gall bladder attacks

Yes, I got a big fat gallstone which I learned can happen from weight loss. What helps me is to keep the gallbladder working by eating fat. Some people do the opposite and avoid fat, and I tried that, only to feel worse. You've got to see what works for you.

From being on a low carb diet and ketosis, I got a leaky gut. Once I started eating oats and other resistant starches, I felt much better.

I also got low stomach acid. Now I drink lots of fresh lemon juice in bubbly water. Helps to balance stomach acid.

As far as headaches, is your deficit set gently enough? Now that you've lost so much, maybe you want to slow down even more, and eat more cals. Also, if you're eating mostly unprocessed foods, you need to monitor your salt to be sure to get enough.

When i lost 40lbs i started having gallbladder problems, i ended up having mine taken out because after they did an ultrasound it showed multiple small stones and one was stuck in the duct leading out of my gallbladder.

i had mine removed bout 20 yrs ago.. only took one gall blkadder attack to happen before i was ready for surgery... dr, told me id lose 30 lbs after surgery and im still waiting on that 30 lbs to come off.. lol

I'm not sure about stress, tho I don't think stress really helps anything much. lol I wasn't stressed when I had my attack, I just had a fatty brunch and regret it fully! lol
Are you thinking there are other things that potentially could be wrong or are you just worried in general? Maybe some blood tests would be good to put your mind at ease about other things and go from there. I finally had a full physical after 10 years because we didn't have a family doctor and SO glad I did. My dr now is really great and things that I have been lax on are being addressed (sleep apnea, hernia, gall bladder)...and I feel so much better for it.
Probably talking to a dr about stress and the effects of stress would help as well to put your mind at ease. Good luck

No, knock on wood, no issues here. It was something I had always worried about as I heard folks trying to lose a lot of weight can have gallbladder issues.

I just had a gallbladder attack last week. I have to go have an ultrasound and a gastric emptying study. I have Crohn's disease… my whole GI tract is inflamed but inflammation is most prominent in my small intestine. I also had a colon cancer scare earlier this year. A mass was detected on my colon during an abdominal CT scan. I had a colonoscopy and endoscopy… fortunately it was just a cyst which was removed laparoscopically. So I've dealt with a lot of stomach problems.

I eat a fairly low fat diet. Typically around 30-40 g a day. Fatty food is a trigger for gallbladder attacks.

Have you had an ultrasound, colonoscopy, or endoscopy yet?

Gallbladder attacks are often seen in people who loose a lot of weight quickly. Don't suffer in pain. Dr's often suggest low fat diet as fatty food tend to increase attacks for some reason.

I am glad I stumbled upon this blog. I know what kidney stones feel like. I have had stomach issues starting last nigh. After eating my eat up day. I felt like Pizza hut put me over the edge and over my maintance calories. I am waiting to see if it goes away or if it gets worse. right now its tolorable. just drinking liquids to flush me out. tomight

My mother had to have her gallbladder removed maybe 30 years ago, but she hadn't recently lost weight (so I'm not sure the cause of her gall stones). She got sick a lot because of the gall stones and lost weight because of that, however.

I'm concerned because my "stomach" has been extremely sensitive more and more. It seems if I eat too much bread, too much fat, or just too much in general, I get EXTREMELY bad bloating, gas, and pain in my stomach or I even throw up.

If I'm careful and eat only small portions at once, and avoid bread and fatty/fried foods, my stomach is generally fine. But I will literally split something high fat (like a basket of poutine) with 3 friends, and eat LESS than them, and I am the only one getting sick afterwards. Like laying on the floor, vomiting, dizzy, etc.

Should I go to a doctor or can it just be normal to be extra sensitive to fatty and starchy foods?

Spicy foods don't make me feel bad at all, as long as its veggies or chicken breast etc...

Have you been tested for Celiac disease?

my mom had hers romoved 20 years ago, and she never lost weight.. i wonder, did any of you all have tremendous stress to accompany the issue? im wondering if stress has something to do with it? Im not scared of having it removes, and i know that it would be better for my health if i did, but i m really scared that the dr will find other stuff wrong also. ive told myself that if i dont have another attack, that i will set up a aappt for a full physical after may 21, (i work retail and that is our inventory day) if i make it that long. any way thank you all for your advise and stories. every little bit helps, I just always thought that if i lost weight, i wuld avoid things like this. mmmhmmm guess not!

I replied to the initial post and then read more and needed to chime in again. Yes, stress will affect it. But also, some of the signs of an attack mask as stress signs (I had severe back pain and neck pain, in all the same places as I get with stress, so example is under the shoulder blade). And I'm with you on thinking if I lost weight I'd avoid things like this. Also, one other thing to know about gallstones (and I'm actually sure that this is any pain but my most recent experience is gallstones and then the surgery) is that the pain will raise your blood pressure even if you aren't in pain at the moment that the blood pressure is taken.

Also, realize that my surgery was just over a month ago. And it ended up being unscheduled as I thought I could control it until it was more convenient for me. Doctors have not found anything else (and I was worried too).

My mother had to have her gallbladder removed maybe 30 years ago, but she hadn't recently lost weight (so I'm not sure the cause of her gall stones). She got sick a lot because of the gall stones and lost weight because of that, however.

I'm concerned because my "stomach" has been extremely sensitive more and more. It seems if I eat too much bread, too much fat, or just too much in general, I get EXTREMELY bad bloating, gas, and pain in my stomach or I even throw up.

If I'm careful and eat only small portions at once, and avoid bread and fatty/fried foods, my stomach is generally fine. But I will literally split something high fat (like a basket of poutine) with 3 friends, and eat LESS than them, and I am the only one getting sick afterwards. Like laying on the floor, vomiting, dizzy, etc.

Should I go to a doctor or can it just be normal to be extra sensitive to fatty and starchy foods?

Spicy foods don't make me feel bad at all, as long as its veggies or chicken breast etc...

At my worst, right before the surgery, I had all of that. The sensitivity (which happened after confirming the stones and I'd started trying to be kind to myself) to the bloating, gas and pain my stomach. Right before emergency, I had a piece of toast thinking it'd be safe on my tummy and was sick.

Have you been tested for Celiac disease?

I went to the doctor to ask about Celiac, and I had already stopped eating gluten for a month (or maybe more) at that point. I eat it very, very rarely now (it makes me sooooo gassy it's so embarassing....) and I really don't want to eat it again for a long time or have a colonoscopy... And I can eat like.. one sandwich a week and just be a little gassy and not super sick (sorry tmi lol)

The doctor did however thankfully confirm I do not have crohn's disease for sure. It's also definitely not lactose because I eat a ton of greek yogurt and drink a ton of (cow) milk and eat string cheese all the time.

My biggest problem now is that I'm still having stomach trouble with high fat foods, and also a lot of packaged foods (one big one is anything with added fiber. That stuff kills me!). Like obviously I shouldn't be eating a ton of that stuff anyway, but it concerns me that my roommate (approx same height, weight and age) is perfectly fine after eating something that makes me so sick...

Or another example, I went home for Easter and my mom grilled hamburgers and fried tater tots and then we also ate ice cream with candy, which is a lot more calories/fat than I'm used to eating in one sitting, and I was so sick I couldn't walk without throwing up or blacking out.

Have you been tested for Celiac disease?

I went to the doctor to ask about Celiac, and I had already stopped eating gluten for a month (or maybe more) at that point. I eat it very, very rarely now (it makes me sooooo gassy it's so embarassing....) and I really don't want to eat it again for a long time or have a colonoscopy... And I can eat like.. one sandwich a week and just be a little gassy and not super sick (sorry tmi lol)

The doctor did however thankfully confirm I do not have crohn's disease for sure. It's also definitely not lactose because I eat a ton of greek yogurt and drink a ton of (cow) milk and eat string cheese all the time.

My biggest problem now is that I'm still having stomach trouble with high fat foods, and also a lot of packaged foods (one big one is anything with added fiber. That stuff kills me!). Like obviously I shouldn't be eating a ton of that stuff anyway, but it concerns me that my roommate (approx same height, weight and age) is perfectly fine after eating something that makes me so sick...

Or another example, I went home for Easter and my mom grilled hamburgers and fried tater tots and then we also ate ice cream with candy, which is a lot more calories/fat than I'm used to eating in one sitting, and I was so sick I couldn't walk without throwing up or blacking out.

I hate to tell you this but the only way to know for sure whether you have Crohn's or not is to have a colonoscopy. You said you don't want to have a colonoscopy so I'm assuming you've never had one, so I'm not sure how your doctor confirmed you don't have Crohn's. I was told my whole life I only had IBS but when I went to have a colonoscopy, that's when I was diagnosed with Crohn's.

You really need to go to your doctor about the throwing up and blacking out. That shouldn't be happening. You definitely have something going on that needs to be addressed!!

Do you have a gastroenterologist?

My issues with my gallbladder came on after having kids. I actually had mine removed 4 weeks after my youngest son was born. I was very reticent about having it removed, but I never received any solid advice on how to keep my gallbladder working functionally after the onset of the attacks; everything I researched was anecdotal at best. And doctors are trained just to remove it as a cure. I believe the 4 biggest factors are what they call the 4 F's: Fat, female, fair (skinned), fertile. Those markers are indicative of the most likely group of people to have issues with their gallbladder. I never had any issues after mine was removed.