Imagine what you're going through, but for over two years and that's me. I get so depressed knowing there is nothing to take away this constant nausea. There is not one minute of relief for me and I am afraid I'll go insane one day. Recently I tried probiotics, ginger AND digestive enzymes... guess what... none of it works. If you figure out anything that helps, you make sure to post about it!
Terra, I had my GB out in July, 2012. For the first -3 months I wanted to just die I felt so horrible. I'd been sick - chronic nausea - in June - a HIDA scan showed low GB function, but no stones (to be fair, a few stones were eventually found when the GB was opened by the lab tech). Nausea finally subsided a couple of months ago (October/November) but sadly, for some unknown reason I can easily pinpoint - has now come back with a vengeance. I also suffer from chronic burning mouth/tongue that is beyond debilitating, emotionally and physically. I was told I have GERD but have also been diagnosed with a paralyzed esophagus (found two months after the surgery).
I fear I, like you, will not see an end to this nightmare. Zofran helped me for awhile; then lost its umph. Phenergen is a great anti-emetic but will does make me too drowsy to use plus I have slow intestinal motility so these drugs will slow me down far worse than I need right now. Just wondered if you've found any anti emetic drugs that work for you. Or are on any anti depressants.
I am sorry to hear that. I really feel your pain. I'm going on 2 years and 2 months of this now and I'm ready to start trying ant-depressants. I haven't tried any anti-emetic drugs, sorry. If you find any sort of cure let me know and I'll do the same for you!
Well, if you haven't tried Zofran, it's better for you during the day because it doesn't make you zombie-d-out like Phenergen. But Phenergen is really good to take to help sleep at night if nausea is keeping you awake. Problem for me with either of these is the slow motility I have in my bowels. These drugs do 'stop you up' - cause slower motility because it basically slows down the GI tract. I've read where nausea is not a disease in itself but a 'response' to something. I'm not sure why my nausea suddenly went away a few months ago, even though I still felt like c**p, it wasn't from nausea. Nor am I sure why it came back other than what appears to be a connection with my esophagus problems (or reflux). I just don't know, and doctors are simply going through their textbooks on standard reasons for standard complaints. Nausea is a standard physical complaint, until it became a chronic problem for me I never understood just how difficult it is to diagnose (from a source perspective), nor did I realize that drugs to calm it have other side effects.
I'm simply trying to live with it as best I can. I'm forcing myself to eat and for awhile I actually had an appetite for certain things; even craved them. When I pushed the envelope - ate things that were not that healthy I guess - or ate too much I know it didn't make things better. My body couldn't digest them well...
Still...it seemed to help me gain some weight back and I had some - very few, but some - days when I wasn't as depressed and I could stay focused on other things rather than my body's misery. Those days are fewer now. I keep coming back to my worst symptom, the burning tongue which turns into nausea. Or sometimes the nausea and tongue pain happen at the same time. Either way it's driving me into the abyss I find myself fighting...all the time. I, like you, wish we had some doctor to go to who had answers, solutions, treatments that would put a stop to it all - once and for all.
As my new internist said, however, much of this may be PERMANENT. Reason, he adds, is the body's structure has now been PERMANENTLY changed; without a gall bladder it just simply IS. With that comes change that may not be pleasant and may not adjust to the levels where we once remember being in. I hate the thought of this being with me forever. But as with most things, work arounds are all I have right now. And so far as nauseous as I can get I have not yet vomited, even though I feel like I should be. I know of people who have horrible gastroparesis who not only have chronic nausea like you and I have but they have severe pain and cannot hold food down. At least we don't have the other two - or at least I don't recall you mentioning these.
I would so appreciate speaking to you privately. Could you send me your email address or phone number? My direct email address is
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Please feel free to contact me anytime. I have met many new caring friends this way; who have helped me feel at least LESS alone in my pain and agony.
Thanks for responding so quickly.
How long did your nausea last? I am only 9 days post op and the surgeon said yesterday that everything was looking good. But I am waking up every morning with nausea and sometime actually vomiting liquids.
There doesn't seem to be a lot of people following up with how they are doing now, so let me hopefully add a ray of hope to this post. I am 4 months post-gallbladder removal, and although I am still not what I would consider to be 100%, I am definitely better than I was several months ago. I had my gallbladder removed due to gall stones and blockage in Sept 2012, and followed that surgery up with a thryoid lobectomy 2 weeks later, so it was difficult for me to say which symptoms were attributed to which surgery. But, I think it's safe to say now, based on this post, that my nausea was most likely from the gallbladder removal. Initially, I was having severe nausea for the first few days following my discharge, but that eventually passed and has been replaced with a low-grade nausea that seems to be with me 24/7. This, however, has not prevented me from continuing on with my life (working, fishing, exercise, etc.), and I have been able to eat everything I want, but in smaller quantities. I'm hoping that one day, the nausea and heartburn will disappear completely, as my body grows accustomed to not having a gallbladder, but for now, I am in much less pain than I was before the surgery, and am at least, thankful for that. Final note: my brother is 14 years post-surgery for gallbladder removal, and he has no recurring signs of nausea, acid reflux, etc. However, the need to make a beeline to the restroom nearby following a greasy meal never goes away. Your change in bowel habits is for the rest of your life.
I had my gallbladder surgery Feb 16, 2012. Since having the surgery I Have nausea, upper stomach pain almost everyday. I feel like I live on pepto-bismo & dramanine. I also take Zantac twice a day. I've had blood test run, all was normal. It is very depressing and I usually have to lay down till the pain goes away. Any suggestions????
I HAVE ALSO AND GOT MINE OUT DEC 26 2012
You will get better and better---they also did a stomach emptying test on me because of the persistent nausea and I had slow emptying,,,,however, I believe that is gone because I can eat everything again and I never feel the nausea and it has been almost a year now...Danny J, the other one who replied, really helped me in encouraging me that I would get well...of course I doubted him since I was skin and bones but he was right...I do send you many blessings and I can help for encouragement, don't hesitate to contact me...
this girl i like shes been having this recently shes been feeling sick like that and then she throws up and feels dizzy doesent want to eat asometime and this has been happening for a few days shes been in and out of school shes has the gallbladder eemoved but idk know how long ago
not a female but had my gallbladder removed 2 mos. ago and I am trying to find out the same answer,hungry as heck at times other times not and nausted most of the time.. if you find an answer please let me know and I will do the same somehow for you Thank You in Texas
Same her just 2 mos.ago, constanly feeling nausea no up chuck just nause,want to eat more some times other thought of food is repulsive,,,wierd but hope we both get better.
It would be better not to generalize "bunch of complainers that need to get over it". My mother had her gallbladder removed over 2 years ago. She was just visiting and is so sick every day, near constant nausea, that she is drained of energy. There remains nothing in testing to show something is 'wrong', so she has nothing to 'fix'. I think people deserve to be able to voice their feelings about their fears or side effects without being criticized. Many post-op people do fine. Some have side effects that take months to a few years to work out. A small percent have side effects that go on for years and in an effort to give them answers, they look to other patients for what works. What doesn't work, I guarantee you, is being called a whiner.