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I have had my gallbladder removed as well. It started bothering me and causing me to have severe attacks when I was 19yrs. old and pregnant with my first. I went into the doc. and they kept telling it was just heartburn (like I was stupid and didnt know the difference) lol. Anyhow 4 weeks after my son was born my gallbladder burst 🙁 Needless to say it has been almost 10 years now since the surgery and I still have stomach problems/pain. Not always or constant either. I definatly notice a difference when I change up my diet or when Having “drinks” of anykind of alcohol. I don’t always get super sick but most of the time I do get a headache. If anyone has a figure out a cure for these stomach pains/bathroom attacks… Please let me know!
It’s nice to see that I am not alone! I could drink more alcohol than any man I’ve ever known before my gallbladder surgery. I had my surgery one month ago. I’ve had at most a couple glasses of wine since the surgery. The other evening I went out with friends and had about 5 good size glasses of red wine stretched out over hours but it was the worst “SICK” I’ve ever had! I watch what I eat and know what to eat and what not to eat so that wasn’t the problem. When I started feeling sick, I had indeed had a slight headache for a couple hours. I started vomiting uncontrollably from that night and ALL of the next day. I vomited a yellow substance when I had nothing left in my stomach. I could sip on water or gaterade and would violently vomit afterwards and lets not forget the diarrhea. I honestly thought I may have contracted a virus or something but now after reading online, I believe it was the alcohol. It’s so weird, before my surgery, I could put two bottles of wine away ez and not be falling down drunk and definitely not sick. And, I still don’t feel 100% well and it’s been two days now. Hopefully will feel better tomorrow.
“Ahhhh… the ol’ rotten gall-bladder surgery-sydrome…
supposedly all this stuff is ‘normal’ afterwards!!
I had mine out sometime around 1999 (cant remember what yr, it was so long ago). Granted, i was having terrible attacks and really needed it removed. My aunt had warned me about what digestive problems to expect afterwards (‘dumping’), and i asked the surgeon ahead of time – who had said he’d removed 1000’s of them – and he said he never heard of these side effects!
Afterwards i was OK for a while, but then started with the pains after meals, especially the first meal of the day – and then the dumping. I did find that high-fat foods were the worst. I was afraid to eat out anywhere, due to the problems. I did find that if i ate a small amount, and brought the rest home, i’d be OK usually. I used to joke and say maybe they gave me the stomach bypass surgery along with it!
You really must avoid sodas, eating fast, and any large amount of a high-fat food… unless you are at home and dont mind the pain. Chewable Gas-X helps a bit with that, too.
In the years since, i’ve developed what can only be compared to the gallbladder attacks of the old days – only not QUITE as bad. It’s crazy. I usually Google everything and try to figure it out. I think i may have diverticul-osis, or -itis, now… who knows. Nuts are THE worst for me.
But i have heard there is a medicine you can get from your doc for the pains and the dumping syndrome. I just control mine more on my own now, becuz i hate taking more and more meds.
It just would have been nice to really know about all the side affects of the surgery ahead of time.”
I have been having pain in my upper right side that radiates to my back. I am very tender in the area. I have been having this pain for about 2 months. I have had blood tests, xrays, ct scan, colonoscopy and endoscopy, all of which have been normal. I had my gallbladder removed about 4 years ago. I finally went to my gynecologist because in the past I have had problems with a cyst on my right ovary. I just want to know what is causing this pain and I want a solution. He is the one that mentioned that it could be scar tissue from my gallbladder surgery. I am taking about 8 vicodin just to get through the day. It sounds like a lot of you on here are having the same problems and that it could be scar tissue. I am just afraid to have surgery and it won’t work. Has anyone had surgery to remove the scar tissue and it was a success? I am having an ultrasound on Tuesday. I don’t see my doctor again until Sept. 5th. All I keep reading is how serious abdominal pain is and you should see your dr right away. They sure don’t seem to act like it is serious and they try to make you think it is all in your head.
“To: Any who can help
Thanks to everyone who has written in. Your comments have helped a lot. Sorry to the people who wrote in 2000 what Im feeling now. Not much hope if we’re still saying the same thing 7 years later. My story: I have had acid reflux, ulcers, stomach cramping/pain, constipation or toilet sprints, since I was about 13 (30 now) after my second child Dec 96, I started having pains in the rib cage area on right side. Doc said it was my body getting back to normal after baby. Almost ten years later (04/06) my fiance died causing depression/stress unimaginable and leaving behind a 9 month old son and my 12 yr old daughter. That is when all the above body problems got out of control. 8/06 I started talking to my doc about seriously starting tests (everyone said no need in the past). He still said “”not needed, all of it is stress””. A month later I began to have pain so bad I thought I was going to die, but within 15 minutes it was gone. This went on until the surgery. I thought I was going crazy. 11/06 My friend took me to the ER because we thought I was having a heart attack (she’s in nursing). They hooked me up to an EKG monitor, I was still having twinges of pain, but all they said was my heart sped up with my pains and slowed. I had a x rays, an mri and an ultrasound. They said all is fine go home and get some rest. Same thing 2 days later. Rushed to (different) hospital, more xrays and another ultrasound, all is fine and back home to rest but this time told to call my doc. Called him and he brushed me off for 2 days. I told him if he didn’t send me to a professional I was going to the hospital until they found something and then sue him. He called a surgeon, she was at the hospital where all my latest tests were. After looking at them, she called me for me to go to the hospital for a special test. They put a dye in me and monitored it for (2) 45 min sessions. I was supposed to wait there until she was told the results. By the time I was done redressing (10am), I was told that I had an appt at the hospital the next day at & 7am to have my gb taken out. I was supposed to go to her office right then for explanation then go home and plan for me to be out of commission for the next week (as far as my kids were concerned) and to tell my boss I’d see him in 3-4 wks. My explanation was my gb opening wasn’t putting out the amount of bile it should have been but bile was still being produced. Basically my gb was going to burst. As far as after, all she said was it would take about a year for my body to be totally better and to watch my fatty/spicy foods. Why the ultrasound didn’t show a rather large gb, who knows. Never did anyone tell me about: possible dumping syndrome. Actually, she said my bowel problems would be worked out and normal after this was done. NOT!!! First, I woke up and all I could hear was a person in pain moaning ohhhh over and over and wanted them to shut up. I was so groggy I didn’t realize that person was me until they put something under my nose and I felt like someone was stabbing me repeatedly in the side. My O2 level dropped to 68 and wouldn’t come up. They finally got it to 80 and sent me to recovery, still moaning a lot. They doped me up some more and within 1 1/2 hrs I went home where I spent the next 2 days not eating, sipping water, taking pills, moaning, only getting up to go to the bathroom, and could only lie on my left side w/pillow under me. On the 3rd day, moving around some and eating a bite or 2. 4th day a little more movement/food. 5th day!!! Eating more-BATHROOM SPRINTS START. I ate, I ran to toilet, it was gone. This went on for about 2 weeks. Then all of a sudden I was fine. Surgery was the day b4 Thanksgiving of 06 and by the 6th of Dec I was in Mexico. A trip planned for almost a year. Fine the whole time there eating almost normal food. The end of Dec the bathroom sprints started again but not too bad. Still so so in July 07 feeling almost back to normal. Aug 2nd, I started the b-room sprints 5/6 times a day, whether I ate/drank or not. All different times of the day. Also, gb attack pains at other times. BAD! Can’t nail what could have triggered it. Nothing has changed. Been w/a weight management company for the last 3 months that teaches you good and bad foods, what certain foods do to your body, and how to eat healthy w/out loosing the flavor plus working out while being monitored. Can’t figure out what is going on. All that comes out of me is water consistency and looks like nothing I’ve seen. (sorry for the nasty description) Called the doc, he said it was probably part of the recovery. Same from the surgeon. Tried to go to a different doc and they said with problems after a surgery, I should stay w/the docs I’ve been going to because they know what’s going on. Apparantly not!!! I have no insurance. No one will pay for preexisting problems. I don’t know what to do and I don’t want to end up seeing lots of docs, having lots of tests, ending up w/no answers. Any one have ideas what to do??? Taking care of 12 yr old and 2 year old w/no dad. Can’t afford to miss work so I’m still working w/this problem in a busy customer service and sales job. Any ideas/suggestions would greatly be appreciated.”hi. i am a 33 year old female and i had my gall bladder removed 3 years ago, 2 years after i found out i had gall stones. life has been pure hell since then. after 6 months of having to have a bathroom close by after i eat anything, it was suddenly replaced by unbearable pain in my stomach every time i ingested anything. i have a 5 year old child. i found out i was pregnant after 3 days after i found out i had gall stone, thus the delay in the surgery. my life since then have been filled with pain, doctors, medications i need and didn’t need, lots of crying and prayers. my heart goes out to everyone that has to deal with this. for a long time, i thought i was the only one and i thought it was just my doctors who actually tried to put me on anti-depression meds. because they told me it was depression and nothing to do with physical pain. i think they called it a functional problem. well, good news to all the years of pain is that i think i’ve finally found a g.i. who really believes me and is ready to get to the bottom of this. first thing he wants to do is to find out it i have more stones blocking my bile ducts by performing MRI. i don’t know what will happen after that but at least he’s doing more than just blood tests and endoscopy after endoscopy. good luck to all of you out there and i’ll post updates if there are any good or bad news after my MRI. thanks.
Thank you to everyone for sharing your stories. Its so helpful. I had my gallbladder taken out in December of 2007. At the time I was 23 and the docotors thought it couldn’t be stones because I was so young. I was hesistant because I believe in more natural choices. After lots of research and speaking to a couple doctors it was the best choice. I didn’t have a lot of pain after my surgery but for a month or so had bouts of constipation and diaherra. A month or so after my surgery I started having really bad diaherra but only at breakfast. I’d get up extra early to eat breakfast before heading off to work or school because I’d be in the bathroom 3-4 times in an half and hour period. That’s gotten better but I’ve gained about 10 pounds since my surgery. I still excerise and don’t eat worse then before but weight gain. I’ve been really frustarted trying to figure out what’s going on. I remember women at Curves telling me about this problem and everyone’s stories have really helped. I have to get that supplement kit that someone shared. Thanks a lot. It really helps to know other people are also experiencing these things and it makes it less confusing and embarassing.
I had my gallbladder removed july of 2008 becuase it was only emptying a 11%. I never had any acid reflux in my entire life except during my pregnancy. Now its been almost a year since the gall bladder removal. I noticed a couple months before my gall bladder was removed only a couple times i had heartburn when i drank water. I thought to myself that was very strange. Shortly after i got the gall bladder out i noticed the back my throat was getting red at times. Now as months have gone my throat has been feeling raw but i wasn’t feeling heartburn. Then i went to my ENT he said i did not have a bacteria affection it looks like the cause of my throat being red & irritated was from acid reflux. He prescibed prislec to heal the throat. I took the medicine for 3 or 4 days. I hate medicines and don’t wanna take medicines unless its going to cure the problem. Anyways now a couple months since i seen the ENT the aicd reflux has gotten bad no matter what i eat or drink. I thought maybe i got a ulcer so i seen a Gastro. doc & they did a endoscope but said there was no ulcer & I may have to take prisolec long term. I TOLD HIM I NEVER HAD ACID REFLUX WHAT COULD OF ALL OF A SUDDEN MAKE ME HAVE THIS? He said it just happends. He seemed to not really care about finding the cause just giving me the medicine. I know these antacids are not healthy for you. You can’t absorb nutrients & minerals your body needs. Which leads to all kind other problems.
I had my gall badder removed a couple last month ago. Someone recently asked me if I was putting on weight. The scale confirmed this to be true. I’ve never had a weight issue before. Looks like I will have to rethink my diet now & start an exercise regiment 🙁
i had my gallbladder removed last year and i have been fine… yes i use the bathroom rather quickly after eating but other then that no problems…. all these posts are freaking me out
I am 31 year old female and my husband and 13 year old son are going through the same situation they watch me roll around im my bed in pain. When I read your story it was a relief to know that Im not going crazy. I had my gallbladder removed in August of 2005 3 days after my surgery I was in the ER and since then I returned at least 5 times they dx me with contapation or unknown abdominal pain.I was even admitted just recently. I have seen 4 diffrent Doctors they keep putting me on diffrent medications.I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I have a Doctors appointment on 3/23/06 hopefully I can get the answers I need. I hope your Wife gets better and let her know she is not alone I understand the pain she is going through.
I had gallbladder surgery 2 years ago and I also have that bad metal taste in mouth, I can hardly drink milk and I have tried all kinds, they all make my stomach hurt, also fried foods make my side hurt, foods taste either too salty or sweet, and if am always cold, I thought I was the only one, glad to hear someone else feels like me, thought it was all in my head. Jennifer
“I had my gallbladder removed in August of 2008, for the first few months no problems, after that I has pain in the same place my gbladder was, I would also get this pains that were not like anything I have ever felt before, the pain was under my shoulder blades.. OMG.. hurt so bad that they had to put me Oxycontin. After doing several research I found a post by a Dr. that had his gbladder removed and he said that the reason people still get acid reflux is because of the bile that is constantly going through our digestive tract, he recommended a product called LYPO GOLD, I bought it at the health food store, I also experienced weight gain, I went from 183lbs to 210lbs.. the pounds started coming off after I took the Lypo Gold and he also recommended FLAX SEED OIL, I take 9 pills a day. Since then, I have had NO problems, NO PAIN and I am down to 190lbs. I am not a Doctor nor do I am I authorized to give medical advice, this is what worked for me.
Another issue.. Why are so many people in their 30s having their gallbladder go bad? Everyone of my cousins have had their gblader removed, there are 10 of us!! I had no gal stones, mine just quit working.. it became enlarged and hurt so bad..
I think our generation (between 35 and 45) received something in maybe a vaccination that is the common link to all of the gallbladders going bad.
Anyone else have theirs go bad and NO galstones?
Hope everyone feels better.. and I did not have a choice not to have mine removed.. 🙁
King of Pain
7 Herniated Disc in my spine and one vertebrae that is starting to invert… with arthritis ….. Tickles!”“Anyone Heard of Ercp
Went to gastro doc yesterday, seems I have sod and he put me on medicine called librax, so many doctors and to much different advice. My surgon that took my gallbladder out said to get ercp and this doctor is very agaist doing one saying they are very dangerous, and might not even help my problem. I dont want to be on meds for the rest of my life! This librax is kicking my butt, feel like im in lala land. The diarreha is unbelievable, and out of control. Anyone have any advice out there, right now im on nextum, librax, and questan light. Help!!!”I have the same thing happend to me when I had my gallbladder removed years ago. I hate to say that I don’t really know what to do either. Usually it happends after the first time I eat for the day. Some days are worse than others.I have heard of other people having this happen after having their gallbladder removed. When I told the doctor that removed mine that I was having alot of cramping and diarrea he said,”well you probley are allergic to wheat products.”I have no clue what that had to do with it but I have had these kind of answers from doctors about other thing also.In fact I am 51 and still have not found a doctor that I can say I like to go see. And they wonder why I put going to the doctor off for so long.I know I was not told anything like this could happen if I had my gallbladder taken out and if I would of been told I might of tried other options.If you find out anything that helps let me know. Just remember that your not alone.Take care.Debbie.
