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Hi all. I had my gallbladder out in 2005 and I have pain that I think of just like the other poster said as ‘phantom gall bladder pain’. When my surgeon removed my gall bladder he saw that I had a lot of endomitriosis (sp?) on my stomach, uterus, lg and small intestines as well as adhesions and lesions on my gall bladder so it needed to come out. I believe though when it was removed I developed some serious scar tissue. To this day I can’t do any serious stretching without feeling like my lower rib is being sucked into my stomach and having a very tight feeling on the right side of my body. If I follow my rt rib cage down to the floating ribs right about where my laser surgery scar is, when I touch the tips of the 2nd and 3rd ribs up from the bottom the pain is SHARP and it lasts for a while after I touch those ribs. Its comforting to know I am going out of my mind or some kind of hypochondriac imagining phantom pain – especially with so many others out there with similar pain. I just worry what the long term effects all that scar tissue will have on my insides. Other than this constant pain if I dare to do strenuous exercises. Hurts for a good 2-3 days afterwards and I am left fearing I went and pulled some serious rib muscles or something. Does this sound familiar to anyone else?
“When i was sixteen, i started to get these terrible attacks of pain across my upper back, and then vomiting. I went to the doctor after the first attack and was told i had a stomach ulcer and was prescribed medicine. After a few weeks, i had another one of these attacks, often lasting about 24-48 hours but the peak of pain would be after about 3 hours. I lost lots of weight from the vomiting and couldnt eat as it seemed to be food that was setting off the vomiting. After another few attacks i went to AnE as the pain was so bad, he sent me away with gaviscon and said it was indegestion!! yes the hospital!!. After about 7 attacks i went back to my doctor who told me it was gastroenturitus (however it is spelt). I was given more medicine and sent away. On about my 9th attack i went back to another doctor and he was shocked to why the other doctos had’nt tested my pancreas, or given me a scan… He sent me for a blood test, the night before the results i was reading online about pancreatitus, and was certain it was what i had, to te point of saying it relieves the pain when sitting in the foetal position.
The next day when getting the results, the doctor confirmed i had pancreatitus, and said the next time i get an attack, i must go straight to hospital as its a very serious condition, and we also needed to find the cause of the pancreatitus. I was told the most common causes were alcohol, gallstones and an infection or virus. Alcohol was ruled out as i was sixteen and he also ruled out gallstones as he thought i was too young to have them, but he tested me any way as my grandma and great aunts have all had gallstones.
The next week i had another attack and was taken straight to hospital, i was tested and they told me it was not pancreatitus! They wanted to do a stomach scan and when they did they found loads of gallstones!
I was going to be sent home that night but they kept me in as i had a high temperature…that night i had the worst attack i had ever had and the only thing that would ease the pain was a morphine injection in my leg. The next morning they said that i had had pancreatitus and they were going to be removing my gallbladder but only after 2 months to let my tummy settle (yep two months so if i had had another attack in that time i would have had to wait another two months!)
After ten days of being nil by mouth and three dress sizes smaller i was discharged. Then the two months flew by with a no fat diet, and finally i had my gallbladder removed.
Now i am 18 and it has been a year and a half since i had my gallbladder removed. i would not recommend it to anyone who does not seriously need it, as i now seriously bloat after certain foods, have odd bowel movements, vomit if something doesnt agree with my stoumach and just generally get days where i dont feel well. Being only a year n a haf after the opp im giving it time, but i hope as i get older the symptoms lesson and i dont have this forever because its horrible!!
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I had my gallbladder removed on February 23, 2007. I have been having severe back pain for a few days. I never had back pain prior to the surgery. I cannot get relief. Do you have any answers for me? Would so appreciate your feedback.”I am 18 and just had my gallbladder removed three weeks ago. I too am experiencing diarrhea soon after eating fatty and rich foods. However, I’m losing a significant amount of weight. I don’t understand how anyone could gain weight if any fatty and rich foods go straight through you. Weird how different people’s body’s react.
i feel for all of you….i have been suffering from the same systems for 10 yrs and i still can’t get dr’s to investigate….good luck to you all! obviously, there is no end in site for me!!
I had been vomiting 10+ times a day for 9 months. I was in an extreme amount of pain and lost 80 pounds. We had no idea what was wrong. I was diagnosed with Lupus and other disorders but no one would tell me what these symptoms would be from. So, my husband told me after he had seen enough, he was taking me to the hospital. The surgeon stated that not only was my gallbladder full of large stones, I also had gain-green poisoning. They did emergency surgery and I was told all was going to be 100% better. Well, now 2 years after surgery, I am having the extreme acid reflux, heartburn and am having allergic type reactions with extreme pain and cramping and having to be near a bathroom at all times after eating beef, pork and now chicken as well. Is there anyone out there that is having the same issues?
“So I am looking for solutions and find most of you have problems worse than I do. Gall bladder removed in March. Had bad stomach pain below rib cage across middle of stomach through to my back. Only donatol would relieve pain. After surgery, I can eat most anything. Sometimes my stomach feels “”funny””, not painful, just “”funny””. I can eat something to try and make the feeling go away and sometimes it gets better, sometimes no effect. My real problem is that consistently, every morning between 3 and 6 AM, I get the same extreme pain as before surgery. It happens fast. Within one minute of the onset of the sensation, I am really hurting. Burning pain across my midsection, through to my back. But if I eat a banana, by the time I am half way through, the pain is usually gone. A piece of bread works the same way. I need to get something in my stomach. Then I am good for the rest of the day unless I don’t eat for a long period, then the same pain returns.
Doctor has suspected reflux but extra pills have had no effect (I was already taking protonix). I find no correlation with any foods that I eat. I can drink red wine, eat hamburgers with cheese, raw and cooked fruit and vegetables or seemingly whatever. No matter what I do or don’t eat, the next morning, I get the burning pain. I don’t know what will happen if I can’t eat something, but I dare not do the experiment because I know it will be excruciating.
I am in the middle of trying to get answers, so if I find anything, I will report back.”
“Hello,
I have never used this before but I think its nice to share ot with other people that is going through the same… My Husband is only 26 and has an stone on his gallblader. Eveything started over a year ago with a very very hard pain that last for a few days! after going to the hospital like 5 times… they show a little stone on an Xray.
He plays football for a living, so his diet and Fitness are always top.( 7% body fat ) Maybe now and then he can afford to enjoy a nice meal or have a few wines…but nothing more than that, so we still do nto understand why this happend to him????
The doctor recommended to have very low fat Diet ( specially the saturated fats, these are the worse!) and hopefully wait for it to dissapear …. We did so and to be honest he did not have a pain like in a Year! Just after Christmas, in june the pain came while we were in Spain, so we had to rush to the Hospital again. Here they show the Stone, but a little bit bigger that a year ago.
In spain they told us that Only if the pain become very very often you should remove it, otherwise its better carry on with a low fat diet
They said as well that normally they try to remove the stone, unless this is so big that they have to remove the whole gallblader
My worry now is:
For the last week he had these pains again but was able to control them, thanks to some medicine they gave us in SPain for the pain ( Nolotil Liquid)
The last couple of days the pain has gone, but I dont know if it would be better go through surgery and have the stone remove before it gets so big that doctor has to remove the entire gallblader???
did someone have the stones removed and the problem was solved??
Anyone here had the same issue, even having a very very healthy life?
It would be great to hear from someone that can be related to this
Thanks!!!
DelaFu”
“My name is Jamie, and it’s been a lil over a year since i have my larascopic surgery. Like most of you, I have the bloating, gas and loose bowels. It’s very frustrating my allergies are all out of whack, and so is the rest of my body. I haven’t lost weight but I feel so bloated I couldn’t even tell you if I had or not. If I am having an allergic reaction to foods, then that could be why im staying bloated and not loosing any weight. I do feel worse than before my surgery. I hope that things will get better soon.
”I had my gallbladder taken out, several years ago. I felt alot better immediately afterwards, and have had no problems related to it since. Since I have and have had other GI tract problems, I have had to be treated for gastritis, GERD, and bowel problems, but as long I stick with the treatment and watch my diet I feel good. (Reduce fat and acid foods, don’t eat too much, and get enough fiber)
I was diagnosed with acide reflux when I was 19, so about 7 years ago. But I never had any serious problems with it, it eventually went away. I recently had my gallbladder removed just about 3 months ago, about 2 months later, I am really having trouble with acid reflux or whatever is going on. I have never been to the Hospital like I am going now, my doctor has done blood work and said everything is fine. But I am having this all the time, it’s frustrating.
“I had mine out 5 weeks ago. I had no symptoms prior to this until one morning I left my house on a business trip. While driving 30 minutes, I started feeling pain in my upper ribs. Being a male, I blew it off. I then started getting a pain in my gut on the upper right side about another 30 minutes later. Again, being a stubborn male, I blew it off thinking it would go away. Now about an hour later I’m getting bad pains in my gut and a horrific stabbing pain below my right shoulder blade and feeling really bad and unbelievable pain! Next I found myself in the back of an ambulance being pumped full of morphine on the way to the hospital where they determined my gallbladder was shot and I needed surgery. When the doc cut me open (not laparoscopic) and touched my gallbladder he said it ruptured and was one of the worst he’s seen. I spent 4 days in the hospital and was released.
Since then, I feel like someone punched me in the right upper ribs, belching a lot, and have this constant bloating feeling. BM’s are a c**p shoot 😉 where sometime I have to go almost immediately and other times not for 2 days. Doctor said it could take up to 6 months to get back to somewhat normal. I can deal with that for the most part but the soreness on my right side in a “”real pain”””
Can I ask – has anyone actually had any success with their Dr? I had my gallbladder removed two years ago and have been suffering from PCS since – pain, nausea and vomiting etc. I have modified my diet – I don’t eat any meat now as that would cause too many issues (vomiting after eating) I don’t cook with olive oil or eat eggs (as that caused diarrhea straight after eating) and keep somewhat clear of heavy meals as digestion seems to be an issue. In terms of my diet I’m happy now with how I manage it, what I have an issue with is the weight gain I’m experiencing. Just to maintain my weight I can only eat 1300 calories a day PLUS exercise for 60 minuntes each day at high intensity interval and strength training, burning around 700 calories each workout. IF I do not exercise but stick to my diet I can put on 3lbs in a week. I have increased by 2 dress sizes since the summer and I am so depressed it is really impacting my life. I just cannot bring my weight down and I cannot just stay where I am without running myself into the ground. My DR seems uninterested and cannot come up with any ideas – I’ve been seeing them for six months now asking for help…I have started taking natural remedies to help with digestion and aid the process of fats, carbs and proteins but it’s not really helping. There have to be something someone can suggest or help me with because otherwise I just don’t know what else I can do.
i have had mine removed in aug 10 and since then everything i eat goes straight threw me and doctors couldnt help so i started taking imodium ad and im good for 2 days and then take more and im good i can eat at parties i can drink the only problem is that u have to keep taking it and give your self a day to actually use the bathroom cause you do have to go i usally dont take it on my days off so i can let my bowels
I’m only 19 years old male overweight. I also have right quadrant pains getting really bad, I’ve had an abdominal ultrasound which didn’t find anything I am nauseous 24/7 I hardly eat, 2 times at most a day all for about 3 months now pain comes on and off and it’ll hurt my back and sometimes cause heartburn very painful sometimes. Certain little things like alka seltzer and cimetidine will help numb it for a bit but not all the time and I at one time was abusing alcohol and now when I do drink every so often it makes my stomach very upset and causes me immediate diarrhea. I too have had the “clay” type stool every once in a while I have no idea what that is or even an idea of what’s really wrong with me, any advice?
