I think the extra bile just dumps into your stomach. I had my GB removed when I was 26, eighteen years ago, and I still have problems. I know where every bathroom is in town! It doesn't matter what I eat or don't eat, I have diarrhea daily, complete with cramps. The last few years I've begun waking in the night, usually closer to morning, vomiting. I've wondered if this might be bile reflux? Unfortunately, I've just learned to live with this, as disgusting as it is! :cry:
I had mine out 2 years ago, and get diarrhea all the time, I have put on weight and feel sick a lot to. I live in the UK and have told the doctor , but I have been told its got nothing to do with my GB removal. And he wont give me anything. I have tried different doctors and they say the same. I notice in The USA you can get stuff to help but there's nothing in the UK as the doctors refuse to except GB removal can cores problems. Where can I get help? :-( ?
Greetings, All. I had my gallbladder removed via laproscopic surgery less than 2 months ago. My life has been a living hell ever since. I have had just about every complication you could have. During removal, the gallbladder broke apart and gallstones scattered around. First, I got an infection. Then, I had a bile leak which had to be repaired with an ERCP. The ERCP was done with a scope down my throat to insert a stent into my liver to stop the bile leak. One of the complications from the ERCP is pancreatitis. I got that, too. Pancreatitis is a nightmare. Nausea, vomiting, severe pain and cramping and a week in the hospital were the result. After the ERCP, I have to take Creon and Carafate before each meal so I can eat without vomiting. I am still very nauseated after eating or drinking anything. Another ERCP was performed to remove the stent. Unfortanutely, I woke up in the middle of that procedeure while the scope was going down my throat. That was very, very unpleasant. While removing the stent, the suergon found the cystic duct is blocked by a gallstone. I have to see a general suergon on Tuesday, Nov 3rd to arrange more surgery to fix that little problem. He already told me he would have to open me up to remove the stone and repair anything else that may be wrong. I can expect to be in the hospital about a week. I have used up all of my sick days, vacation days and personal days at work. Lucky for me, my health insurance covered all but $50.00 of the $26,000 + hospital bills. I have not yet figured out how I am going to pay my bills next month. If I had this to do over again, I certianly would not have done it. I would have waited until it attacked me. Who knows, maybe I would have been hit by a bus and killed before I needed the surgery. About me, I am a 48 year old white male who works part of the day inside an office helping customers and part of the day outside performing tests. I weigh 298 pounds (yeah, I'm fat, but not as fat as I was) and am diabetic. I am sure these factors contributed to my woes. If you need to have this surgery immediately, GET IT DONE! If it does not bother you now, leave it alone. Let it be known that I am NOT a health care professional and what you are reading is my expreience and opinion. Do not put off this surgery for a minute if it is threatening your life. Living with problems beats the alternative. God Bless You and I hope everything works out for you. Chris...
I had my gallbladder took out last Wendsday and I have been to ER two times with the
worst pain in my chest and back I thought it was gas but they said stomach spasm
I have throwed up all day today and still hurt so bad . what can I do
worst pain in my chest and back I thought it was gas but they said stomach spasm
I have throwed up all day today and still hurt so bad . what can I do
I had my gallbladder removed about 5 years ago. I had been misdiagnosed for over 7 years because I didn't fit into the typical profile. I was 22, in great shape, and ate very healthy, just had this bubble sticking out from under my rib. I went to webmd.com and cross-referenced my symptoms, walked back into the ER that had just told me (again) that it was gas. No one has localized gas for over 7 years in the same exact swollen spot, and the pain was unreal. I would love to hear a doctor just say "I don't know." instead of going for the standby of "it must be gas."
Aftet my laproscopic surgery, it took my body a loooong time to get back to biz as usual. The best way I can describe my year to follow is a nasty visual, but you'll get the point. When I would have a BM, which were very frequent, it would be brown water, a variety of shades, and would feel as though it was high octane acid with shards of glass in it. Every BM was a new experience in pain. My butt was raw for over a year. To this day I can not eat anything spicy, which I love. I also have acid reflux often, a new joy since the surgery.
I am someone who believes and lives the practice that your diet can heal you, or take you down. If not for the healthy way I ate before and after the surgery, I am certain that my pain would have been much more severe. I am not a vegan or vegetarian, but can tell you that having those philosophies a part of my daily life and eating habits has helped me immeasurably. Before people turn to prescriptions and surgeries, incorporating a live food diet would be beneficial, on so many levels.
If you haven't heard of it, or read it, read the entire book "Eat to Live" by Dr. Fuhrman. Put it into practice and you will reap many rewards.
Best of luck to everyone.
Aftet my laproscopic surgery, it took my body a loooong time to get back to biz as usual. The best way I can describe my year to follow is a nasty visual, but you'll get the point. When I would have a BM, which were very frequent, it would be brown water, a variety of shades, and would feel as though it was high octane acid with shards of glass in it. Every BM was a new experience in pain. My butt was raw for over a year. To this day I can not eat anything spicy, which I love. I also have acid reflux often, a new joy since the surgery.
I am someone who believes and lives the practice that your diet can heal you, or take you down. If not for the healthy way I ate before and after the surgery, I am certain that my pain would have been much more severe. I am not a vegan or vegetarian, but can tell you that having those philosophies a part of my daily life and eating habits has helped me immeasurably. Before people turn to prescriptions and surgeries, incorporating a live food diet would be beneficial, on so many levels.
If you haven't heard of it, or read it, read the entire book "Eat to Live" by Dr. Fuhrman. Put it into practice and you will reap many rewards.
Best of luck to everyone.
I had my gallbladder removed 5 day ago! (Laparoscopic Cholycystectomy)
If I had read this forum before I would have NEVER agreed to the operation!!!
But I know many people - they are happy without gallbladder.
I hope all of us will doing well :-D
If I had read this forum before I would have NEVER agreed to the operation!!!
But I know many people - they are happy without gallbladder.
I hope all of us will doing well :-D
I had my gallbaldder removed 5 months ag by laparoscopy. The first few months after I was OK then the problems started. Indigestion bloating as soon as I eat anything heathburn stomack pains liver pains the works.
Wish I had researched all the sites about wheter I should have had this surgery that I think was not necessary. I had two big stones according to the scan and first the surgeon said that they had been there a long time and in his opinion did not cause any problems.
When I complained of a dull pulling pain in my right side he decided it was the stones and I had my gall bladder removed.
Now i am going through hell with digesting problems that I did not have before.
All of you considering or beein urged to have this surgery please take all the time to research this option. Talk to people who had this done before going through this operation for nothing.Code:
Wish I had researched all the sites about wheter I should have had this surgery that I think was not necessary. I had two big stones according to the scan and first the surgeon said that they had been there a long time and in his opinion did not cause any problems.
When I complained of a dull pulling pain in my right side he decided it was the stones and I had my gall bladder removed.
Now i am going through hell with digesting problems that I did not have before.
All of you considering or beein urged to have this surgery please take all the time to research this option. Talk to people who had this done before going through this operation for nothing.Code:
I had my gallbladder removed by single incision laparoscopic surgery about 6 weeks ago. I was absolutely terrified about post-op complications after reading these online forums. The pain was quite bad for ~2 weeks after the surgery, and I still get sore after lots of physical activity. I also developed an infection in the umbilical incision that took two courses of antibiotics to clear up. But all in all, things are FINE. I have no digestive problems to speak of. I had maybe a handful of diarrhea bouts in the beginning, and these have pretty much disappeared. I can eat normally without any problems (pizza, pasta, etc, are all fine). The best part is I'm not living in fear of gallbladder attacks anymore.
My surgeon told me I had over 100 gallstones, and I'm only 26 years old. I think my decision to have the surgery was definitely the correct one. I feel badly for all the people on this forum that have problems, but for those people who are trying to decide whether to get the surgery, please know that it's not all gloom and doom (at least, not always).
My surgeon told me I had over 100 gallstones, and I'm only 26 years old. I think my decision to have the surgery was definitely the correct one. I feel badly for all the people on this forum that have problems, but for those people who are trying to decide whether to get the surgery, please know that it's not all gloom and doom (at least, not always).
I had my Gallbladder removed in 2008 after 4 months of diarrhea, throwing up and being nauseous. It took them so long to diagnose the problem since I was 110 lbs and 23 years old and not your "typical" gallstone patient. My surgery was laproscopic and I had mild discomfort besides feeling bloated (they pumped air in order to see better during my surgery) for about a week. About a week after my surgery I started getting nauseous and having diarrhea constantly. I would wake up and immediately have to use the bathroom. I couldn't eat any food but was gaining weight instead of loosing it. After visiting a specialist at Northwestern Hospital, she put me on a power substance called cholestyramine which I mixed 2 packets a day. The specialist thought I had bile diarrhea but there was no cure for it. Cholestyramine powder seemed to help a little since I would only get sick daily instead of every 15 minutes but it was still no way to live. I became depressed, gained 10 lbs even though I couldn't keep ANYTHING down and thought i'd have to drink the powder for the rest of my life. After another series of test, they found out my bile duct had not been properly cleaned out when surgery was performed and as a result, even though I had no gallbladder, my duct was clogged. I went in for surgery again in April 2009 for an outpatient procedure to clean my bile duct. The surgery was a success although the amount of air they pumped in my stomach this time was nearly unbearable - I had to visit the ER twice because I thought my stomach was literally going to burst.
Today, almost a year later, i'm doing a lot better. I no longer drink my Cholestyramine and only have the dreaded diarrhea occasionally - mostly when I don't eat within an hour of waking up in the morning or when I drink too much caffeine. I also noticed that I have way more bile in my system and sometimes after a fun day or night out drinking with friends, I end up throwing up bile - not fun. I workout 4x a week and try to eat fresh fruit, veggies and lean meats which has really helped my situation.
If you have had the surgery and still feel sick, don't give up hope! I encourage you to see a GI if you can and check into Cholestyramine - it may not be a permanent solution but it may help you live a more normal life.
Today, almost a year later, i'm doing a lot better. I no longer drink my Cholestyramine and only have the dreaded diarrhea occasionally - mostly when I don't eat within an hour of waking up in the morning or when I drink too much caffeine. I also noticed that I have way more bile in my system and sometimes after a fun day or night out drinking with friends, I end up throwing up bile - not fun. I workout 4x a week and try to eat fresh fruit, veggies and lean meats which has really helped my situation.
If you have had the surgery and still feel sick, don't give up hope! I encourage you to see a GI if you can and check into Cholestyramine - it may not be a permanent solution but it may help you live a more normal life.
I Had my gall bladder and appendix removed a little less than a year ago. Since then, its been getting worse and worse. Diarrhea, cramps, inability to stay out of the bathroom! and I think the worst is if i havent eaten in a while and then go to eat a regular sized meal I get a gall bladder attack! There is No gall bladder to attack me, so how is this happening?? I've also noticed the yellow coloration and the constant need to go is getting more and more pronounced. Its to the point now that I do not want to go out to eat anywhere, I wont eat if I'm at someone elses house, and fast food is pretty much out of the question because of the fat content in it! The foods I now have a problem with, which never bothered me before...
Dairy
Eggs
Bananas
Fast food/ greasy food
anything deep fried
All of these foods either cause a gall bladder attack now or cause emergency trips to the bathroom before the meal is even complete.
I'm Not losing weight and really, with as fast as i process things now I should be slimming down! What can I do to fix this? The point of my surgery was no more pain, well its worse now than before the surgery.
Dairy
Eggs
Bananas
Fast food/ greasy food
anything deep fried
All of these foods either cause a gall bladder attack now or cause emergency trips to the bathroom before the meal is even complete.
I'm Not losing weight and really, with as fast as i process things now I should be slimming down! What can I do to fix this? The point of my surgery was no more pain, well its worse now than before the surgery.
I had my gallbladder removed 6 years ago, when I was 16. It took the doctors a long time to figure out what was wrong with me but after the surgery I have had no more pain like I was having. I have gained a lot of weight since the surgery, which is unfortunate. I have found that when I eat fatty, greasy or fried foods that I get very sick afterwords. I have bile-salt diarrhea as a result of my cholestectomy after pretty much every meal I eat that is not low in fat. I have gotten used to the diet change, as I really never ate much in the way of food like that before anyway. Its a lifestyle change, but it is nothing compared to the pain I used to have. Taking fiber supplements will help if you are having troubles with diarrhea although they really do not stop those times when you may splurg and have a meal of fried food and need to be in the bathroom about 20 mins after you eat or else. Like I said. 6 years down the road and I still have problems with the diarrhea but it is managable. I know when I should and should not eat the yummy fried food our society has come to enjoy, and I know when I can and when I cannot go out after I eat. You learn to read the signals your body gives you.
It's been a year and a half since my surgery. Since going through the process, I discovered that there's a lot of misinformation and not a lot of information handy in one place, so I started a blog to start remedying that at least a little bit. I don't have all the answers, but I got tired of searching for them, and I'm sure others are as well. It's still pretty new, but it's getting there.
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OMG NO WAY. Whoever told you that is very ignorant about human anatomy. Your gallbladder isn't any where near your reproductive organs nevermind about being inside your womb (uterus). Unless your deformed the would even be impossible!
They have absolutely nothing to do with each other and you need to see a fertility Dr.
They have absolutely nothing to do with each other and you need to see a fertility Dr.
I just had my gallbladder removed along with hiatal hernia repair surgery on April 20th and I feel awful!!! I have a constant pain in my left shoulder (especially whenever I'm eating and/or yawning). It's the strangest thing ever. Just last night I became extremely nauseas and my body attempted to vomit but due to my hiatal hernia repair surgery, I'll never be able to vomit again so I just bought up the mucus. This morning I feel terrible. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do for these problems. Thanks!
Hi just wondering if the pregnancy symptoms after gallbladder surgery were similar to normal symptoms. I have been told they could be different and instead of nasuea or morning sickness one would have upset stomach or even diarrhea instead please hep I can't find any information on pregnancy after gallbladder surgery. I had my surgery in Sept 2009. Thanks!