BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL VOLUME 289 17 NOVEMBER 1984 Page 1350 (Accepted 17 September 1984) In spite of symptoms such as anorexia, nausea, and vomiting and advice to avoid fatty foods, 31% of our patients were overweight before operation, confirming the preoperative findings of others.2 3 Our study showed that a significant weight gain occurred after […]
Postcholecystectomy - Weight Gain
Surgeons advise medical review panels, their patients and treatment support coordinator the following:
There is NO proven direct link between cholecystectomy and post operative weight gain
There is NO adverse effect on the gut’s ability to metabolize fat
There is NO recognised link between removal of the gallbladder and weight gain
Recent controversial questions in Gallbladder Surgery- Weight gain 90%
“The weight record of a group of cases following cholecystectomy has been given to show the excellent nutrition maintained after the gall-bladder was removed, a condition which is not compatible with any serious disturbance of function, or persistent lesions in pancreas or liver. Ninety per cent gained weight; 10 per cent lost weight” The actual weight in 102 […]