nausea after gallbladder removal

I had my GB out 3 weeks ago, and felt great for a week, then slam!!! a half hour after eating a cream cheese & jelly bagel - back the the severe nausea like before where I didn't know if I was going to poop, puke, or pass-out. Then I get severe shakes and chills. I went to the Dr. immediatley and they were like "you should be able to eat a dead possum by now with no problems". Then he said I'm just experiencing post-op panic attacks and gave me Xanax. Also, they've scheduled me for a Endoscopy = mo' money, mo' money....mo'

All I can say is "thanks" to all of you for posting your similar stories, so now I know I'm not some flake whose having anxiety attacks about getting sick after eating the simplest things.  I too have lost weight because I have no "real" appetite, because what I feel I can eat just doesn't appeal to me anymore.

 

i totally sympathise with you all , after suffering for 2 years with persistant nausea and light headedness , indigestion , chest pain and gallbladder pain , i had my gallbladder removed 5 days ago , i feel worse now than i did before , the nausea is severe , dizzy , pain inbetween the shoulder blades , i cant believe this , i have a phobia of hospitals and it took every bit of courage i had to have this operation and now i feel so ill , i am so so tired , i know maybe im expecting too  much too soon but i feel so ill , low grade fever , constipation , pain on urinating , i just dont know what s going on , can anyone help please

Take it slowly! Everyone heals differently! I was where you are last year. Once I started working on staying hydrated (which took a hospital stay), then I stuck to a liquid diet for a few weeks. I lived on Ensure! I feel like they saved my life! I still have the occasional bad day, but no more constant nausea. I have to make sure that I keep my blood sugar levels even, I am not diabetic though. I have found that anything with Splenda, aka. Sucralose, will cause the dizziness, headaches, and upset stomach. I avoid it like the plague! Make sure you rest! But the most important thing is to make sure you are staying hydrated and keeping your calories at a minimum of 1250-2000 per day. Talk to your doctor though, but these are things that worked for me. Hang in there!

hi , thanks so much for your advice , what is ensure ? i have never heard of it at all , it s nice to see that there is light at the end of the tunnel, it s just so debilitating , the nausea , it makes you feel so ill , im glad you are feeling much better and i hope it stays that way , they dont tell you all this before you have the surgery , they tell you everything will be great , thanks again , take care xx

 

This is the first website I've been on where people have the same symptoms as me. I had my gallbladder out 7 days ago, and my main symptoms before were nausea and acid reflux symptoms. I thought after the surgery the nausea would go away, but it's worse than before. I'm so incredibly frustrated because I'm hungry and want to eat normal food but i feel like I want to throwup 24/7, thought I havent at all. I'm barely eating anything, and taking the smallest sip of water upsets my stomach. I just want this to be over so I can feel normal again, and eat normal. I'm 21, 5.5 and now weigh 115 pounds, after losing over 40.. It's such a relief to know other people have acid and nausea symptoms, because everywhere else I looked, people were only complaining of the pain. 

Stop eating the greasy foods.  My doctor gave me bentyl for nausea when needed.  I aslo go to a great chiropracter who is a christian and explained how the digestive system works.  I had surgery about a month and half ago, i still struggle at times but bentyl does the trick, trying to stop taking them.  Yes, some people it takea while to feel better. your the healed in jesus name.

I had gallbladder surgery a week ago---had pain more on my left side in ribs and shoulder blade---had so many tests----HIDA scan showed very low functioning gallbladder so my docs suggested removing it---I, too, still have alot of nausea---are you over the nausea now? did you have pain in your shoulder? I just keep feeling scared because my digestion still feels off----I wanted to join this forum so I could be in touch with others who have gone through similar things----Thanks in advance for any replies---my prayer life is what has given me the most comfort---

I had my gallbladder out 5 weeks ago.. I felt even more nauseated after surgery, and literally culdnt eat anything. i didn't throw up. though it was close and just severe nausea.. One of the anti-inflammatories they gave me post-op was making me nauseous. Also, they usually prescribe stool softeners and stuff because your stomach is kind of in shock aftet surgery and you do go to the bathroom.. Well i wasn't going, though I had constipation problems before as well.. My doctor gave me, it just helps keep your stomach working. It made the WORLD difference.. I still have some off days, and some acid symptoms, but I feel normal again. Talk to your doctor about those kind of things! domparidone

Thanks for the advice---I see my dr. on Tuesday so I am sure he will have some opinions.....Today was a really good day because I didn't have nausea---I do awaken feeling "not Hungry" but I am just a week post surgery----did you have gallstones or a low functioning gallbladder? I don't think I had any stones-----How long did you suffer symptoms before they decided on surgery....I had only been sick for a few weeks but the tw and a half weeks before surgery were terrible because I lived with nausea and couldn't eat---did you have laproscopic surgery?

bellco wroteKassi wrote:

I had my gallbladder out 5 weeks ago.. I felt even more nauseated after surgery, and literally culdnt eat anything. i didn't throw up. though it was close and just severe nausea.. One of the anti-inflammatories they gave me post-op was making me nauseous. Also, they usually prescribe stool softeners and stuff because your stomach is kind of in shock aftet surgery and you do go to the bathroom.. Well i wasn't going, though I had constipation problems before as well.. My doctor gave me, it just helps keep your stomach working. It made the WORLD difference.. I still have some off days, and some acid symptoms, but I feel normal again. Talk to your doctor about those kind of things! domparidone

Thanks for the advice---I see my dr. on Tuesday so I am sure he will have some opinions.....Today was a really good day because I didn't have nausea---I do awaken feeling "not Hungry" but I am just a week post surgery----did you have gallstones or a low functioning gallbladder? I don't think I had any stones-----How long did you suffer symptoms before they decided on surgery....I had only been sick for a few weeks but the tw and a half weeks before surgery were terrible because I lived with nausea and couldn't eat---did you have laproscopic surgery?

Did you take anything for the nausea---some days I have been able to eat and actually felt hungry at times---I have just been eating very low fat---turkey sandwich---grits---broiled fish mashed potatoes---but since yesterday I have eaten very little---7 months!!!! Truly, I don't know how you did it---could you work or do very much---I see my doctor today and I hope he can help---I am going to jot down some suggestions I have gotten---there is someone here who is a client who had her gallbladder taken out five years ago---she said she had the nausea after also and her doctor put her on prilosec and gaviscon and it worked---have you tried that? I guess I am spoiled because I have never felt this sick day after day---do you mind me asking how old you are? also, one more thing---constipation is not a problem right now---every day I have either diahrrea or very soft stool(sorry to be so graphic)

I'm 21 years old. Just turned actually, so I was 20 through most of it haha. Honestly, I took gravol every day. I still have to take it now and then, and it helps.  Right after surgery however, the nausea was so strong, that 2 gravols at once wouldn't even help.  I'm also taking Tecta for acid symptoms, and pepto if it's really bad. That's it! I was on Nexium before for the acid but it wasn't doing much. Now I'm taking the domperidone once a day. I was prescribed to take it 3 times, but it was way to much and I got diarrhea from it. Before surgery, I was the same as you, eating extremely low fat, absolutely no dairy and no greasy/ deep fried food. The first week and a half after surgery, all I could eat was bananas, a couple crackers, boiled chicken and plain white rice. After that all I ate was chicken soup. I can handle more solid foods now, but I'm still taking it slow, I don't want to shock anything. As for the constipation, I'm probably just not getting enough fibre, because a lot of fruits are too hard for me to digest right now. And I'm not drinking much water, I find drinking harder to handle than eating food sometimes. 

I have similar symptoms--had my gallbladder out laproscopically 10 days ago----I have spoken to friends who went through it and some got better right away and some say it takes two months or more for the nausea to go away---

I was a psychotherapist for years and I don't think your symptoms are due to panic-----even though you may have panic-----are you better now?

I have terrible nausea and have lost weight and was already thin---I am scared too because it makes me worry I have something really wrong---hope to hear from you

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dannyj wrote:

I am 4 months gall bladder post op. My doctor said it will be 4-6 months to start feeling better. I have had constant nausea. SOME days are good while others are bad. A friend said it took her ALL most a year to feel better. I can eat anything, some greasy food but not too spicy. I have not thrown up, just feels like I have to.

Anyone else have this?

YES - I am in a constant state of nausea but I have not tried the colesterimine (spelling may be wrong). My doctor just suggested it and after I rid myself of rectal inflammation I will be trying it...

I am two weeks post op for gallbladder surgery and I feel nauseaous every day---how long did it take to feel better?

Please let me know how you resolved the nausea---I am two weeks post op and feel nauseated all day---I am taking prilosec and carafate also---hope it helps---no pain---just nausea and diarrhea every morning----please let me know how long the nausea lasted