Gall Bladder Removal - Long Term Health Issues

EVERYONE GET YOUR VITAMIN B-12 CHECKED!!! GOOGLE THE SYMPTOMS FOR B-12 DEFICIENCY!!

 

Interesting. Had mine removed Jan. 10, 2013, went into hospital with dehydration, did a batch of tests and decided it was gb. Am home, still weak and seem to have constant diarrhea although I am eating very little. Nothing tastes good. Not even my beloved ice cream! I am 78 so guess I really have nothing to complain about, hopefully it will calm down soon.

I had my gall bladder removed last year (33yrs old) I also was on the birth control shot for 2-3 years prior to having my gall bladder removed. Before to being diagnosed, i was pregnant with my second child and figure the gall stones and irritated gall bladder was the cause of my severe morning sickness, it wasn't untill 8 months after my daughter was born that i had testing done which found the gall stones and irritated gall bladder, and since my gall bladder has been removed, my diet is nothing like it use to be, i'm still trying to figure out what i can and cant eat without having loose bowels, trapped gas and stomach pains which last for at least an hour before subsiding.

You just made my day. God bless you!

i came on here to see if how i was feeling was normal after my gall bladder removel which was 10 months ago and the letter i saw was yours with exactly the same symptons as i am feeling.After a meal i need the loo after a piece of chocolate or cake i need the loo but the worst at the moment is the tiredness and no energy thats why i came on because it was worrying me what was causing it so i thought i would just see if it could be anything to do with my gall bladder removal.i was pleased to see that it seems to a normal symptom after the removal.not sure wether ive got to change my eating habits .when i first came out of hospital thought it was great because i couldnt eat a lot before i was full. but now my appetite is back to normal with me just trying to eat a bit less chocolate and crisps. I can have a good day go for a swim and 15 mins in gym then the next day i just want to sleep all day i would just love to not feel so tired. I am 64 yrs of age.   thank you for your information.  from guest x

 

I am 42 and I had gall blatter removed when I turned 30. It was horrible after because of the constant running back and forth to the bathroom. It almost sounds funny but let me tell you it is not. I would go and each time i would sit there for so long and having the feeling of forcing a baby out your butt the entire time. I tryed the enzymes and they helped. but... each person is different. I did that for about 2 years and then got a little better... then I stated researching to find out what causes this symptom and then that symptom.year after year.. I have had problems with excess gas, severe bloating, tired and weight gain (that I cant loose) then all that cased high blood pressure, diabeties, artritus, headaches muscle problems. I sound like i am 80 years old and feel it too. IT RUNS IN FAMILIES !!!!!!!! Older people self medicated therefor I did not know my mother had problems and my dad had his removed them my sister, brother of the ones I know about now. I seem to have problems with my body absorbing the good stuff and giving dirreah with the bad stuff.

I had my Gallbladder removed 2 weeks ago at the age of 17 (now 18). The doctors didn't explain much to me about how I should keep my diet or anything. I knew that in the future there could be possible difficulties with my digestive system, but I had no idea how badly I could be affected. Thanks for all the posts. They have definitely helped me to understand that I need to take good care of myself and watch what i eat to hopefully avoid some of the side affects of having one's gallbladder removed.

I had my gallbladder and stones removed five weeks ago.ebded up being in hospital 4 days not 2 due to high liver count and problems jn surgery due to genetics i had extra ducts which caused difficuties in removal. After op i had two hematoma and needed antibiotic courses x 2. Since operation the nausea subsided but i have reflux especially at night.taking nexiam.also boits of diarohea. Plus no appetite at all.

i am 21 years old and had my gale bladder removed i was a bit worried about it but i do have tiredness and since reflected on eating out lots and now i know i wasnt eating right so now im training myself to eat healthier then i used to i also have two children boys to support so best to try eat healthy and i go to school it's alot of work but i hope it pays off anyways the surgery was fast i got 7 cuts on my stomach and recovery was fast i can't complain but the long -term effects scare me the most!

ive had mine since 2000 , ive had trouble every since , I think you should get another opinion because it may be youre liver have they checked that as well?

I had my gallbladder out  8 months ago and it was the best thing I have ever done. For years I had debilitating stomach spasms. I would ache through my breasts down to my lower abdomen. I had an upper and lower GI, Ct scan and then basically told it was " in my head."  I was given dicyclomine for cramps and found that if I used my massage chair it would at least alleviate my back spasms. Finally I had 3 classic gallbladder attacks in a 2 week period, a stone was found and out went the gallbladder. Yay! No more spasms at all. No diarrhea.   I have noticed that I have to eat smaller portions of meat or it feels like it just sits there in my stomach all night. The other thing I have noticed is the brittle hair. In reading others comments I see that I  need to supplement with fat soluble vitamins. I will probably have my vit d levels checked just out of curiosity. I am 42 so the hair may be estrogen related but since it has gotten so bad so quickly I really think it is an absorption issue. I also have Hashimoto's...Obviously from all the posts surgery is not right for everyone but  it definitely right for me. I think the main problem is lack of follow up care for complications and unresolved issues. Come on doctors... You can do better!

I had mine removed at the age of 7..when I was in second grade... Seemingly immediately are, the pooping problem happened and i stayed under a 17 on the bmi since...other than that, after 17 years of living a normal life the energy thing is my biggest problem now...I just want to sleep all the time and it's extremely frustrating...

hey guys im lookin for some advice please...

ive been suffering for just over 3 years with my gall blader, im booked for the end of august to get my op but this week my pain has got really really bad its disrupting my day to day life big time and my stomach is rock solid im going on holidays in 2weeks and im scared something might happen when im away, whats the worst can happen?????

 

thats my problem too since I had my g/b removed. try eating fruits or products that contains resveratrol. I help me so much. Everything was normalized when I take resveratrol. No more poooping with loose bowel and Im getting back to my previous figure. I stopped gaining weight. Product was introduced to me by a friend who is a medical researcher and at the same time an oncologist. am living a normal life now after g/b removal. 

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My gallbladder was removed only 5 weeks ago. While I had bloating and diarrhea for awhile, those too have passed, lol.  But I have been feeling extreme stiffness / swelling in my wrist, fingers and now my feet.  Fatigue is now an issue as well. And worst of all, there are so many people on different sites that are reporting these exact symptoms.  It is disturbing given that everything I have been reading tries to point to arthiritus which I have never had nor does it run in my family.  The arguments for auto-immune causality are just too convenient / vague to accept on face.

It makes me feel that while doctors / surgeons are quick to remove an organ they "say" is non-essential and can be eliminated just as an appendix, the fact is that medical science does not really know how it affects our bodies afterwards. They guess and treat symptoms hoping that one of them will work through trial and error.  The older I get, the more I realize that medical "science" is more art than science.

I am going to try some of the vitamins / meds above / control fatty foods as I have little faith in what I am getting back from healthcare professionals.  After that, I guess I am going to return to the medical science "guessing" game...