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I have had alot of back problems also. sometimes if i do get lucky enough to be right around regular then my back does start hurting me. and it is normally on the left side for me. some days i can actually almost outline my colon it is so bad. i had my gallbladder out about seven years ago and i have been living a nightmare every since. i take meds anytime i get ready to eat but it doesnt always help. just sometimes.
“My Gall Bladder Surgery Horror Story
I had my gall Bladder removed summer 2005, with no mention of any side effects or problems associated with surgery. Almost straight after surgery I had severe diarrhoea for 2 weeks constantly. The pain started after 1 day and by the 4th day post op I was unable to function, lying down was impossible. I was sent home on a Wednesday by Friday I could hardly get a breath and my GP sent me back to A&E.
I was diagnosed with an escaped gall stone which had blocked the bile duct and burst the severed duct that previously went to the gall bladder. My stomach cavity had filled up with bile and restricted the inflation of my rhs lung, had I not returned to hospital I would have been in serious trouble risking death. I was impaled with a six inch needle below my liver and 2-3 ltrs of bile gushed out, over the next few days another 3-4 ltrs empted into a bag I carried, after which I was sent home again.
Over the next 3 years my diarrhoea became more severe and was very explosive resulting in multiple large painful anal fissures. The diarrhoea was cryptic in nature some foods would be ok one day and not the next, but always taking no more than 10 minutes to evacuate. This was my biggest nightmare which resulted in 3 further surgeries to ease the pain from my rear end, not once was my troubles attributed to my initial gall bladder surgery, even my suggestions of a connection were knocked down.
After the above surgeries I was given laxative to ease the rear end during motions but this made matters worse bringing more fissures which were larger than before. At one point the entire circumference of my anus was swollen and the pain was indescribable. When I was at my most depressed I decided to investigate myself and the internet highlighter I was not alone, I found out about”“Hi ,
My daughter had Gallbladder removal surgery 1 month after a hard delivery of her first baby. She had preclempsea and had to deliver her baby 2 months early. Everything turn out fine with the baby Thank God. She had complications after a c-section some clots in her stomach so had to have a small cut in her stomach to heal inside out. She had her Gallbladder out 1 month later and 1 year later, like you said her stomach is still bloated and she gets cramps every time she eats. The doctors tell you that you must get it out but don’t tell you whats going to happen after. My daugher is only 24 and she sounds like me. Anything she eats shes in the bathroom 10 minutes later. You would think she would lose weight. She also has low thyroid. I’m probably no help but I think it may be the fat contents in foods. Your not alone.Thanks for listening
Sue and Steph”
“my gb was meant to be a key hole job but when they got in they couldn’t see it. now i have an 8″” scar from open surgery. my gb was infected and stuck to my liver and other bits around. i had leak and a drain bag filling with green mess for 9 days before they would let me out.
in years gone by i used to get bad heartburn but sorted it eventually with diet and stopping drinking (i wasn’t a big drinker either) then last november i was violently ill one evening and was admitted with inflammed and infected gall bladder. i had 7 days in and a real bad time with temp upto 40 deg.
2 months on in jan it was all over but 8wks on after the initial runny bum i’ve gone the oposite way. constipated. so off to the doc and he gave me Movicol to shift things its worked but not brilliant and for good measure i have gained the most hideous oderous gas that there is. my wife says i need to go to a special home where everybody is the same. it is quite bad.
since my op i have eaten pretty much what i want but have had reflux on occassion. prob meals too big more than anything.
i’m going to try and eat smaller portions and see what happens.
I went into hospital last november tipping the scales at 15 stone and came out 7 days later 13.5 stone.
when i came out after the big op i was 12.5 stone but have got to 13.5 again.
anyone got any good tips i’m all ears.
scar is sore and lumpy
moving in bed is an issue still but sex is not affected still good.
oh yes i’m 49 male”I had my GB out a couple of years ago. Up to now I have not had problems but now I can am getting a reminder of what things were like during the year leading up to my GB giving up. An uncomfortable feeling – heavy, slightly sick a few hours after eating. I spent most of today just having water and lemon/olive oil/water shakes (3 altogether), and it felt good – then I ate a light meal for tea and regretted it a few hours later. My theory, for what it’s worth, is that something is causing a back up of bile, but the sensation is slightly lower and on the other side to where my GB used to be. So I guess I am going to have to start flushing again. Does anyone have advice on flushing when you don’t have a GB anymore? Are there any parts of the standard method that need to be changed? Thanks guys.
“To know i am not the only makes me feel a little better, but i just got so depressed reading everyone’s stories/
I had my Galbladder removed on 8/11/11. It was an emergency procdure. before the surgury i was doing weight watchers and going to the gym 4 times a week, doing zumba and treadmill or elpitcal. zumba 2-3 times a week. after the surgury i am gaining. all in my stomach area. i went to weight watchers the other day and didnt lose but gained .2 lbs. not alot. but i busted my butt. My face is thinning out, my legs and arms to not my stomach. i am so frustrated. i dont know what to do.
i never was a soda drinker. and the last 2 yrs. sticking to healthy living. cheating occaisonaly/ since had it done. no beer. no cheese. no soda at all. i would have a diet coke every now and then. it water and unsweet ice tea, coffee now..
if i eat cheese i am sick for days. and i noticed i crave salt where i never ever used salt or cooked with it.i am going to try that bile salt people are talking about.
”“I had my gall bladder removed in sept 2010 after years of pain all was well till 3 days later when I was rushed back in with severe pain on my right just under my ribs. I was told it was probably a stone left behind in the bile duct so I had X-rays CT scan MRI scan blood tests and they found no reason for my pain it is one 16 months later no further on in my quest to find out what is wrong with me I am in constant pain every single day I am taking slow release Morphine slow release tramadol to keep the constant pain at a tolerable level. I also take immediate release Morphine for when the pain in so unbearable that I’m confined to bed this happens most times after eating… My DR doesn’t seem to have anymore interest in finding out what is causing the pain I feel as if the medical profession has not only let me down but have given up on me. I’m only 50 I don’t want to be in this pain anymore and to to be put on a shelf and forgotten. I had a gastric bypass in 2009 I lost loads of weight thought I had my life back but now I’m stuck indoors cos I can hardly manage to walk to far without having to sit down or just go home… I’m hoping someone out there has some answers PLEASE!
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“Hi All, Have been reading through these posts today, sure is a lot of them, and just want you all to know you are not crazy. This most definetly pain after gall bladder removal. Not sure why but I had my gb removed about 8 years ago. Had several GB attacks before that so thought it was a good idea to have it out. I also had a huge stone sitting in it. So out it went.
The years that followed were just as painful as when I had my gall bladder.
I had trapped stones in my bile ducts twice and needed a procedure called an ERCP done twice. That worked fine. But a few years after that I developed pancreatitis from out of the blue. Talk about pain. Wow. Worse than giving birth I needed 2 more ERCP’s done and of course in between many endo’s for GERD. Than developed Barretts Esphagus and IBS.
I personally think it is all related somehow. My stomach has always been bad, even as a teen I was constipated. I still get gut pain that radiates into my back. One of my doctors thinks it is trapped gas while the other one thinks it is acid building up. So all of you that still get pain after surgery, you are right and it could be a number of things. Good Luck all and feel better. ”“Hi
It might be worth trying a natural remedy that people take to reduce cholesterol level….it is called Lecithin :-D. It works very well and if you take it too often it can do the reverse!
My symptoms after three years:
Weight gain around the upper middle part of my body
Going to the loo all the time sometimes 4 or 5 times a day
Diarrhea if I eat anything too spicy or processed.
Slight bloating and pain in the area where the Gallbladder used to be
I have also developed joint aches which is rather rare in our family (I am 45)
Sometimes bile/reflux at night
If I could turn back the clock I would have not eaten the rubbish that I did and maybe my Gallbladder would have been OK….I would rather have one than not but the pain of having gall stones is terrible and when you have them you will do anything to have the Gall Bladder removed.
Ali
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I had my gb remove in july of 2012, and I am problems with diahrrea also. I also had it after a surgery I had in 2008 but that went away pretty much. But this time it is constant. I have to wear Depends because of over active bladder that I plan on have surgery for, but if this keeps up I guess that I will not be able to stop wearing them. It really gets expensive. I take immodiuam before I go out just incase. I never know when it will happen. I have to make a wild dash for the bathroom and sometimes can’t make it. thank God for depends.
hi experiencing the same type of “gallbladder” pains after having gallbladder removed eight years ago………since my gall bladder removal have experienced many many bouts of diareaa mucosy,sometimes yellow in color……..could eat any type of foods and might or might not get the same bowel movements……just five months ago pain began in upper right quaudrant of my abdomen sometimes radiates to the shoulder…..might have it intermittinly for days or might go days without it……..usually occurs in the evening………also radiates across the upper abdomen…….anybody have any idea what this could be……….also has anybody experienced the same kind of symptoms………..please reply………….
Hi, My name is Ashley. I had my gallbladder removed in 1998, when I was 25 years old. I am 38 now, and I have had the WORST attacks I have ever had with or with out a gallbladder since my surgury. I was told it could be scar tissue, but, yo, this pain is killing me…as I speak. I can’t take it anymore. It’s hurting so bad right now. I had to google this and see if anyone else suffers as I do. I’m glad to know that I am not alone. However, if you feel the pain that I do, I feel very sorry for you. OUCH!!!!!!!!
My 18 year old sister is going into surgery to get her gallbladder removed it so unreal i mean why her shes healthy WTF. According to the doctors it was hereditary and her gallbladder has gone bad at first they thought she had gastritis they later found out that was not the case. I feel real bad for her cause after this she will never be the same she wont be able to eat fatty foods unless she want to become fat. The gallbladder is designed to break down fatty foods but with out it shes pretty much screwed I’m so mad why the **** did this have to happen to her i mean shes to young for this ****. I don’t want her to later in life get sick from her liver or other organs do to an absent gallbladder. So far i bin reading articles on people who have gotten there gallbladder removed and most of them have bin having miserable lives and others have gained lots of weight cause theirs no way to break down the fat in the foods they eat. Others have died a few years after they have gotten it removed and thats what scares me. It makes you think what is the life expectancy after gall bladder removal?
I had my gallbladder removed 10 yrs ago ( I was 18) right after my first baby. My doctor did inform me that my body would have trouble breaking down fatty, oilly or spicey foods. He did not inform me however of the disgusting side effects or reactions that my body would have If I did eat these kinds of foods. At first, being young and not wanting to change my diet I still tried to eat fast food and such and I would have these “attacks”. I would get extremly hot, start sweating, stomach cramping, even dizziness when I had to go to the bathroom. What came out was a bunch of loose stool and bile and the smell was awful. After years of these attacks I have learned to cut all fastfood-especially Macdonalds-most hamburger, and anything extremely fatty out of my diet. I love hot and spicey food so I do eat it sometimes but I know whats coming. Over time I have learned to control my reactions so I can go out to eat but if I eat the wrong foods I don’t always have an immediate reaction to them like I used to. Maybe over time your body gets use to it.
