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“Hi there. Don’t know if your father is having the same problems so I wanted to write you. My husband had the same problem.
After he removed his gallbladder, he started getting the same old symptoms after a few months.
After we did some research, I found out the gallstones are not necessarly produced in the gallbladder. They can also be produced in the liver. That is where all bile is produced. Gallstones are basically bile, cholesterol, mucus and calcium that have hardened. So what happens when you remove the gallbladder, and if you still don’t take preventive measures that caused them in the first place, like proper diet you will start forming them. At this point they are called liver stones. The stones get trapped in places of the liver and also common bile duct.
I was shocked to find out that a lot of doctors don’t really know where gallstones are really formed. Because gallbladder surgery is such an easy procedures, doctors don’t really learn much about the functions of the gallbladder, prevention and cleansing the gallbladder in school. They only take a crash course. I know this because my nephew is a doctor.
There is a very good article about this here, Gallbladder Pain. Simply goto the article section to an article called “”should I undergo gallbladder surgery”” and it better explains what I just talked about. If your father is still having pains it is probably because his body is forming liver stones. He needs to find a way to dissolve those stones and also change lifestyles for prevention. That is what my husband did and he no longer has pain.
Hope this can help you and your father.”
“the doctor that did the surgery for me, told me that if you have diarrhea that its ok, but if your stool is yellow or orange, running a fever , shaking, disorientated , or pain worsen to call him immediately. doesn’t mean that something is wrong but, something could be, and you should have it checked. I would think that your surgeon in pre and post Op- would of told you this, this is why you were to have the person that would be taking care of you, to go with you, so that they also could remind you of what you needed to be doing or not doing , feeling. Take surgery serious, and what the doctor has to say serious. some of these posts are crazy. “” my stool is yellow and I have a fever”” IM SURE THE SURGEON SAID CALL ME IF ANYTHING GETS WORSE. if nothing else the nurse or receptionist should be able to help you.
and they should of also told you, or you should of asked, that 5% of people who do get gallbladder surgery can not eat certain foods, its not because of the doctor its the way your body digests foods. your gallbladder was hurting for a reason, it could no longer store the ‘bile’ it needed to aid your digestion. so please, if you cant eat certain foods, stop eating them, find something that works. My grandmother when she got colon cancer found out she could not eat anything with flour in it, so she has to go all to whole wheat’s. so don’t forget to read labels and find out what works for you instead of complaining you cant eat your curly fries and elephant eat in one sitting. Also if your in pain, go to the doctors. sometimes it takes just that one doctor to find it for you, it took me 20 years to find out that my gall bladder was in some serious damage. but so far it has been worth it!”
“A few times in the years following the removal of my gallbladder I had attacks, gallstone attacks (there can be no forgetting those!) and the doctors wanted to cut the Sphincter of Oddi, which they concluded finally after several ER visits–and denial by them that there could still be gallstones–but I refused. I’m glad I did, as it was the second last attack I ever had.
Conclusion, I had small gallstones, and small stones(my surgeon told me after), a few must have already been in the bile duct when the Laparoscopic surgery took place. Seems perfectly obvious now and so logical, just surprised the medical profession was so keen to look for other reasons or to find a more harsh solution than was necessary. It’s been 3 years since my last attack, which was a roll around on the floor woozie with some discomfort the rest of the evening.
I now eat normally and sometimes worse. A little too greasy sometimes. But what used to really set me off was avocado, which is quite fatty(though healthy) and a food with one of the highest amounts of magnesium. Magnesium relaxes the muscles(the bile duct is a muscle-Epsom salts are largely comprised of magnesium, hence such a bath relaxes people thoroughly and can even gives them ‘the runs’). And then the bile in the liver is triggered by the avocado’s fat content, there’s then a rush of bile from the liver, down the supple relaxed bile duct, pushing on any last stones, creating an attack. Just magnesium could cause an attack or just fat, the two together… definite attack for me.
Probably 5 of my attacks before and after had been started by avocado, and I love guacamole. So, yeah, patience anyone with those attacks. I wouldn’t advocate surgery on the bile duct unless you’ve explored all your options and waited it out. Eventually all the stones, pebbles, sand, will pass. I now eat my old kryptonite, guacamole and avocados, daily. So, yeah, this will pass, or did in my case.
I would advocate a natural cure as opposed to getting the gallbladder removed, or at least trying it. I was too chicken but sometimes wish I had. Your digestive system will never be perfect again but no big problems.
And to avoid ever getting gallstones, too late for that now– too much dairy and fat, bad fat, gallstones being comprised of cholesterol or calcium. And that’s my take on it. Hope it helps somebody. Good luck.”
My story nearly identical, I had GB out in Dec last year and have what I can only describe as the “same pain” i had before i had it out??? The pain is on the right side and up under my ribs, I feel so hopeless and worried. I have such a busy life and 3 children and living with this pain is mindbending. Doc sending me for ultrasound now to check liver?? Don’t feel like she is listening to me though. I have had 3 c-section, appendectomy and the gallbladder removal so I think my insides are a bit of a mess. Did they check your liver?? I am worried now I have some damage to my liver my mind is racing on this. Any support would be appreciated after all that surgery I am still having problems!!!!
I have read all these posts and am really confused. I have had acid reflux and been on meds for 10 years. Nexium worked great but my insurance will not approve it no. I was changed to prilosec which worked ok although not as good as nexium. I had my gallbladder out about 5 months ago. I had about 75 stones and the dr. said it was very diseased. I found that certain foods made me sick for a little while after the bg removal then it got better. About a month ago, I started vomitting yellow fluid. This has gotten so bad that I don’t even want to eat anything now. I just got home from dr. visit and he changed me to Kapidex. I have never heard of this med before but he said it was in the line of prevacid. I throw up every morning, this yellow fluid, it is gross!!! I am nauseous constantly and my throat feels like it has acid coming up in it. So, what do I do???? I need help, this is affecting my job to due constant absence and now I don’t know if it is acid or bile or even what the difference is between the two. Has anyone else thrown up yellow fluid??? I am also having bouts of diarrhea. It comes and goes but the sickness is like it was before I had my gb removed. Somebody please help me!!!!!!!
“I’m glad I ran across this posting. I can’t believe how common this really is – and I’m wondering if the medical community simply needs to start funding more research to get this issue resolved!
I had my gallbladder removed in 1999 and still have pain on the right side, just to the side and under my rib cage, below my breast bone. Most times it occurs after eating. Also, approx. 2x/year I get a gallbladder type of attack, where I double over in pain, cold sweat, and literally cry. It lasts for approx. 30 minutes, with peak pain 10 minutes into it.
I’m a bit shocked at how many people continue to live with this, including myself. I’ve been to doctors about this to no avail. no answers. no surprise. I’m finally going one more time, and this time I plan to be VERY DIRECT with this Dr.
I’m at the point where I need to demand answers. It’s just plain ridiculous that more doctors are not aware of this and putting more effort in addressing this. The least they can do is document and release all findings with relevant and helpful information to the public about it.
For now, those of us who have this problem, must speak up to their doctors, and demand answers. Otherwise you’ll just get sent home again, to just deal with it.”I too had my gallbladder out 2 years ago. Since then I have a lot of nausea, bloating, diahrea. They have given me Nexium but even with that you still have stomache discomfort after you eat. What can I do? This is getting really old.
I had my GB a little over a year ago. I was great for the first 2 months then the diarrhea started. I suffered from gallbladder attacks for 15 years until a smart gastro doctor determined what the deal was. I am 39 , 5’10” and 138 lbs. I totally did not meet the criteria for GB issues. But mine didn’t work so out it came. I am in outside sales so I am on the road all day. Having one of my “stomach issues” daily after eating has caused me to just eat a few crackers to suffice until I can get home. The extreme urgency diarrhea is soooo embarrassing when I am with a client. Although it’s great for your bikini figure it sure is tough on my attitude. I am a hag when I’m hungry and I seem to stay hungry nowadays. I had heard of the pills (cholestid). I am going to search for a doctor that will prescribe them for me. My other doctor gave me the “magic sand” to drink. I just can’t get it down. My husband asks me if getting my GB was worth all of this. My answer is YES! My pain from the GB was way worse.
Day three without my Reglan or Zofran and I am surprised that I feel as good as I do. Actually felt half way normal most of today until lunch where I stupidly picked the hot turkey sandwich at the hospital cafeteria where I work. I’ve been living on grilled chicken and all types of chicken and turkey sandwhiches and thought I would try something with some fat. Won’t do that again for awhile. I even had some right sided pain, don’t know why I would have that. Still, I don’t feel as bad as last week and I was taking all the meds then. I don’t know how long that stuff stays in my system and hope I am getting better by myself and it isn’t just the meds still in me. Glad you are at least better physically. Remember, for me, it was the three week mark before the nausea subsided enough that I was functional. I know what you mean about the mental thing. I still get depressed (even some today) but when I was about where you are now I was worse. I wasn’t suicidal or anything but I wouldn’t mind being struck by lightning or something either. Before all of this I was the happiest person. I would think of my wife and three daughters daily and wonder “how did I ever get so lucky”? I don’t feel that way now and it makes me sad. I just want to be like I was. I am conscious of the fact I never smile or laugh anymore. I keep telling myself it is just around the corner.
Hello, I am female, 48 years of age. I have my gallbladder removed six months ago, and I know that there are many of you who had your gall bladder removed so I’m hoping someone can help me with this question. After I had the surgery pain became much worse and it was then that I discovered I am gluten/casein intolerant. The pain often goes through and into my back and then I have to find a bathroom in 3 minutes or less. It is just feeling of urgency. I believe that it is connected with my surgery, but I just can find right answer. Is this symptom of gluten intolerance?
Its so sad isn’t it. Reading your post mimics my own feeling, I keep thinking I just wish I had my Gallbladder back… I am tired of feeling like utter c**p. I have very slow digestion, and random runs to the bathroom. I am always tired so so tired. Ive also noticed that my nice white strong nails i used to have are now brittle and will hardly grow. I am only 28 and have been super thin all my life, and never ate to crappy. I cant say my diet was great, but i have seen worst. I can’t understand why the Doctor wouldnt have told me this was going to affect me for the rest of my life… yes the attacks felt like hell… but everyday feeling this way??? Something has to give!
HELLO, I AM DEALING WITH ALOT OF STOMACH PAIN AFTER THE REMOVAL OF MY GALLBLADDER 41/2 WKS AGO. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE GI DOCTOR & ALSO TO THE ER OVER THE PAIN. MY GI DR DOSEN’T REALLY KNOW WHY I AM HAVING THE PAIN HE HAS PUT ON A MEDICINE FOR STOMACH PAIN AND THE ER DR. PUT ME ON PROTONIX FOR A TOUCH OF ACID REFLUX DUE TO ME NOT EATING AND THE BILE JUST SITS IN MY STOMACH THEY SEEM TO THINK WHO KNOWS ???. I DON’T EAT LIKE I SHOULD DUE TO THE FACT OF I DON’T WANT THE PAIN OR DIARRHEA. DOES ANY ONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS ON FOODS THAT I CAN TRY TO EAT THAT WONT GIVE ME PAIN OR ANY HERBAL PILLS THAT I COULD TAKE???? I AM SO OVER ALL OF THIS I WAS SO HOPING THAT ONCE THE GALLBLADDER WAS REMOVED I WOULD JUST BOUNCE BACK SO FAR THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED. I HAVE SO WANTED TO DIE JUST BECAUSE OF THE PAIN IS SO UNBEARABLE AND I AM SO OVER IT EMOTIONALLY & PHYSICALLY… ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED.. THANKS TRACI
In response to distended stomach and discomfort around the waist: I am 27 and had my gallbladder removed by Laparoscopic procedure on 3/3/00. I have always been healthy, eat healthy, workout often, and lean! It has been a bit over a month and I have put on a small amount of weight (for no apparent reason, never ate a fatty diet or poor diet in the first place) and get a sore fattened gut by the end of the day, depressing. Could it be that the Laproscopic procedure (cutting in the tummy) is the cause for this ? My family, husband, doctor etc tell me the same thing “just be patient”, easy for them to say. We have to live with the discomfort. I have this new gut, an ugly purple belly button, burping and gas, can’t eat too much or it hurts. I am so thankful that the ER found out what my pain has been for the past 6 months, but I just want to look and feel back to normal again. I am somewhat discouraged after reading that many of you have been this way over a year after surgery, but thankful that I am not alone. Please don’t get me wrong I am so very thankful to GOD that it was nothing more than the Gallbladder and that I am alive to talk about this, but I also don’t understand why this would happen to a young, health conscious, and lean person? I have turned into a depressed person in one month and should be the opposite! Will my shape/body return to it’s previous size ? Anyone else in my boat? Or, want to email to ***@****
“In 1994 I had by gallbladder removed (2 months after giving birth to twins). For years (12) following the surgery I complained of various pains here and there. I had 1 gastroscopy and 2 colonoscopies (due to unexplained bleeding) as well as several x-rays.
Finally in 2005 while undergoing my 2nd colonoscopy the new dr. verified some previous and discovered that I had an open ended surgical clip embedded in my LEFT side close to my colon.
In January 2006 after trying several different medications for the pain etc… I got a surgeon who agreed to do the surgery (lap). I must tell you, NO MORE PAIN since then. I feel great.
So do not give up hope, sometimes you have to keep pushing dr’s and try changing them, but there is always one our there that will finally listen to you and do the surgery.
MOST IMPORTANT: Do not let them make you think you are crazy and the pain is not real. It is very real, like someone stabbing you in the side with a knife; you have to make them understand this. They will tell you it’s not possible, blab, blab, blab, but it is and they have to listen.
Good luck.
”“I had my gallbladder out on 6/13/05. They told me I had no dietary restriction after the surgery, but if I were to eat fatty foods I’d get the shits and quickly. But that only happened to me ONCE. About a week after surgery I went up to the Wendy’s and got a burger. Fifteen minutes later it was gone.
Other than that one episode, I went the opposite way. Constipation. I’d never had a problem with this in my life, and the doctors refused to believe it had anything to do with the surgery. Obviously, I refused to believe it didn’t. I know it did. Nothing had changed with my diet or anything else. I never even took the oxycontin they gave me for pain. Nothing changed except that I didn’t have a gall bladder.
And I’m not talking about a couple of weeks, either. This went on for a very long time and still happens on occasion. At some point (several months post-op), I began to alternate between constipation and the shits. But the shits rarely happen just after I eat. It’s random.
Anyway, when I have the shits it’s very strange. It’s not exactly diarrhea; it’s more like loose stools. But what’s weird about it is that these loose stool are mixed in with and even connected by stringy, webby stuff. I don’t think it’s worms and I do not know what mucous looks like. But again, this never happened before the gall bladder was removed.
I’m waiting on my account to be verified so I can take this to the forums, but in the meantime I thought I’d post here since it seems to be on-topic. Has anyone else experienced anything like this (with or without a gall bladder)?”
