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OMG, thank goodness for this information… i was beggining to think i had pancres or liver problems!! i had my gallbladder taken out when i was 6 or 7 from galstones and i jus recently turned 21 and i get this SEVERE pain in my upper right hand of my abdom. right behind my ribs. no real hangover thou.. weird, just that pain, which is really hard to deal with when i get drink a little to much. lol
Gained 29 pounds after gall bladder surgery too – female in my 40s. I ate the same as before the operation as after and am hypothyroid but I had a handle on that weight wise.I have bitten the bullet and am doing an online slimming plan but the most I lose is 21b per week but I put 41b on in 5 days after a wedding extended week-end do and it has taken me 4 weeks to get 31b of that weight off again.I think that strict dieting is the only way for me to get to a normal weight. I was one stone overweight before surgery and looking forward to getting that off after surgery.Instead I put on over 2 stone on afterwards, mostly on the top part of my abdomen and have some cellulite on my upper arms for first time ever.Doctors say eat what you like – I think don’t – follow a diet reduced in fat, sugar and carbs I think with lots of fruit and veggies and drink enough and exercise. I can still have some little treats but in my case I can forget a blow out on holidays.Weight does put pressure on the joints and exacerbate back problems which started when I was at my heaviest weight so I think that sensible dieting and strengthening the core muscles – yoga should do it, as the only way to go – no contest.Good luck with it, you are not alone.
“my name is danielle. im 22 and i had my gall bladder removed when i was 18 due to it being infected.
since then i have gained 40 pounds, and i cant fit into any of my clothes. also i developed ulcerative colitis. i’m so active, i go to the gym every day, run 5 miles a day and i only eat fruits, veggis, yogart, fish and ill have some fiber like oatmeal. and no weight is coming off, i just keep gaining 🙁
i was wondering if you maybe have some advice for losing some weight? specific diets? any suppliments? any advice would be awesome. im depressed, i feel like im just going to end up being huge by the time im 30″“Hello! My husband had his gall bladder removed in Oct. 2006 at the age of 31. He has had the normal adjustments to learning what he can and cannot eat. He has dealt with that well. But, there is one aspect of “”this new life”” that he is having a hard time with.
He has had a hard time finding anything to drink (alcohol). He has tried wine, beer, vodca, rum, and not keen on trying anything else right now do to the aftermath. It either gives him acid reflux or nasea/vomiting and sometimes both. The last bad episode was when he tried the voda. He was able to have 2 regular drinks, and then he was abliterated. He then sobered up by being up all night vomiting. Before his gall bladder was removed he very rarely got drunk. He is 6′ 3″”, and it normally would have taken alot more than 2 drinks for him to be abliterated like that, so it barely ever happened. We have just always enjoyed having drinks together every now and then. Now, it’s never. He tries, but then he dearly pays for it. The vodca situation was the only time he actually ended up getting inebriated, all of the other times he just gets so sick.
Has anyone else had this problem? Do you have any recommendations? Or should he just stop trying all together?
Thank you in advance for your help!
Sharebear”
I had my gallbladder removed 5 weeks after having my son at 29 years of age. I was completely healthy, then when I was pregnant with him and especially after giving birth I was having the most horrid chest pain. Doctors were blaming it on pregnancy induced heartburn. That was not the case, when I was finally hospitalized for the 3rd time they did a sonogram of my gallbladder and sure enough it was about to explode and completely inflamed. It was removed and I have not had any complications since. I just watch what I eat, exercise, try to avoid fried foods and red meat and take my vitamins. I haven’t noticed any change since surgery. My Mother, my gynocologist, my grandmother and my aunt have all had theirs removed and they are all just fine also. My grandmother is pushing 80 and still kicking. I believe the statement that your lifespan is shortened after your gallbladder is removed is not true. You can read anything on the internet and it will scare the bejesus out of you. Nowadays EVERYTHING causes cancer etc. etc. Take care of yourself and lead a good life. There’s no point in worrying about when or how you may die. life is short, enjoy it and don’t worry about when or how it may happen…it’s not worth worrying about.
I’m 5 years ps after having gall bladder removed due to severe gall stones, and lately have started to get the old familiar pain and nausea again. I had no idea that you could get any symptoms years after having the surgery, but I too am starting to panic. My heartburn and acid indigestion are awful, whether i eat or not. And then lately ive woke up with the familiar pain in my back and chest ( like sumone is squeezing ) and that awful bloated feeling, then comes the sickness. Since having the op ive lived with constant bowel problems, ( my doc says IBS, im sure its related to this tho )which means i practically live on anti-diarrea medication. My weight has ballooned and im at the end of my tether. Im sure my doc thinks that since i have no gall-bladder i must be imagining these symptoms !!
I also had my gallbladder out about 3 months ago, and most everything has been fine since. Except everynow and again i get a random, minute long “phantom” pain, and now i just woke up after eating steak for dinner last night and am quite sore! i never eat steak so i am assuming that is the cause. I wanted to comment on the whole experience with doctors, i kept asking my dr about supplement and diet change now that i do not have a gallbladder and he assured me i needed to change nothing in my lifestyle! which i know is ridiculous, first i would like to hear about some possible supplements i should be taking…. and second i want to throw my theory out there that no doctor seems to want to hear about my experience with gallbladder attacks! I believe my illness is related to my estrogen levels. MOstly because my attacks were months apart for years-not often spurred by food. they were so far apart, i just assumed i had a 24 hour bug-but then i started noticing they always occured during the last few days of my period, ALWAYS! i am in my early 20’s, no kids yet, but heaing that most people who get the gallbladders out are women who have been pregnant seems to support my theory about the illness being associated with female hormones, i have many other reasons to believe this association, but my doctor does not want to hear it, and i have minimal health insurance so i haven’t had a second opinion. Anyone else experience or have support for this theory or any comment?
I had my gallbladder removed almost a year ago. It was one week before Thanksgiving in 2008. Since my surgery nothing has changed. I am nauseated on a daily basis and have loose stools every 2 to 3 days. The doctors have told me I have IBS, but I should be able to eat normally. I am basically starving myself because of the nauseated feeling I get. With the diarrhea it doesn’t matter what I eat. I had some peanut butter with wheat crackers and some dried fruit and nuts today and was running to the bathroom. Then I become nauseated afterwards. The doctors have done all the test and have looked into my stomach and they say I’m fine. I feel miserable and am wondering if I will ever feel normal again or be able to eat normal again. I was wondering if there is a special diet I need to go on or if anyone else has had these same problems. I am only 31, but I feel much older being I don’t like to leave my house, I don’t like to go out to eat and its even taking a toll on my ability to hold down a job. What else can I do?
“I too have severe abdominal bloating. One day it started out of the blue and never left.
That was over a year ago.
I feel like the Johnny Cash song..””I’ve been everywhere”” because I’ve seen so many docs.”I too have had the ghost pains and loose stool. It really sucks. I know that after you lose your gallbladder, you should not eat anything with high fats, spicy food, preservatives and anything else that was passed through the gallbladder. I’ve had mine out for two years now, and it sucks. I haven’t lost weight yet. but it really sucks.
“I am starting to get a little worried with all these problems with gallbladder removal. I begain to have pain in october 06 and was not diagnosed until jan07, had my gallbladder out april 07, I lost about 45lbs before the surgery because fear of eating. After the surgery I have lost about 12 lbs already, I couldn’t gain weight if I wanted too, I had a lot of acid reflux though sometimes to the point of vomiting, but no other symptons, am i in for a long haul ahead of me.
From what i have read anyone who has lost weight cant seem and gain and the opposite for the people that gain weight cant seem to lose. I just dont want to go back to the attacks, they were brutal, cant go through that again. ”
“Oh, good. I’m not the only one who has this… problem… with the whole gallbladder thing. Yes, I had mine removed about, oh… six and a half months ago, and learned that I am NOT supposed to have anything greasy or high in fat the messy, painful way. (It hurt so bad I thought I’d ruptured something, and the smell would make a maggot run away screaming.)
So now, I’m eating what food eats… lots of fruits, veggies, and grains.”
Hello, in October 2008 I was well into menopause but had no real issues with belly fat or overall weight gain. Then I had my gallbladder removed due to painful attacks of my common bile duct, as well as gallstones. I am appalled at the weight I have gained since the surgical procedure. In fact it is so upsetting (none of my clothes fit) that I feel at times clinically depressed. I’ve never had to fight weight gain before. Now I have an “unsupportive spine” as well, and must take occasional bouts of oral steroids to control the inflammation. I also have had two spinal epidural steroid injections, and wonder if these injections could cause me to gain weight. Any comments would be most welcome. Thank you!
I recently had my galbladder removed and I can say that dairy, and well just about anything really is very hard to eat. Most foods can cause pain and nasua even vomiting. My stomach is extended and sore for some reason that no doctor seems to be able to tell me about, I am not able to lay on either of my sides because it causes presure on my stomach, and i am so scared to eat i am dropping weight like no bodys business. i highly recommend if there is time to go to the health food store and look for a flush, there are things on the market that can clean your galbaldder out and stop you from having surgery, I wish to God I knew that before I had my surgery. From all the research i am doing I am starting to realize that I am going to be struggling with pain, acid refulx, dirahea, and so much more for the rest of my life. I hate this.
I am 3 week post -op gallbladder surgery. I had it done laparscopically. I still have nausea. Some days its all day, sometimes just a few hours in the afternoon. I take zantac twice daily. The surgeon also told me to take Maalox but it give me bowel problems. Will this nausea go away in time? I have no other problems. But being sick to my stomach all day is so hard. I can’t or don’t feel like doing anything.
