After Gallbladder removal.......

Sadly I was 18 when mine was remove for the first 2 weeks avoid grease after that take grease lightly. Everytime I have grease foods I have to run to the bathroom

Had mine out just under 2 years ago. Didn't make any changes to my eating habits. Gotta say, having it removed was definitely worth it! Gallstones are the most unimaginable pain EVER! Good luck with your surgery!

Nope. I asked my surgeon if I needed to avoid any specific food group/food and he said I shouldn't have to. I know people who have been sensitive to high fat contents in their foods or dairy but I've never had a problem. I have to say though that that was a little over 20 years ago (I was the first laproscopic gall bladder patient my surgeon had). I've been a vegetarian for over 7 years now and really limit unhealthy fats. I am also transitioning to a vegan diet.

I had mine taken out a few years ago, and I haven't noticed a huge change. Maybe more sensitive to greasy, fatty foods, but I think that's more from being healthier now than anything. Good luck.

i asked the doctor what I was allowed to eat following my gallbladder was removed. He said to eat what ever I wanted and if it hurt me in any way to not eat it again. Nothing bothered me. Before the operation, Orange juice or steak (grilled) or hotdogs all would make me sick. After the operation, I can eat all of those foods. I have found nothing has bother me since and that was 40 years ago.

I had mine removed earlier this year after more than 10 years of issues with stones. I didn't have to make any changes, but it's mostly been because my diet's always been pretty healthy and my stones weren't triggered by or as a result of a fat issue (it was a mineral issue). It was highly acidic foods or sodas that made my gall bladder angry.

People with fatty diets end up with really severe diarrhea after removal if they go back to what they were eating previously. Bad enough that there's actually pills that the surgeon may prescribe afterward. I think I ate bland for a few days, mostly because I was in wretched amounts of pain, and after that, I was back to normal. The very occasional fried food doesn't get to me at all. I think I ate a burger as my first meal after surgery.

I had my gall bladder out and I will not eat out where the food is fried or full fat (KFC or say ice cream). I hardly ever eat fried foods or full fat foods; if I do I get a stomach ache. Remember your gall bladder produced the bile to digest any excessive fat and you no longer have it so you will wind up with a stomach ache (diarrhea or nausea, some may throw up but I do not, but then I try to stay away from those foods).

I eat lots of raw vegetables and fruits (I've heard people say they couldn't but I think that's bull); the only raw vegetables I have problem with is raw onion or green bell pepper (red, orange and yellow bell pepper I can handle).

"The gallbladder is a sac that stores bile made by the liver in between meals. After a meal, the gallbladder squeezes the bile it has stored into the intestine. In the intestine, the bile mixes with food and fat. Bile is important because it helps with the digestion of fat and its transfer from the intestine into the body.

When the gallbladder is removed, bile made by the liver can no longer be stored between meals. Instead, the bile flows directly into the intestine anytime the liver produces it. Thus, there still is bile in the intestine to mix with food and fat. It is true that there is not as much bile, but there is enough to allow the digestion and transfer of fat. People who have had their gallbladders removed do not need to limit the fat in their diet.

The only clear side effect of removal of the gallbladder is diarrhea. This occurs in about 10% of patients. The diarrhea occurs because of the change in the way bile is delivered to the intestine once the gallbladder has been removed. Bile and the way it is delivered to the intestine appears to control the speed with which food passes through the intestine. Removing the gallbladder speeds up the passage of food and thereby may cause the diarrhea. There may be other reasons why the change in delivery of bile causes diarrhea as well."

from Medicine Net

Your Dad is right but add beer!

I had my gallbladder out 20 years ago. The only thing that bothers me is if I eat a whole banana I'm doubled over with pain that feels like the gallstones did.

Glad you hear you are getting it taken care of. Trust me, it's better to get it done before it gets too bad. My wasn't diagnosed for years and years. They kept thinking I had an ulcer. When they did the surgery, they tried to do the scope but ended up having to cut me because it was so bad. But that was twenty years ago!! Even with the huge incision, I was thrilled. The pain from the incision was something I could understand and knew would heal. The pain from the gallbladded was so much worse!