Weight gain after gallbladder removed...

I'm 21 and I had my gall bladder removed after 2 years of off and on stomach problems and then the worst stomach pain (or pain for that matter) in my life. My roommate rushed me to the hospital where after 2 hrs of pure hell they finally gave me something and did an ultra sound to reveal a horrible infection and multiple stones in my gall bladder.

During the year before that I managed to get down to 85 lbs. Mind you I'm 5 ft tall and have very small hips. My normal weight was 95-97 lbs. It never fluctuated beyond that. Anyway I used to have a fast metabolism and could eat really anything I wanted. I mean I still ate fairly decent and although I didn't exercise, I was active. Since having my gall bladder removed I haven't experienced any pain or diarrhea or whatever after eating fatty foods. In fact I've had more constipation than anything.

The problem is my body won't let me know I'm hungry until it is severely hungry and my stomach is gargling. I don't have an appetite though. When I force myself to eat, I throw up. I was probably taking in less than 1000 calories a day. Yet I still managed to gain almost 15 lbs!!! I've never gained weight like that in my life! And none of it is muscle. It's all cellulite!

I'm trying to work out but I still struggle with energy levels because I'm not getting enough calories. And I can't force myself to eat because it will come back up. What should I do?? I'm worried I'll never get rid of this cellulite. I drink ensure every day just to help me get what I need. But it only does so much. And I can't live off of ensure. How do I reclaim the life I used to have?? And how do I get rid of all this cellulite?? Has anyone tried body wraps?

My self esteem is plummeting. I'm so depressed. I just want my life back to normal. I want my body back to normal.

On a side note, I've been to the doctor to have blood tests done because I also experience feeling weak and shaky. Everything came back normal. I have no clue what's wrong with me. But it didn't start until I had my gall bladder removed. Help!!!!

no problem here - quite the opposite for a few month after as everything I ate was processed rather quickly and I have zero tolerance for fat ... yeah TMI ..

Just wondering if you have found anything helpful? I unfortunately have all the same issues as you!! I am so distraught, not only did I gain weight from the surgery but I quit smoking and put on more weight!! The discomfort from the bloating & constipation is what bothers me the most! I to have upper stomach roll that was never there before the surgery!? Please if anyone can give me some ideas and possible foods to eat or stay away from..I would so appreciate your input!!

My mother had a gall bladder operation . She is 41 and she has gained a lot of weight after gall bladder removal she had abdomen pain once with her stomach upset but it was cured by medication . She even had dyhrea in the beggining can you prescribe her medicines .

I had my gall bladder out16 years ago. It did not cause me to gain weight nor interfere with losing weight. 3 years after I was in great shape at 152 lbs-from just increasing exercise and eating healthy. I didn't even need to count calories.

Now 16 years later-it's these pre-menopause and menopause hormones that are making it hard to lose weight-and to lose my tummy.

I had my gallbladder removed in 1991. I had lost quite a bit of weight the year prior because I was eating a low fat diet due to intense gallbladder attacks if I didn't. After I had it removed I gained the weight back and then some, off and on losing, gaining. In 2005 I started having a lot of digestive issues, bloating, gas, pain on right side. Since then if I eat a high fat diet I have problems. I went on a low fat diet around that time, lost 40+ pounds. I have gained some of it back but only because I have not been eating low fat plus I have hyperthyroidism that is now being treated which slowed my metabolism down. I am one that cannot tolerate high fat and evidently cannot digest it as I gain weight as soon as I eat too much fat. For me, high protein low carb doesn't work and I feel horrible on that type of eating plan. Does anyone get the right-sided pain? I can literally hear and feel gurgling in my right upper quadrant if I eat a lot of fat. If I go a few days eating good it goes away, but then as soon as I eat a lot of fat and salt it is back until I start eating right again and then it takes a couple of days to go away. So for me it is a vicious cycle of feeling good and feeling crappy unless I continuously eat a low fat diet.

Its just awful, wish I would have known what I know now and I would have tried harder with my food.....don't eat much fat but carbs are my downfall......noticing little fat pads on sides of my hips like the food has no where to go..scream.

I am 30 years old and had my gallbladder removed on Jun 23, 2014. I lost 20lbs after surgery but gained 8 since the surgery. I gained a lot of blubber on my lower belly. I can eat anything I want without digestive issue. I do not regularly eat fatty foods but I did try some out to see how it would affect me. I am hoping a lot of my blubber came from 3 weeks of just sitting on the couch all day and not working out. I just started working out last week so I hope I can get back in shape. I did lose a lot of leg muscle since my surgery.

I had mine out June 5, 2014... I also found out the week before that I had hypothyroidism, I gained some, but now my weight is going down. Lots of working out and eating right. I try to watch my carbs and sodium. If I eat to much sodium my body tends to hold water weight. If I eat fatty foods, my body will let me know right away.

Keep gaining weight slowly but I have been lifting a lot. I can actually see the difference but I still have my blubber around my belly. I am still not as heavy as before the surgery. I haven't worked out my abs yet, I am afraid that I still might hurt myself.

I have had nothing but issues since I had my gallbladder out April 2014. Everything is out of whack. I never really had the diarrhea issues people talk about but I do have excess belly fat which never used to be there. I have lost weight everywhere else but there and I'm confused. I have ordered some Ox Bile and HCL sups to help level things out again. I tell you what, it's really hard to keep fighting the good fight when you are burning close to 600 calories in a big session and you are an inch bigger the next day and you haven't eaten any junk
2015.

Day 5 of my normal clean eating, working out and taking HCL sups and I am down 2.5" on my waist. Belly fat is starting to finally melt away.. WOOHOO!!