Anyone here got their gallbladder removed ?

Makes no difference. I had mine removed half way through losing 150 lbs. it’s just an excuse.

vanityy99 wrote: »

Do you find hard or harder to lose weight? What’s your journey been like?

I’ve lost all the weight I needed to, still got my gallbladder I’m just wondering because my cousin says she can’t lose weight due to her gallbladder, and she can only lose weight when she eats less than 900 calories. How true or false as this been for you.

Your cousin is wrong. Has she tried MFP? Logged meticulously for at least a month?

I have had my gallbladder removed years before losing more than 100 lbs.

Mine was out 3.5 years ago and I have struggled with digestive issues since then. The lack of a gallbladder doesn’t mean I can’t lose weight, but when you’re running to the bathroom after eating anything, it can get really frustrating and kind of depressing.

In the past year and a half, I’ve started to find what works for me. I’ve managed to lose about 30lbs and getting close to goal weight.

While not having a gallbladder wouldn’t affect the basic math behind CICO, there may be other factors impacting your cousin. Maybe just saying it’s her gallbladder is her way of explaining without getting into gory details. 🤷‍♀️

I had gall bladder attacks that went undiagosed for 15 years because they started when I dropped down to 110lbs at 5'6" when I went on dialysis (due to a rare genetic connective tissue disorder). No one thought to check my gall bladder because I was a young, thin woman. I got scoped, did barium swallows, gastric emptying, more h. pylori tests than I can remember, took proton pump inhibitors for years... Finally, my last GI specialist suggested low FODMAPS for IBS, and ordered a last ditch HIDA scan. I knew the second I chugged the heavy cream that she found the problem. I had Biley Cyrus removed a few years back, and it was my second favorite surgery ever.

I've gained up to 170 and lost and maintained around 135 since before the surgery. I have a big appetite, especially around my period. If I don't reign it in after a day or 3 of indulgence for the month, I can gain easily, even if I have mostly moderate calorie days. I'm usually too lazy to log, but I have the advantage of potentially ruining my kidney transplant if I don't stay a healthy weight/eat a healthy amount of healthy food. I can self-regulate really well now that I've spent a lot of time weighing my food, though. I haven't always been good at this, but the tools are always there if I need them. So it's definitely false for me.

The only possible explanation I can see to your cousin's comment other than possibly an excuse is if she's trying Keto. It aboslutely doesn't work for me without a gall bladder. If I eat that way I get physically sick. I tried taking ox bile and that didn't help either. She should be able to go on a low calorie diet though without any issues. It's hard to talk to anyone about weight loss when they aren't ready to do it though. I know when I was big I had decided it was impossible too. Give her time, she may come to a point where she's ready to try and then you can support her.

Mine was out 3 years ago and it had no effect on weight. The only issue with it is that I do not tolerate high fat so I have to avoid (or reduce) some things like deep fried foods, chips, etc.