No Gallbladder, anyone?

ahsweetstuff

Looking for friends on here that have had their gallbladder removed... or people that have any advice to a body very sensitive to foods...

Tips to living..
Tips for still enjoying foods..
Conversation/story telling about your experience!

Any comments are appreciated!

kettlewitch

I'll get back to. Mine is coming out imminently and I wont be missing it one bit!

mlemonroe2

my mother just had hers removed yesterday!! she is on here, you should friend her! lark1955

Msaip

haha yea two months after having my daughter..,
Anything fast food or super greasy....

I stil eat that stuff but not near as much. For as rotten as it makes me feel It doesn't seem to be worth the troubles anymore lol.
It does get better though!

traceytoo

oh god, I had mine taken out a few years ago, the pain was unbelievable !!

Kalee34

I had mine removed 4 1/2 years ago. Feel free to friend me!! I love new friends to encourage and motivate!!

libbyadams2010

Ok I had my Gallbladder removed several years ago and Im very sensative to almost everything.. Sorry but even water was going thru me and A woman at work told me she had the same problem and told me to go to her gastrologist.. Sure enough I had 2 problems one was fibrocystic coloitis (sp?) and post gallbladder syndrome... He gave me a powder called Questran I mix with Sunny Delight every morning and magically have no problems anymore.. Please please find a dr that will treat it as such and not try and tell you that you have IBS or something...

durhamity

I had my gall bladder removed a year ago. Still had problems afterwards . I started working at a Chiropractors office that sold Standard Process Supplements. (www.standardprocess.com) She put me on Cholacol and BetaFood. The results have been LIFE CHANGING! I can eat just about anything I want now, without any problems later! I highly reccommend it.

kat05317

Hey!
I had mine removed in 2006 and felt better for it, it was no fun at all being sick because it wasn't working! (bleck!) Have you had yours removed?
I'll be glad to answer any questions...

I was sensitive to really greasy or high fat foods for the first couple of weeks but have no trouble since, I guess everyone is different.

BeautifulScarsWECHANGED

Bump. My mother is getting her gall bladder removed in about 3 hours.

frogmama

Several years ago I lost quite a bit of weight over a short period of time. I believe this was the cause of my gall stones. I had my gall bladder removed but it did not affect the food that I can eat. This time, as I am losing the weight that I regained, I am doing it much more slowly- even though I dont have to worry about gall stones anymore. LOL

franzy

I had my removed 2 years ago lots of pain and in the hospital for 3 days :sad: I couldn't eat salt or greasy foods. I get pains once in awhile on my stomach from the surgery specailly when I do cardio exercise.

Mtsidad

Had mine removed 10 years ago due to a gallstone that blocked the duct. A day of pain (with blissful meds), a week or so of careful eating, and since then no problems. It seems to vary by person. And the body without a gall bladder can usually make enough bile to digest fats.

I don't _think_ I've had symptoms since.

I hope things work out well for you..

Dawntodusk

I had mine out 10 years ago. No problems or sensitivities at all. But, I don't eat junk or processed foods, so maybe it would be different if I did.

ahsweetstuff

I had mine out a year ago - I had gallstones and my gallbladder was not longer functioning. Its frightening to think that an organ could just STOP working inside your body and you have no idea!
I had my ERCP then the surgery to remove my gallbladder...

Some how I woke up in WORSE pain than my gallstones were causing me!! ...My doctor later came into my room and explained that when he was doing the ERCP surgery they were in there too long and messed with my pancreas, therefor giving me Pancreatitis.

The next two weeks in the hospital were a total blurr, and pain meds were all I could ever think of .. other than food and liquids which they wouldnt let me touch for 2 weeks, since my body couldnt tolerate it..


Luckily, I came out alive.. and a year later I'm SO thankful for life, and life without a gallbladder isnt THAT bad.... but sometimes, I just want to enjoy a meal without feeling like I'm going to "pay for it later" if you catch my drift...


Have any of you had luck with certain medicines to allow you to eat without "going right away".. does it block you up or make you gain weight??


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cklbrown

I had my gallbladder removed 9 years ago. I wish that had stopped me from eating all the garbage I've eaten in the past. I wouldn't weigh as much as I do!

beth40n2

I had mine out over 10 years ago, a gullstone in the duct. Before surgury I could eat absolutely no fat. After the surgery it got some better. For many years I have not been able to eat bacon, sausage, eggs, anything high in fat.

Now I take acidophilus and a probiotic chew each day and now I am able to tolerate fats. I still eat minimal fats or I get the runs, definately no fun.

ashley_jorah

I had mine out 2 years ago thanks to stone in the bile duct. (or so they told me)
Unfortunately it doesn't appear to have been the problem, so I'm currently awaiting a more tests.

The only thing I've noticed so far is that I can't eat grapes anymore. I get horrible stomach cramps. No idea why.
Most people don't notice a difference and my doctors gave me no special instructions after the first few days. (which you really don't care about eating anyways, or maybe that's was just me b/c I was in the hospitcal for five days not allowed to eat or drink)

I did notice my stomach would bloat after eating anything for a while post-op. I also starting having the same symptoms as before the surgery. So they put me on stomach acid reduction meds, which gave me tummy aches but did help with the bloating ( just not the chest pain, nausea and vomitting).

I too noitce if I've had too much fat. Not fun, but it's better than the pain!

ahsweetstuff

have you had the pain for 2 years since?? and they havent told you anything?
Why were you in the hospital for 5 days and not allowed to eat or drink?

...Kinda sounds like what they were doing for me since they gave me Pancreatitis from the surgery.... which can cause those same feelings.... something to think about

nelliemosa

I had mine out a couple of years ago, but I had no chronic symptoms beforehand; it was just blue lights all the way to hospital where I was told it was about to erupt!

My biggest issue for ages afterwards was diarrhoea like clockwork every morning, but since I've cut out fatty foods, this has stopped completely.

Feel free to add me if you need some non-gallbladder buddies!

cathys01

I had my gallbladder out about 30 years ago and there were 18 gallstones there blocking the duct at that time. It never stopped me gaining weight and then losing weight and then gaining it again. About 5 years ago. I lost 75 lbs and have kept most of it off for that time but put back on 20 lbs so I am joining here this week to lose that 20 and the final 20 lbs I never lost. I was lucky I guess as I never had any complications with the surgery or anything like that and was able to eat any foods I wanted afterwards, truly, any foods I wanted, nothing seemed to bother me. I was as good as new after a few short weeks of post op recovery. I wish you all the best of luck with your surgery and I hope you have as good a success as I did with mine. Please feel free to"friend" me if you wish to keep me updated about your surgery I would be most interested in how you are making out.

vixi76

I had to have my gallbladder removed last year, after ending up in the emergency room. I haven't had any problems since. My gallbladder had been giving me problems for years, I just didn't know it. But, the strange thing is that I didn't have such a horrible attack and end up in the hospital until after I was trying to get healthy and lose weight.

craftylatvian

I had mine removed about 7 years ago, but have no problems at all. Not even any pain after surgery.
I don't notice any issues after eating any sort of food. maybe my gallbladder was not really taken out.......**pokes around body for implanted microships**
I had a gallstone attack after working at Subway (and eating noting but Subway for 2 months) and then eating a greasy pizza and omlette and Chinese food all in on weekend.

libbyadams2010

I had mine out a year ago - I had gallstones and my gallbladder was not longer functioning. Its frightening to think that an organ could just STOP working inside your body and you have no idea!
I had my ERCP then the surgery to remove my gallbladder...

Some how I woke up in WORSE pain than my gallstones were causing me!! ...My doctor later came into my room and explained that when he was doing the ERCP surgery they were in there too long and messed with my pancreas, therefor giving me Pancreatitis.

The next two weeks in the hospital were a total blurr, and pain meds were all I could ever think of .. other than food and liquids which they wouldnt let me touch for 2 weeks, since my body couldnt tolerate it..


Luckily, I came out alive.. and a year later I'm SO thankful for life, and life without a gallbladder isnt THAT bad.... but sometimes, I just want to enjoy a meal without feeling like I'm going to "pay for it later" if you catch my drift...


Have any of you had luck with certain medicines to allow you to eat without "going right away".. does it block you up or make you gain weight??


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The questran totally keeps be from going and I haven't gained weight since taking it. I usually skip a day I know I'm going to be home so i can keep from feeling Bloated you know. I can eat mexican and it not bother me now It has been a life saver....

mfkfoster

I don't have mine since 1999 and I really don't miss it. I was sensitive to fatty foods for about 6-7 years then that stopped as well. Now I can pretty much eat anything. No wonder I'm fat!

Missjulesdid

I suffered for years until the pain got so bad that I wound up in the emergency room. The doctor said it was the worst case he had ever seen. He said my gallbladder was gangrene and although I only had one gallstone, it was the size of an EGG! He said he has to remove the gallbladder in pieces because it was rotting inside my body.

It's been like six years and I'm just now getting to the point where I don't have to run to the bathroom after eating oils.

I have been really trying to eat a higher fat diet so I can get my healthy fats (while keeping my calories in check of course) and I've been doing ok... though I still have very lose bowels, at least I can control them now.. oops sorry TMI?

I also had too low total cholesterol which I am convinced was the fault of my gallbladder. My total cholesterol was under 120. Now that my gall bladder is out, my cholesterol is much more normal at around 160. I try to eat high omega 3 fats as much as possible to increase my HDL:LDL but I sometimes wonder if not having a gallbladder is hindering my efforts?

JenUB

Ok I had my Gallbladder removed several years ago and Im very sensative to almost everything.. Sorry but even water was going thru me and A woman at work told me she had the same problem and told me to go to her gastrologist.. Sure enough I had 2 problems one was fibrocystic coloitis (sp?) and post gallbladder syndrome... He gave me a powder called Questran I mix with Sunny Delight every morning and magically have no problems anymore.. Please please find a dr that will treat it as such and not try and tell you that you have IBS or something...

Same here. I am on Questran now--have been for about 11-12 years--twice a day. They even make a sugar-free version. Before Questran I was having problems working a regular job because of my symptoms. I was sick every morning. Now, though, I am very normal. Please, people, go to your doctor. It's embarrassing to talk about, but you deserve quality of life.

ashley_jorah

have you had the pain for 2 years since?? and they havent told you anything?
Why were you in the hospital for 5 days and not allowed to eat or drink?

...Kinda sounds like what they were doing for me since they gave me Pancreatitis from the surgery.... which can cause those same feelings.... something to think about

I've had the pain off & on for the past two years after the gall bladder removal. I'll go weeks or even months without an attack, but when it comes, it's really bad and it feels like there's no end in sight. And I've found no common trigger! I've had attacks that lasted 8-10 hours. They've since treated me for gastritis. Didn't work. Tested for an ulcer. Negative. One guess now is that I may have a hernia. I've been waiting about 3months to see a specialist.
Originally, after my second really bad attack in less than two weeks, the hospital decided to keep me for emergency surgery. But since it's such a low priority condition, I would get bumped for almost everything else that came in. And since you're waiting for surgery, you're not allowed to eat or drink. So I was on an IV only for four days. The nurses would sneak me liquids from 10pm-11pm if it didn't look like they would be operating that night. The morning I was released I was finally allowed yogurt!

ahsweetstuff

Thanks everyone for sharing your stories!! After eating and getting a stomach ache or running to the ladies room I used to sulk and think, "why me?" ... its nice to know now that its not JUST me and I'm not alone.

I hope you all can continue to share your stories with me and also your success stories or even things that havent worked out for you... I'm sure we can all stick together and be MFPals and keep each other motivated to be the people we KNOW we are inside, screaming to come out!

ahsweetstuff

have you had the pain for 2 years since?? and they havent told you anything?
Why were you in the hospital for 5 days and not allowed to eat or drink?

...Kinda sounds like what they were doing for me since they gave me Pancreatitis from the surgery.... which can cause those same feelings.... something to think about

I've had the pain off & on for the past two years after the gall bladder removal. I'll go weeks or even months without an attack, but when it comes, it's really bad and it feels like there's no end in sight. And I've found no common trigger! I've had attacks that lasted 8-10 hours. They've since treated me for gastritis. Didn't work. Tested for an ulcer. Negative. One guess now is that I may have a hernia. I've been waiting about 3months to see a specialist.
Originally, after my second really bad attack in less than two weeks, the hospital decided to keep me for emergency surgery. But since it's such a low priority condition, I would get bumped for almost everything else that came in. And since you're waiting for surgery, you're not allowed to eat or drink. So I was on an IV only for four days. The nurses would sneak me liquids from 10pm-11pm if it didn't look like they would be operating that night. The morning I was released I was finally allowed yogurt!

that sounds awful , and exhausting! i'm sorry that you are continuously going through that pain and it sounds like quit a bit! have they given you pain medicine in case you have another attack?

Bubbles_09

I just had mine out not even a week ago! Still recovering..i can eat anything as of now.