Gall bladder problems

Hi, I had my galbladder removed in 2003, I was REALLY young, 13yrs old. Poor dieting is one of the causes of having a bad galbladder. There is number of reasons too. But mine was caused by poor diet. It took them a year to find out that it was my galbladder. Went back and foworth to my doctor and the hopistal number of times before they realized it. Mine was so bad that there was no waiting, I was in the hospital for a week and I kept having attacks. After I had it removed I found out that certain foods wouldn't settle with me, fast food, fried food and even salads either made me stay in the bathroom or I just felt sick to my stomach. Now I can eat anything without having that problem, but still have to watch the intake of it. Good luck to you and I wish you the best and hope that yours isn't as bad as mine was.

I have had gallbladder issues for many years, but have found that if I avoid fried foods or fatty foods, soda and alcohol, then I feel a lot better. I haven't had an attack in over a year probably. I cannot eat lettuce, strawberries, tomatoes either, but I am not sure if that is a gallbladder thing, but I am miserable afterwards.

My daughter had her gallbladder out and can't eat lettuce either. TMI, but she says if she eats it that it's more like she just rented it, comes out the same as it went in!

eating meat can bother it to.

I had my gall bladder out about 10 yrs ago, they tried everything to save it so for a year i had those blasted attacks. Eat? don't eat? no alcohol, no red meat, don't eat too much, don't let your stomach get empty. What a pain...literally. Surgery relatively easy, the only thing now is that I cannot eat fatty foods, NO red meat, no skin on chicken, etc. No strawberries, I put greens into my blender and whir it up with a protein powder mix. No nuts, no tomatoes, no pineapples or orange juice. Basically no fats and no acids. I have always eaten healthy, no fast foods, low fat. I do well now, as long as I watch what I eat. So if you're trying to keep it in, here are some tips: NO red meat. No fatty foods, No fast foods. No acidic foods. No nuts (fatty). No or very little alcohol. (1 glass of wine now and then) Eat very small meals several times a day but make them count. If can't do greens, eat them in a blender mixture. They will not taste like greens if you blend with a breakfast smoothie, and you will get all those glorious nutrients. Lots of water. Seems like a lot, but you will have to do this after surgery as well, might as well get used to it. Nanci

I had my first, and worst gall bladder attack last April. It hurt so much I couldn't breath and was throwing up everything I ate. I wound up in the ER and they suggested I hang out there until they could find out just how bad the GB was. 2 days later I had it out. They couldn't give me a definite reason why the sudden flare up - but after a lot of looking around I found that sudden weight loss, changing diet, and getting healthier (of all things!) can contribute to gall stones in a significant way.

After the surgery I went back to eating normally, no change in diet at all which was nice. I love the fact it was laparoscopy surgery, my surgeon was amazing and got me back home in time for my son's birthday. (All said I was in the hospital 3 nights.)

If you're having issues, figure out just how serious it is. I get the financial part of it, but a good surgeon can have you in and out over the weekend =P

I had mine removed Oct 2011. I was home later that afternoon and up and moving (slowly) three days later. I havent
had a single issue since and can eat whatever I want without repercussions. Surgery is never fun but from the other side I'm very glad I did it.

You need your gallbladder. It can be healed. Don't let doctors take the easy route and advise you to have your gallbladder removed. Doctors want everything removed these days and it is an underestimation of the human body. If you have it removed, it may not solve all of your problems. The liver relies on the gallbladder.

I would begin juicing everyday. (Ginger, cabbage, mint, apple, pear, carrot)
Eat leafy herbs (parsley, mint, chives, basil)
Take digestive enzymes before meals
Omega-3 fatty acids (also just as important to have no higher than a 3:1 ratio of omega-6 to omega-3)
Apply warm castor oil packs to the region. You can buy castor oil at any health food store and a hot pack for less than $20.
Here is a video on how to do it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVaCT80TzlY

I had gallbladder issues in the past and now it is healed. Don't eat junk, drink water, and do all the things I listed above. Give it time and your body will respond.

6 months ago I was having gb pain. Dr wanted to do surgery. Started eating diet high in raw spinach beets and asparagus. Cleaned that gallbladder out. No more pain. People who have had it out seem to have endless problems.

Yes, that is it!

So glad to hear someone exercise patience and rely on mother nature. I juiced beets, carrots, ginger, apple for months and months and think it played a big role in healing my gallbladder.

GET IT REMOVED!!!! I can't stress it enough honestly. I dealt with attacks for over a year because I kept putting off the surgery and thinking "oh ill get the surgery later" especially since they gave me this little pills that helped stop the cramping.....so I should have been ok right? WRONG!!! I would always have an attack like once a month after I had pizza or something I knew I shouldn't' have had, but one whole week went by and every night I had cramping so bad that I couldn't' sleep and it made me throw up. Literally the only position that felt like I wasn't going to pass out from pain was on my knees with my face in the toilet....totally sick! Well after the week of on and off again horrific pain I decided after work I would go to the e.r. and get some more pills and try to get scheduled for surgery sometime in the future. I woke up and my eyeballs were yellow and so was my mouth, but I thought it was all in my head. I went to work and instantly started felling passy-outy and had cold sweats, so I left early and went to the er. A stone had popped out and blocked my bile duct, so my bile was coming back and eating away at my liver and pancreas. I was Jaundice as a result of my liver being slowly disintegrated by bile, so I had to be in the hospital for a week and they couldn't perform surgery until my liver numbers improved, which meant I wasn't allowed to eat any food whatsoever, not even broth, and I couldn't drink anything, even water, This happed for three days with the no water and 5 days with no food....and the only food I was allowed to eat after that was broth and jello. I ended up having two surgeries cause they had to expand the duct to get the stone out, and then the next day I got the actual removal surgery. If I had just gone through with the surgery a year prior all of this would never have happened. Honestly, see a doctor and get that thing removed!

Oh and the recovery was HORRIBLE.... they fill you up with gas to expand the duct, and they can't take it all the way out so gas is just floating in your body....mine happened to float up into my chest and back so bad that I couldn't take anything but a shallow tiny breath without it feeling like someone was stabbing me with 100 knives. I was on morphine, muscle relaxers and pain killers and that ish still hurt like a mother. I couldn't sleep because of the pain so the poor nurse gave me a sleeping pill which had no effect either...just see a doctor asap missy!

I had mine taken out 28 days after having my first child. Doctors think the stones were cause but the large amount of minerals i had gotten through my IV while having my daughter. the pain was terrible, worse than labor i think. had it taken out and feel so much better. i had large uncountable stones!! the only issues i have now are with fatty foods and greasy foods but not all the time. recovery for me only lasted while i was in the hospital because i had a newborn

I had mine out 6 weeks after having my daughter while still recovering from the c section. I can think of many very painful things I'd choose over ever having another attack. I went to the ER, they found out it was stones, and sent me home telling me it might be weeks before i had another attack and to see a specialist in a week. The NEXT DAY I had another awful attack. I went back to the ER, and they kept me maybe 2-3 hours before zooming me back and just taking the thing out.
Maybe it was because I had been recovering from a bigger surgery (the c section), but there was VERY little pain involved with the removal surgery which was done laproscopically.
Unfortunately, they missed a stone and I went back again the day after because of another attack. A stone got stuck in the duct. They watched me for two nights to see if it would pass itself, but no luck. My last night was spent doubled-over, shouting for painkillers and anti-nausea meds that I couldn't have an more of, dry-heaving into a bucket and occasionally passing out over said bucket. When they finally got me in and took it out...soooo happy. Instantly felt better the moment I woke up.
I say get the thing out.
My recovery (after they got that dang rogue stone) was a breeze and I haven't had an issue since. My diet remained unchanged as well - unhealthy though it was. My diet's better now by choice, not because of the surgery.

Gall bladder pains are horrible. I suffered with this for year and test after test doctors never knew what was wrong with me. After having my worst attacks yet and being in and out of the hospital 3 times within 6 weeks I went on web MD and did a symptom check. Come to find out every single symptom I had was the same with Gall bladder disease. I went to my doctor with this information and asked to be tested for it. She said I was most likely too young (22) but she would do the tests. I had to get the most horrible test done where they try to recreate your symptoms. When I got my results back they said was Gall Bladder was not functioning AT ALL. I had to get it removed August 2012. It was painful and about 3 weeks till I could start getting back into exercising. However, I would defiantly recommend getting the surgery if its an option for you. To be honest, after my surgery for about a month I still had the same symptoms as before my surgery and I ended up back in the hospital. However after meeting with a specialist he prescribed a charcoal like pill. I take this pill once a day and thats it. I feel better then I have in year. It was a crappy experience but I am so happy I can say its over and I am 100% better. I do need to stay away from fried foods and soda...but lets face it we shouldn't really be eating it anyway!