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Ongoing Complications (1000+)
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“I am 33 yrs old guy , I live in Hong Kong. I had removal of my gall bladder 2,5years ago. Problems began immediately after the operation. At the beginning there was only bad dirahea. after 2,5years I still have the dirahea. I also had the very similar problems like you. After eating, nausea, fullness, acid refulx, burning, in my stomach etc.. No doctor can solve it so far. They all say that I have nothing wrong. But, my symptoms are getting worse. I am not at your point now but I am close. I didnt vomit yet for example but getting worse. I feel all alone with my problem. Do you think we can find some body (like a doctor) who understands us and advice something to us?
Murat ”I had my gallbladder out laparoscopically 2 weeks ago and have been getting better daily. Does anyone know when heavier activity can begin? I was feeling no pain and I think I may have been doing too much getting ready for the holidays. I woke up with excruciating upper right back pain (similar to when I was having attacks prior to surgery). My Dr did not address when exercise, sexual activity, etc can occur. Anybody know the answer to this?
I also had my gallbladder removed in july 2007. A few weeks later my pain returned but a lot worse. Every week or two my pain feels like I’m being stabbed right under my sternum. I vomit non stop as well. I have a high pain tolerance and it is the worst pain I have ever had. I have had 6 endoscopy procedures as well as 2 colonoscopies. 2 mri’s 5 ct scans and a lot of xrays plus a whole bunch of other procedures. I’ve seen 4 different GI specialists and noone can find the problem. I have been in the hospital for 3 weeks this time now and still no answer. I have tried all that I can to find an answer. I have been told its acid reflux or its all in my head or its stress but there is no way that’s it. I don’t know what else I can do. if anyone had a similar issue I would love to hear about it
this sounds like the kind of pain i have also been having for over a year now. and it is getting worse. i have asked a few dr.s and they keep telling me im fine. it hurts to sit for too long and hard to get to sleep because of the pain
I had my gallbladder removed five years ago and today I still have problems like I did before it was removed. Ive been to several doctors had more tests run than I can count and no answers. I also have to keep close to a bathroom when eating because the oh so familiar gurgling gassy pain starts then it’s a mad dash to the nearest toilet cause God forbid that I can’t make it to one and have to try to hold it which causes the worst pain ever!! My brother is always telling me he cant see how im not malnurished because my food doesnt stay in my body long enough to get any nutrients from it. Im glad that I found this site because it showed me that I’m not the only one having to deal with it!
I had my gallbladder removed five years ago and today I still have problems like I did before it was removed. Ive been to several doctors had more tests run than I can count and no answers. I also have to keep close to a bathroom when eating because the oh so familiar gurgling gassy pain starts then it’s a mad dash to the nearest toilet cause God forbid that I can’t make it to one and have to try to hold it which causes the worst pain ever!! My brother is always telling me he cant see how im not malnurished because my food doesnt stay in my body long enough to get any nutrients from it. Im glad that I found this site because it showed me that I’m not the only one having to deal with it!
Hi, I had my gallbladder removed 3 years ago and i am still suffering pain on the right side, i have noticed it more after a after eating, if i am in a resturant it is worse because i cannot stretch out i need to lay down, do you also have to sit to the side, i know it sounds strange but upright is uncomfotable, i went to the doctors and was told it could be caused by the cartlidge on the ribs, maybe its what they do to us when they operate, also my bra wire is a pain when it rests on that area, all these things are so annoying, i have to loose weight also, so fingers crossed things may improve, please let me know if anyone has the same, thank you for reading this
“I had my gallbladder removed 3 months after I had my son by c-section. It was 1 month after I had turned 20 years old. Its been 2 years and I have had NON-STOP issues with my entire body ever scince. Exactly 1 months after surgery It felt like I was having yet another attack of my gallbladder, I new it was impossible but it felt the exact same as the pain I had felt when I had my stones. Im 22 now, can’t drink liqour cant drink grapefruit juice, cant drink anything with sugar, among other things. So far I have been disgnosed with a gastric ulcer due to the amount of bile being secreted into my stomach, my liver is enlarged, i have chronic diarrhea ( i know this may sound vulgar but it gets so bad that my bum bleeds ) sometimes i have a bowel movement more then 20 times a day with only eating once, evening drinking water causes me to have diarrhea… My kidneys are constantly on fire, I have no energy, i HATE eating because i know ill be in the bathroom immediatly so while i go to school ( college ) for 6 hours i cant even have lunch or i will not be able to return to my studies i take anti diarrheals but when i take them my kidneys and liver feel like there on fire, worst pain ever! Among other things i also have a vitiman D deficency i take 50,000 units of vitamin D once a week and i feel no better regardless…
While reading all of these posts it makes me not feel so alone. Ive been so depressed latley i feel like there nothing the doctor can do to fix me and feeling as sick as i do every single day make me very unhappy …. im on anti depressants now and i feel like one giant ball of c**p. Im 22 and i feel like im a decaying 89 year old women. If anyone can help please please! repy to this post… i just wish a doctor could help me and get my body on the right track again…”
I noticed that nexium has helped with my stomache issues. I also noticed after I had my gullbladder removed that food goes through me quicker! I recently noticed that im irritated by dairy and I never was before! Don’t know if it is from the surgery? I’ve also heard of gullstones still being present even after the gullbladder is removed.
“I had mine taken out when I was 10 weeks pregnant in 1995.I too have this horriable problem.I sometimes do not make it through my meal before I RUN to the pot.I have just decided to eat once a day and AVOID restraunts all together.You did not mention PAIN.I have pain that is as painful as the gall bladder attacks were.Rarely, this happens to me without eating,but it does happen.My pain is so severe that if I am driving I have to pull into a parking lot wherever and it always doubles me over.I went to the ER once and they said “”oh,it’s just irritable bowel syndrome””
And a doc I use to have said the same thing.A year ago I heard on the radio that they were accepting people for a clinical study for free medicine for irritable bowel syndrome,and to call a 1-800 number.I did,the man asked me 15-20 questions and then said that I don’t even match irrtable bowel and then hung up.I am sorry I have no answer for you,but wanted you to know that this I GUESS is what we have to SUFFER with for the rest of our lives.IT SUCKS BADLY!Get medimucil, fiber cereals and/or fiber pills.Take them for a month and see if it helps.IF IT DON’T then you don’t have irritable bowel syndrome.And then ask your do and tell him you did the fiber thing.It did not work on me,Maybe you can get someone to care.I can’t
Good luck bathroom buddy!
Jennifer ”I had my gall bladder out in 11/09 I was ok for a few months but now I have severe stomach pain like I did before the surgery. I dont suffer from heartburn or GERD – I dont think- not sure what it does to ya. I just need for this pain to go away. I am on sulcarate and kapiedex – was on Nexium. i could not afford it so they put me on this kepiedex. Can anyone help me?
I was one of the first to have the laser gallbladder surgery and i had a very good surgeon..I suffered with gallbladder disease for 5 years before they figured out what was wrong with me..I was 23 when I had it removed..Im now42..I have never had any problems..Its as though nothing is wrong..but i wa trying to find out if drinking alcohol in moderateration affects your liver more if you still had your gallbladder..
“dear friends–after 4 days of horrific pain in the upper left (yup) quadrant of my abdomen, my gallbladder was removed–they couldn’t do it via laparoscope because it was so inflamed so i have 5 incisions, 2 bandaid-size, 2 1 inch, & 1 that’s 4+ inches. the surgeon said both that it was 1 of the worst he’d seen, packed w/stones AND was extremely proud of how small the major incision was–said that his assisting surgeon was “”very strong”” which conjured up an unpleasant visual…i developed pneumonia & tachycardia, was in the hosp. 5 nights, am now almost a month past the surgery.
so in addition to having pain on the ‘wrong”” side, i’ve been a vegetarian for decades & am relatively slender. no explanation has been forthcoming about what caused the disease, altho’ my LDL & total cholesterol are rather higher than expected.
the pace of recovery has been maddeningly slow. i have zero energy/stamina & not much ability to concentrate. a one item shopping trip to target exhausts me–leaves me drenched in cold sweat & queasy. my appetite is terrible, with a constant bitter taste in my mouth–guess that’s where the “”bitter as gall”” image came from. mornings are esp. rough–some a.m.s i wake up w/diarrhea, which perversely doesn’t seem to be linked to fatty foods–i can tolerate ice cream fine, for example (& i go for the high fat good stuff…) i have a friend who thinks that adding supplements, in particular, digestive enzymes, would be a good plan. has anyone had experience w/doing so?
the other “”symptom””–or not–is an awful pain inside my right shoulder blade–which i had also experienced before the surgery, but it seems to have intensified significantly–which doesn’t make sense! i’ve seen references to gallbladder disease manifesting thru pain in that area–but mine’s gone.
i’m thinking of becoming a poster child for the platform that the gallbladder is NOT a vestigial organ–my body certainly seems to be functioning differently w/o it. any coping tips?
thanks–holly lu”I am a 31 year old female who had my gallbladder removed in 2005. I have experienced a life of constant diarrehhia after eating meals, I mean within minutes of the last bite. This seemed to be my only problem until here recently. I am currently losing weight, having pain on my right side and pelvic region, frequent urination and lightheaded and tired all the time. Does anyone know if this could be a side effect to the gallbladder being removed? My doctor is treating this as if I am having phantom symptoms I guess. By the way, I also had to have my appendix removed due to it being burst at the same time as my gallbladder removal. I have lost 22 pounds in 3 weeks and I wasn’t overweight to begin with.
I am a 31 year old female who had my gallbladder removed in 2005. I have experienced a life of constant diarrehhia after eating meals, I mean within minutes of the last bite. This seemed to be my only problem until here recently. I am currently losing weight, having pain on my right side and pelvic region, frequent urination and lightheaded and tired all the time. Does anyone know if this could be a side effect to the gallbladder being removed? My doctor is treating this as if I am having phantom symptoms I guess. By the way, I also had to have my appendix removed due to it being burst at the same time as my gallbladder removal. I have lost 22 pounds in 3 weeks and I wasn’t overweight to begin with.
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