat small amounts at a time. I called the gastroenterologist office
and cannot get an appointment for three months, even though I am a known patient for years. My strength and everything is all back and you wouldn't know I had been so critically ill, it is just the nausea. My family doctor gave me some Reglan to take and it halps sometimes but not always.
I have vomited icecream, vegetible soup, and barbecue sauce. I get bloated,feel full for hours after I eat, wake up in the night real nauseated, can only eat small amounts at a time. I called the gastroenterologist office
and cannot get an appointment for three months, even though I am a known patient for years. My strength and everything is all back and you wouldn't know I had been so critically ill, it is just the nausea. My family doctor gave me some Reglan to take and it halps sometimes but not always.
I had my gallbladder removed about 15yr ago. My Dr. told me to avoid peanut butter. I still eat it. I do have some problems with diarrhea even today. I does matter what you eat. I do not have these issues when I eat healthy other than the usual adjustment for fiber intake. Once my body makes the adjustment I'm fine. I just notice that if I eat consistantly fatty foods, fried fast foods I have alot of bile that comes back on me. It took some time for me to actually figure that out. If I eat a lot of peanut butter like several days in a row because I do crave the stuff, or popcorn for several days in a row, I tend to have some stomach pains. I have that same issue with the bile promblem when I eat nuts too. I hope you found this info helpful.
:$ :'( Since I had my gallbladder removed in 2007 I have still been in terrible pain excessive diarrhea and I dont really ever have an appetite, even the sight of food or the smell of food makes me sick. I have been having excruciating pain every since the surgery in my abdominal area someone please help me or give me some resources or answers to ma questions... :-(
Hi All......6 days ago i got my gallbladder removed and i have started eating everything in small amounts though. I am constipated instead but it may be because of tynol 3 pill. But today i haven't had any T3 pill and i am going to experimeny with pizza with lots of cheese and jallopeenos................cool eh>.....i am 34 and i will let you know how did it go. But on the whole it depends upon body to body.......enjoy
The Surgeon that removed my G.B. 9 years ago told me do NOT eat foods that are high in Fat Content or you will get severe Diarrhea.
Boy was he right.
Boy was he right.
My Gastro Surgeon told me to avoid foods that are high in Fat Content or you will get Diarrhea.
And Yes that is true in MY Case.
And Yes that is true in MY Case.
So I am 28 now and had my surgery last year at 27 to have my gallbladder removed. I must say the pain I was having before and after the surgery are ones that still bring tears to my eyes.
Regardless now a little over a year has passed and I am okay to some degree. Ever since around the time of my surgery I started getting serious tummy (abdominal) pain almost like cramps but on a whole other level. I have been going to doctors, gatro's, gyno's, and honestly had every test in the world including a colonoscopy at 27. (not fun)
No one has been able to figure anything out to help me with my pain, I eat pretty healthy, turkey sandwiches on 15 grain bread, tuna wraps, oatmeal, etc., so I honestly thought they did the surgery wrong.
Today a new doctor finally I think figured out what my problem is, they think I have IBS, so being that they do not know how people get it and no cure, other than 1 in every 5 americans have it, and all they can give me is pain pills for when my pains are severe (and boy do I mean severe).
Anyways I was told after my gallbladder was removed that I CAREFULLY need to watch what I eat. Yes once in awhile I crave a burger but I never go through a fast food line, they told me bc there is no gallbladder I might retain more fat (not really so far) and there isn't much help breaking down the acid, so you might want to be careful. I mentioned the IBS only that if down the line you are having abdominal cramping that you might look into IBS instead of going through everything i did, being that they do not know what causes it.
As for me, looks like with no gallbladder and IBS, I don't know what I will be able to eat now. :-(
Regardless now a little over a year has passed and I am okay to some degree. Ever since around the time of my surgery I started getting serious tummy (abdominal) pain almost like cramps but on a whole other level. I have been going to doctors, gatro's, gyno's, and honestly had every test in the world including a colonoscopy at 27. (not fun)
No one has been able to figure anything out to help me with my pain, I eat pretty healthy, turkey sandwiches on 15 grain bread, tuna wraps, oatmeal, etc., so I honestly thought they did the surgery wrong.
Today a new doctor finally I think figured out what my problem is, they think I have IBS, so being that they do not know how people get it and no cure, other than 1 in every 5 americans have it, and all they can give me is pain pills for when my pains are severe (and boy do I mean severe).
Anyways I was told after my gallbladder was removed that I CAREFULLY need to watch what I eat. Yes once in awhile I crave a burger but I never go through a fast food line, they told me bc there is no gallbladder I might retain more fat (not really so far) and there isn't much help breaking down the acid, so you might want to be careful. I mentioned the IBS only that if down the line you are having abdominal cramping that you might look into IBS instead of going through everything i did, being that they do not know what causes it.
As for me, looks like with no gallbladder and IBS, I don't know what I will be able to eat now. :-(
Finally I have found a website that deals with real people. My Doctor told me I should'nt have any trouble after the gall bladder surgery. Boy, he sure was wrong. I have had diarrhea for a year with only about 2 weeks of relief. (still don't know what I did right). Now, after reading what some other women have don to help I feel that there really is hope! Thank you so much. I will buy Papaya pills today and check out Natren's Healthy Trinity as soon as I log off this site. Again, thank you.
I'm with the ones who have chronic diarehha (sp?) after even eating lowfat to nonfat foods....aprox 30 minutes to an hour I have to go! I was told I could eat normal, but so far I can't. I have been sticking to all non fat and low fat foods and have found ANY fat I eat is horrible to me. Today is was boneless chicken breasts and broccoli was all and sent me running. I was told a few people have this problem for life...I don't want this for life...haha! Although the weight loss is nice, just not this way...because I am constantly hungry!!! yes, my doctor is aware...but says this is normal sometimes in some cases. (remember the slip we sign before surgery???) lol. ANY advice would be great!!!
thanks!
thanks!
I have been suffering from the pains of gall bladder attacks for over 10 years and have always thought that I was just a wimp and had severe indigestion. Its comforting to know that I do have a problem and it is extreme. However, seeing the problems that some people face, and the fact that when I did periodically mention my extreme pain doctors took blood tests, and endoscopes and found little, I wonder if I should deal with the pain?
I have done so for ten years with attacks on the frequency of every 3 months to every month, and yes it is tear inducing 4-6 hours of constant pain that flares up, but I don't know if I want to deal with diarrhea and complications.
My gen phys is really pushing me to remove it, but the specialist told me the stones were not severe and it was mostly sludge. He did say the attacks will continue until I do remove it, but these stories sound scary. Should I wait till the stones become serious?
I have done so for ten years with attacks on the frequency of every 3 months to every month, and yes it is tear inducing 4-6 hours of constant pain that flares up, but I don't know if I want to deal with diarrhea and complications.
My gen phys is really pushing me to remove it, but the specialist told me the stones were not severe and it was mostly sludge. He did say the attacks will continue until I do remove it, but these stories sound scary. Should I wait till the stones become serious?
Over a month ago, I had my gall bladder removed. I thought that after the surgery I would be able to eat anything. For me that was not the case. I ate a hot dog earlier today and thought that I was never going to leave the bathroom. It seems like everything that I eat has an ill affect on my body. Althought I'm not in pain anymore, I still have the constant diarrhea issue.
OMG i thought that I was the only one with this problem. I know numerous people who have had their gull bladder removed and dont have any of the after effects that I have. I had mine removed 4 years ago, and have had digestive problems ever since. I just would like to be able to eat when traveling!!
I had my gallbladder removed almost 6 weeks ago (laproscopy) and I cannot seem to recover. I had constant diarrhea (even before the surgery) My healthfood store person told me to take acidophylus capsules and enzymes. They have helped and I no longer have diarrhea, but I have lost about 12 lbs or more that I couldn't afford to lose in the first place! My "stomach" area is still sore when I press down on it, and just sitting here at the computer is uncomfortable. I also have pressure in my chest, the pressure seems to be there all the time even when I am not eating. My doctor did a barium x-ray but didn't find anything wrong. All of this is making me a basket case. I don't like to go to the doctor. I am careful what I eat, but I have the pressure no matter what! I also am taking Nexium, but I cannot see where it has helped. Anybody else out there that is in the same boat? XD
I had my gallbladder removed almost a year ago, and my dr warned me mins before the operation that I would either love him or hate him afterwards...because I was either gonna have diarrhea right away or be constipated all the time. Mine is diarrhea and it sucks. I love that the gallbladder pain is gone (mine was totally emergency room visit painful) but the running to the washroom after MOST meals can be a pain too. I've noticed anything greasy (fries etc) or eggs...eggs kill me!
I just had my gallbladder removed three weeks ago. I had a 2cm stone. At the pre-op consult, the surgeon told me that after the surgery I would be able to eat my normal diet again. I had the surgery and as soon as I woke up, he said I should avoid high-fat foods for two weeks. I did that and it is totally hit or miss. I had pizza three times in the last week. Twice I was fine. The third time, the pain was just as bad pre-surgery. I told the doctor this when I met with him yesterday and he said I should avoid high-fat foods for another 2-4 weeks. And then what doctor? Another 2-4 weeks? Am I ever going to be able to resume to my pre-surgery diet? Will I ever eat cheese again?
I'll just have to suffer through this, but I wish someone would have told me pre-surgery that it's not as easy as it seemed. Dietary change is necessary.
I'll just have to suffer through this, but I wish someone would have told me pre-surgery that it's not as easy as it seemed. Dietary change is necessary.