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“28 years old and feeling much older sometimes.
I have endometriosis. Had it diagnosed, then removed (two surgeries within one year, 2005).
Then I still had pain… Sonogram report said polyp. 5 Doctors I talked to all said, “”Remove the gallbladder”” (third surgery within two years of first, on December 15,2006).
Turns out the polyp was a whole bunch of cleverly disguised stones.Now, over a year later, I feel as if I have the gallbladder pain again. I’m on the toilet within 10 minutes of eating most things, and I’m just very frustrated at hearing IBS.
IBS should stand for “”It’s Bull Shit”” considering that it’s just a name they give your problems until they figure out what’s REALLY wrong.
Now, I’m worried that I’ll need yet another surgery for stones in bile ducts.
Not to mention the wonderful feeling of Anal Fissures while I’m already experiencing the discomfort of the explosions. (BTW, that’s another one my doctor wants to do surgery for…).
I don’t regret having my gallbladder out, because I had at least one attack. It was extremely painful. Don’t need that again.
I DO regret the way our bodies won’t forgive past issues. Getting something one time doesn’t always mean you’re safe. Sometimes it means chances of another occurrence go up”
I had my gallbladder and appendix taken out last october 2008 at the same time. I have had more pain since than then ever. I have been diagnosed with diverticulitus and have been to 3 doctors since my gallbladder was taken out. I have horrible pain from below my breasts down to my lower stomach and no doctor can seem to figure out what is wrong with me. I just went to a specialist last week and yesterday I had a CT Scan done on me from below my breasts down to my lower stomach and of course again they see nothing wrong. I have been told in the past month that my red blood cells were elevated (which was from the first set of blood tests) then a month later more blood tests and now they tell my my liver enzymes are highley elevated. I went to my family physician today and saw nothing wrong with my ct scan. I am in constant pain. I have not been able to work for the last 2 months except for maybe 1 to 2 days of a week and some weeks not at all. In order for me to work from home doing the job I do I have to be diagnosed, which no doctor has been able to tell me whats wrong. Today my doctor put me on steroids and told me they don’t know what is wrong with me. So, if I can’t be diagnosed, then I can’t work from home. In the mean time, I live alone, I have no income coming in and I am about to lose everything. All the while these doctors can’t figure out. I am so desperate that I cryed and begged my boss to fire me one day so atleast within a couple of weeks I could get unemployment. I can’t file for disability either until I am diagnosed. I cry all the time and freak out which makes me hurt worse about my financial situation now. It just seems no one can help me. I have tried everything!
“Hi all. I have been suffering with Gallstones since i was 16 i am now 21 and had my gallbladder removed in Aug 2007. Even though i recovered fast I have been in and out of hospital for the past 2 years or so, i have had every test you can imagine and yet still no answers as to why i am still suffering the same pain.
I am always bloated and find it impossible to loose weight. Many of you have said that you suffer with toilet problems i experience that also its either i wont go 4 a month or so and then reverse roles so i cant stop going.
All these problems really get me down i am still young i work full time, study and go out with friends but it worries me to do things that people my age should be doing e.g. partying all weekend etc.If anyone can help or has some advise i would be grateful.
Laura”“I had mine removed in June 2005. After the surgery I lost a lot of weight and could not gain any for about 2 years. Then I started gaining quickly and in massive amounts. I have gained it all where women tend to Hips and Abdomen. Since I had the surgery I have also had massive bouts with IBS, something I did not have before. Earlier in 2009 I was getting really sick of gaining the weight despite how active I was. I looked to foods that would be good to aid in the digestive track and then started losing weight again. I also started taking the Bile salts; I found it in a food enzyme supplement that my mum sent me. I began to eat Okra (broiled not fried, I rely dont like Okra but it works) 3 times a week and the other four days I eat food that contains spinach. The spinach which I like raw but not cooked has to be cooked to allow the nutrients to be released otherwise human digestive system will not break it down properly, so I eat it with pasta like chicken Florentine or in a Sag like sag ghost . I also take a Psyllium based fiber product about 1/2 hour before eating I take that with soy lecithin if im not eating soy that day. Once a day usually about lunch I take 1/4 teaspoon of capsicum I put in a capsule since it’s hard to take it in pepper form. I also eat salmon 2-3 times a week if when can’t afford fresh salmon I take an omega 3 from flax supplement. The tinned salmon is bad for you.
Sine I made these adjustments the weight has been coming off like it should a healthy 2-4 pounds per week. I hope it helps some of you here it sure helped me.
”“Hello,
I am like many of the rest of you. Had a gall bladder out when I was 21. It just stopped working then I ended up extremely ill with Pancreatitus. For years after I had the same symptoms of most everyone else and not being able to go out to eat without thinking of the washroom. I was prescribed Cholestyramine. I used to take a couple a day and now I am down to one a day. If you are not on it and have these issues please ask your doctor about it. It is incredible. Just wanted to share, in case you aren’t aware of it.”“I noticed a lot of people post their symptoms on here but not a lot of answers to your questions. Why? because not many health practitioners care!
You are gaining weight because you removed your gallbladder and that my friends is your body’s “”FAT FILTER””. You need to take digestive enzymes and stick to a bland diet otherwise you will continue to be overweight and uncomfortable.
I’m not a doctor! I am a normal person who was stupid enough to let some jackass remove my gallbladder 11 yrs ago. My Dad warned me not to do it but I didn’t listen. My Father was very wise to the health industry…”
“I agree with you. If I had also know about all these problems, I would have left my gallbladder in!!
I had my gallbladder removed on January 8, 2010. Toward the end of February I started feeling really sick to my stomach, it hurt and I was having reflux really bad, hot throat, lump feeling, etc. Went to the doctors and was told that I had GERD and probably gastritis so she put me on 20mg of Prilosec. That helped a lot at first. I was to take it only 6 weeks, which I did and then my stomach felt good. Now, the past 2 weeks it has all come back. Very nasty!!!! I started taking the Pilosec again and it helps a little during the day but it’s all back every evening.
I’m seriously thinking I have bile reflux and not acid reflux. I also get the bile diarreah at time. I’d rather be getting that then this bile reflux! I’m going to have to call the dr’s tomorrow. I was hoping this would go away once my body started adjusting to having no gallbladder but so far it’s not.
You are correct, seems like a lot of people have this problem after gallbladder surgery and it does not get any attention!”
I had my gallbladder taken out last April. I was so happy that I would never have to expierence that pain again. Well I dont really have any pain anymore but, ever since my surgery ive had cronic dierrea, so bad that if I even eat crackers I have to run to the bathroom. I have had blood tests that say my liver count is off and my white blood cell count is up. They checked for heppitites and that was negitive. Now I have noticed my eyes are kind of yellow. Everyone seems to be stumped. I cant live like this for the rest of my life. Oh ya I have also gained 20 pounds. How I dont know. I always have to go to the bathroom before anything has time to settle in my system. So it seems I traided my horrible pain for freqient visits to the bathroom with painful stomache aches. I think I would rather have the pain from my gallbladder. If anyone has any ideas please let me know. No meds please ive had enough to last a lifetime.
How strange to stumble upon this website. I had my gallbladder taken out about 4 years ago. The first two years after having it out I was fine to drink and never had any side effects. But these last 2 years have been a completely different story. Any amount of any kind of alcohol leaves me so incredibly sick the next day. It’s strange going to bed I won’t feel sick but I wake up and as the day progresses my body drastically declines with the most violent fits of vomiting about every 30 minutes for 10+ hours. It seems the last 6 months that these spells have gotten increasingly worse in severity. I ended up in theER due to the last one where I’d only consumed 3 drinks over a 6 hour period and had drank 2 bottles of water when I got home that night. It makes no sense to be that sick with that little amount of alcohol…. My father had his gallbladder out as well and he gets violently sick within an hour of consuming any alcohol. Regardless I am never drinking again. It’s not worth the aftermath. I don’t think it is a coincidence that this many people have the same issue. It needs to be addressed by the surgeons performing these surgeries. That is not to say I wouldn’t make the same decision. I have not missed gallbladder attacks one minute. Even thinking about them makes me shiver. As far as those having trouble eating and causing diarrhea my dr gave me colestipol that I take twice in the mornings an hour before I eat breakfast and this helps me have normal stool no matter what foods I eat. I also have ibs and this medicine has been a saving grace. I can eat and not have to immediately run to the potty after.
“I had the same thing! Gall Bladder taken out 2/2004. I had been in the ER 14 days in a row(now stop throwing up! Phenogan and Demoral , Dilaudid or Morphine was the only thing that would stop it! . All the test were Neg. A General Surgeon tlod me that he did not care what the test said, my Gall Bladder was bad. They took it out the next day and it was Neuctotic (dead). After the surgery was over, I still ws getting as sick as b4. In June, I told my Dr to give me the Autopsy NOW! I left him and found a new GI Dr. and she could not find out what was the ROOT CAUSE but she refered me to a GI Surgeon. He ran a Ph Test. A lot of Dr. don’t use this test, they do a blood test. My blood test came back OK. The Ph Test came back 5X the normal amoumt of Reflux and Acid was being released by my stomach. I was waking up like you, with a mouth full of acid! I have passed out after breathing it and choking! The Dr. told me that In was the worst case he had seen…! He told me that I suffered from Acid Reflux, Hiatal Hernia, Peptic Ulcer and Chronic Gastritis. The Hiatal Hernia (bulge like a knot on a Car Tire) was causing my Esophagus to act like an Accordion because it was very weak when my organs pushed up. So in 10/2004 he operated on me (Nissan Procedure) and corrected these disorders. But, whe they got inside my stomach all my organs were gules/stcuck together!
After the surgery, I was still as sick as b4 but it was a little different. I could not eat ANYTHING. Sick and vomitimg all the time. In the ER ALL the time. I lost 60 lbs. in less than 3 weeks ( I am 6.4′ tall and was 230. Went down to 170 lbs)! The surgeon sent me back to my Primary Care Dr. (The 1 that I had left) and he told me that the worst thing I could have done was have the surgery, I was going to suffer and the only thing left for me was Pain Management! He sent me to a PM Dr. that put me on 90 mg of Morphine and 6 to 12 mg of Dilaudid everyDAY! I struggles for 2 years trying to maintain 190-200 lbs. and still stck all the time!
7/2006 I was so sick that I could not take it! I prayed 2 week and asked GOD to send me a message because I sis not kniw which Dr, to believe. I had asked and prayed for a healing and a blessing and this was not it. I could not claim this in JESUS’s name. You see, on 3 occassions the Dr’s called the ploice to throw me out of ER’s because they thought I was seeking Narcotics! Each time I prayed and asked GOD to help me and he made his presents known! On each occassion another Dr. stepped in and admitted me into the Hospital (including when they took out my Gall Bladder). 2 weeks later I was picking up my daugther from school (3yrs old) and I passed her teacher in the parking lot and we waved. 2 min. later she came into my daughters room and told me that she had a message 4me. She said that I had been on her mind and in her prayers for the last 2 weeks and that when she paassed me outside, GOD wanted her to come back inside and tell me that GOD had HEALED my stomach………(she did not know everything about my health!)…..! I knew then that it was Addiction to the Narcotic medications. I went in to treatment…(touch battle for the last 16 months).. I still get sick but I don’t have to take Heavy Norcotics. Got back my wieght.
You need to be very carefull with this disorder! Lissen to your body. If the Dr. is telling you that you are doing fine and you are SsssICK, go to another Dr. Ask one to give you a Ph Test! Almost 4 years later I am still STRUGGLING but I am much better and I am learning more about how to live with this condition.
GOOD LUCK and may GOD lead you to the RIGHT Doctor!
Ray”
“Hello all,
In my daily search to find out why I cannot lose weight, I just happened to do a search that involved gall bladder removal and found this blog. I read every single post because I was is amazement at the amount of women that are experiencing the same things. I had to go in a corner and cry because I finally found proof that it’s not in my head, I’m not an over-eater or lazy, and my diet does not consist of just unhealthy food. I had my gallbladder removed in 2000, at the age of 30, and I have been at war with my weight ever since. My symtoms include constipation (which a doctor told me to just take Milk of Magnesia, for the rest of my life if need be), acid reflux, which has burned my esophagus, polyps found after a colonoscopy, and anemia, for (which my doctor could not give me the exact source of). Ten years later, I have gain about 30 pounds, been on several diets and exercised religiously. It gets to the point that you give up diets and exercising because you can’t see results, or you even gain weight. This site has given me a few ideas on how to curb some of my symptoms and I will start today. Right now, cut my alcohol consumption to wine, twice a week and I’m in week one of The 28 Day Diet. So far, so good but other people that have done this diet have lost up to 12 pounds in week one (I’ve probably lost 2-4). I just want to thank Beth for starting this thread and those who told their stories. I am not crazy! There is something wrong with me! Now I can do something about it!”“OMG
I am going through this right now! I had my laproscopic cholecystectomy in Feb, it is now May. I have been to see Dr’s, specialist and have been diognosed with everything to water retention after surgery to Auto Immune Hep! Fially when I was ready to give up my sister out of worry called our family Dr. he set me up with an ultra sound and they found a bile duct leak. I have to go for a Hydascan this thursday. How could this have been OVERLOOKED FOR 3 MONTHS??? the pain & bloating is inbelievable! I am in mmore pain now then i was with the stone in my gallbladder! I vomit at least once a day and I am sick if I don’t eat and sick if I do eat! I am amazed by the neglect of something so well known by these Dr.’s and specialists!”“I had my gallbladder out in April of 2005, and from time to time after surgery, pain that is similar to what many of you have described crops up. Only problem is, it seems to be happening with more frequency and I’m not sure why.
Perhaps it’s diet – I understood that after surgery, I was supposed to cut down on spicy, tomatoey-stuff, and foods with alot of fat, etc….However, more recently I’ve been diagnosed with diabetes and was told to cut back on carbs and sugar.
So, in my efforts to limit carbs I’ve been eating more meat, some of which isn’t as lean as it should be. Maybe this has something to do with the increased pain? It’s in my upper-right abdomen and it feels like my gallbladder grew back and is full of stones. Eating sometimes makes it better, or sometimes makes it worse, and I have IBS too. For the past couple of days I’ve been having constipation and diarrhea off and on, and once my stool (sorry if this is too gross) was kind of greenish-brown.
I’m not running a fever, nor am I throwing up, but my upper-right abdomen seems just a tad swollen. I have to see my endocrinologist next week about diabetic blood tests I had a few days ago and am hoping he can shed some light on what’s going on. ”
I had gallbladder removed. Surgeon cut my duct to my liver and left an accessory branch pouring bile into my abdomen. I had biliary peritonitis, pnuemoperitineum, septic shock. I was within 24hrs of death. The surgeon who performed the surgery told me he was sorry, he just didn’t see it. Now I have liver damage and I was informed today that I may have hepatitis. >;) I called my surgeon for 4 days telling him something was not right and he kept putting me off and telling me to walk…. needless to say, the more I was walking, the more I was bleeding and pouring bile into my abdomen. What kind of hepatitis can I have considering I have never used needles,am not gay, or had multiple sex partners? And, How long do I have to live with the pain and diarrea?
I am sorry to hear all your experiences, I could always drink a fair bit before the operation, afterwards I got reflux, still do at times when I drink but some hot chips usually fixes it, and I can drink life a supe fish now, it used to take 6 full strength beers to get me slightly jolly now its like 12. I also dont seem to get stupid with it either given the amounts I can now consume, has anyone else had this experience?
