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I was 33wks pregnant when I had mine out. It was open surgery. I had this done 3 mos ago and still have pains (insicion) and lots of diarrhea. I had my baby 3 wks after the open surgery. I think I still haven’t recouped from the whole ordeal. Just wanted to let you know I have had bowel probs too…. Its been VERY hard to lose the baby weight too. 🙁
I was very healthy and active until gallbladder was remover in 2007. I have had this pain like the rest of you can’t count the money and doctors I’ve seen. I have for a year had a Christian gastro determined to help me, I have done the pain meds to no avail. The nerve blocks. The tests too many times to mention. I was sent to a surgeon and he went in to repair nerve damage 2 1/2 weeks ago. I will let you know if it works because it seemed like last resort to try to get back to a normal life. Yes you can’t bend to the right, can’t expand lungs to sing. Can’t eat a regular sized meal. Pain radiates from rib cage into back when very aggravated. The more you move the worse the pain. I will keep you all posted still on the recovery I hope it works so I can refer you all to get better also. Will update later.
I was very healthy and active until gallbladder was remover in 2007. I have had this pain like the rest of you can’t count the money and doctors I’ve seen. I have for a year had a Christian gastro determined to help me, I have done the pain meds to no avail. The nerve blocks. The tests too many times to mention. I was sent to a surgeon and he went in to repair nerve damage 2 1/2 weeks ago. I will let you know if it works because it seemed like last resort to try to get back to a normal life. Yes you can’t bend to the right, can’t expand lungs to sing. Can’t eat a regular sized meal. Pain radiates from rib cage into back when very aggravated. The more you move the worse the pain. I will keep you all posted still on the recovery I hope it works so I can refer you all to get better also. Will update later.
“I’m beginning to think we-the-gallbladderless-and-unable-to-eat-fat are not so rare 🙂 I have a host of digestive issues – IBS, chronic pain, GURD – and I am only 27!
My GB was removed a year ago, and I still have stabbing pain, gas, cramping etc. when I eat rich food. I’ve had a lot of houseguests in the last month, and they always want to go out to eat ( I live in San Francisco, and the cuisine is phenomenal.) So I’ve been wincing along for the last few weeks, eating tartines and quiches and all things tasty, but deeply regretting it later.
The way I feel best: eating very low fat food, in small amounts, every two hours or so. Think snacks rather then meals. If the pain is overwhelming, you might consider getting checked out for stones in the bile duct, problems with the sphincter of the odi (a weird little valve before your colon), colon / bowel issues… there are a lot of organs involved in digestion, and any of them could be the culprit of your continued discomfort. You might consider getting a check-up 🙂
”I am a 55yrs old female and had my gall bladder removed on 23rd February. I was never advised to eat liquid food and given normal hospital food before leaving the next day. The stitches disolved in 10 days and have noticed that I still get indigestion from fried or egg based dishes so avoid these wherever possible. I do suffer from a swollen stomach but this is to be expected for at least another 6 weeks while the body adjusts to having a void where the gall bladder was. I do not spend any more time in the bathroom than before. As for sleeping, apart from the first 5 days when it was uncomfortable to lie on my sides, I can now sleep in any position.
After gallbladder removal and more episodes with the same horrible pain, I went to the ER. They IV’d me with repeated doses of morphine which only made the pain more severe. I saw my endocrinologist at Duke and he knew right away to prescribe nitro glycerine to relax the smooth muscle spincter. At the onset of an attack I dissolve a tablet under my tongue and am completely pain free with about one minute. Sometimes the pain returns immediately and I repeat with a second nitro tablet, but very seldom. Nitro has been the ticket to pain relief after an onset of SoD. Now, if I can find a pain reliever that will not provoke SoD, I will be in good shape. My SoD is provoked by almost any morphine derived medication therefore Pain relief for other things is extremely limited. Any suggestions?
Year and half after removal of gall bladder, never have a day without much discomfort. Stomach distended extremely, look 8 months pregnant, can’t eat full meal, can’t wear clothing with elastic around waist, difficulty breathing after eating, checkups year ago led to nothing but doctors telling me to be patient. Anyone else having tight, extended stomachs and great discomfort?
“Hi all,
Several years ago, my wife was experiencing severe abdominal pain which was determined to be her gall bladder, which was duly removed. Interestingly, the pain persists! Unfortunately, her weight almost tripled, and won’t come off, despite all efforts, and examinations. Like the others in this thread, she has constant diarrhea, which has only eased through high doses of codeine – not good. Her weight has aggravated an old spinal injury, which adds to her pain levels! I am wondering if there is some kind of substitute for the bile which the gall bladder produces.
Anyway, if anyone could assist……
Greatly apppreciated.”I experienced intense abdominal pain, particularly on the right side with sharp shooting pains going up to my shoulder, down by leg, and under the rib cage. This occurred for four straight days. The doctor did an EKG and it showed a possible mild heart attack. I was rushed to the heart unit for two days. After 3 nitros, it didn’t even phase the pain. I got a complete workup, and it showed my heart was fine. They checked the gall bladder and nothing appeared in the tests. Next I had my stomach scoped, and three polyps were removed (biopsy was fine). I had a colonoscopy and was told I had irritable bowel syndrome and reflux. It is extremely rare for me to have gas, and I have never felt like my stomach was upset nor experienced heartburn. I was told to increase citrucel to 3 times a day. Instead it causes my constipation to get worse. Finally, they did a HIDA scan and it showed by gall bladder was functionally below normal. A week later, I found my self again waking up in the middle of the night with pains beginning…always on the right side. The pain was so strong and intense I had difficulty walking, was out of breath going up stairs, and had a severe headache. I am tired of living on Prevacid and Darvocet. I find myself terrified to eat for fear of an attack and afraid to go asleep at night for fear of waking up in pain.
“I myself had my gallbladder removed just over 4 years ago after multiple attacks over a 9 month period. I eventually went on instinct to get it removed and discovered that it was the best decision not to try the homoeopathic route for removing gallstones (lemon juice, apples and olive oil) since the lab test on the removed gallbladder showed it was very inflamed.
Similar to everyone else, since I had it removed i have gained about 35lbs and have been struggling to get it off with various methods and diets. I have also since been diagnosed with IBS and the GERD which was originally experienced before i had my gallbladder removed and assumed it was just due to the gallstones.
However during all of my online research, there is one website which I haven’t seen anyone mention on this forum which is called
which has a wealth of knowledge and products on how to handle symptoms both before and after gallstone (gallbladder) removal, the diet and the associated weight gain which most of us who have posted experience.
I haven’t been able to use the products properly – “”Weight gain after gallbladder removal kit”” since the cost is very prohibitive where I live in the Caribbean, but its around $170 US for a one month supply, and using that kit in conjunction with the suggested diet plan and recipe book I believe can bring a lot of relief to those suffering similar to myself.
Good luck all.”
Just want to add my two cents worth. I had my gall bladder out in 2003. I have steadily gained 100 lbs. since then. It doesn’t matter what I eat or don’t eat. The doctor had the nerve to originally tell me I would probably loose weight after the surgery. It would be nice if they would get their heads out of their behinds.
“I had no idea I had gallstones….if I’d known about it, I’d’ve tried a flush and rigorously watch my diet, but I hadn’t any symptoms prior to THE attack that I’d had shortly after eating dim sum in a Chinese restaurant (which is a lot of fried stuff, and which I’ve since discovered is a common trigger.) Anyway, I got an attack, right there in the restaurant, and wondered what in the hell was this????!!!!
I’m really, really reluctant to go to doctors, so I figured I’d wait and see. Eventually, the pain was so horrible (as you all know too!), I did end up in the ER, which is when I found out it was gallstones. (And by the way, it took hours before they gave me any pain meds…bummer…but what a blissed out joy that was when the meds kicked in!) So, yes, I had Gallstones (plural!) stuck in a duct and my liver was in bad shape. (I’d waited a ridiculously long time to go the hospital from the onset of the attack, so my liver was effected.) I had to have the down the throat procedure to remove the stones. I didn’t have any opportunity to research the surgery or even really understand the entirity of the situation. I was woken up at like 4:30 a.m. that next day after the first procedure, and told I was off to the operating room. My husband didn’t even know and was home with our daughter. I called him right away and begged to put off the surgery until he could arrive. He finally made it, after having to get someone to stay with our daughter.
I had the laproscopic surgery and went home in 2 days. I passed out in the hall on the way to the bathroom, that first night (very scary!), but otherwise recovered fine. I’ve since read on the internet about it, and know that many people have digestion issues afterwards, but I’m totally fine.
I would’ve liked to understand it better, and be able to make an informed decision, which is really hard to do around the culture of surgery in a large metro hospital, but it turns out that the surgery was a complete success for me. And while I was stuck (pun intended) in this predicatment, I decided that rather than fight the process (as I say, I really, really distrust Western medicine), I knew I needed to go with it, and yield to it and accept it. So I guess the strangest part of my experience probably was giving in to this system and realizing how I’d changed my attitudes to be able to flow with what was happening to me. I’m convinced though, that not fighting it contributed to my successful experience.
I thought I’d share my story, if it helps anyone out there in a similar circumstance.
”hi, i just ran across your post. while searching for answers to my pain.i just had gallbladder out on feb 6th not even a week yet.but iam still having same pain as before.bad chest and back presure, and in my ribs. like i cant breathe. and a burning feeling all around chest back and ribs.i had heart tests all done before surgery all was fine. dr said it was all gallbladder pain. i thought i would feel better after surgery. do u feel better yet? how long is it gonna take? i to have panic problems with this. it is scary, all this feeling in chest and back and feeling like u cant breathe.and the terrible bloating.please anybody out there want to talk? i want to feel better, i have a family to take care of.[:'(]. Darlene
I had gallbladder surgery Oct 99, after being told it would alleviate most of my pain (middle of the chest, sometimes on the side). Since surgery my pain has increased. I now have pain in my back, left arm, most anywhere in the upper chest. Anyone else have that happen? How are you dealing with it? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
i had my gall bladder renoved back in 1974 and have been able to rat anything i want as long as it doesn’t bother me. sometimes if my system is a little off from one day to the next certain foods will give me gas really bad. you need to give your self time to heal before you get spooked. if you are still having problems in 6 months then i say call your doctor.
