ANY 1 EVER HAVE AN INFLAMMED GALL BLADDER??

My sister had that and ended up having hers removed. That was almost 2 years ago and she is just now starting to eat salad. No spicy, no tomatoes, no citrus. She is a HUGE OJ drinker. She lost a lot of weight (she didn't need to) because she had to be on the BRAT diet for a long time.

I had mine removed about 13 years ago. The experience you described brought back some bad memories. You need to get it removed. I was in denial for about four months when the symptoms hit because the first doctor I went to simply said I had ulcers and to stay away from spicy food. However, the pains got worse until I could barely eat. I lost 25 pounds in aout 3 months. My mom finally dragged me to a doctor and he diagnosed me with gall stones in a second before the ultrasound confirmed it. He said if I waited another day longer I could have been in serious trouble. I did change my diet for the better for about a year after the surgery but then resorted back to my favorites, meats, spicy food, alcohol. I cannot say that removing the gall stones affected my ability to eat any type of food. Good luck. I really do feel for you.

I had my gallbladder out when I was 23, 6 years ago. I had to have it out b/c it was not working properly and I was in alot of pain, I got heartburn all the time and was sick to my stomach all the time and couldn't keep anything down. It was the best thing I ever had done.

I had that problem back in july of 04. The dr. removed my gall bladder and 21 gall stones. I was able to keep my stones. My youngest daughter took one to school for her bio class. Got an A for her report. Having gall bladder is no fun. Mine took away all engery and I was very sick with it. Have it taken care of as soon as possible. I still am not able to eat anything that has seeds. The up side is that I did lose 25 pounds and my waist and stomach went down 5 inches.

I had mine taken out about 7 years ago b/c mine was inflamed and had a few stones. I'm one of the few who had it worse when it was out! (they said it's only 2% who have the side effects that I had). It took a few years before I could eat semi normal. I will always be the girl, now, who has to make sure there is a bathroom around too!! :blushing: I would deffinately get a few opions before you do anything! I didn't get one...and really wish I did. Now I've heard there are a lot more options. Don't want to scare ya, just want to make sure you do the best thing you can for YOU