So, anyone else in here not have a gallbladder?

I had my gallbladder removed 4 yrs ago due to gall stones as well. I can't eat certain thing unless I am willing to be in extreme pain the next morning. Since then I can not eat certain types of steak, all beef hot dogs, most fast food, most fried foods, and bologna. It's hard to stay away from this stuff especially all beef hot dogs are my fav. But I would rather give it up than have that pain in my stomach. Hope this helps just avoid the foods that cause you discomfort and pain.

i had mine removed about 12 years ago due to stones.
for a while i had to really watch the fatty foods, or be close to a bathroom >.> but now i can eat what i want.

I had mine out 15 years ago.

As you know, you are still producing bile, but at a trickle, rather than getting a gush when you eat a fat-heavy meal. So it's the fat in one sitting you have to watch out for, not so much the total fat in day.

For about the first 6 months or so, I had t be really careful: 5 french fries was my limit. My husband would order them at a restaurant and give me the last 5, so I couldn't possibly eat too many.

Somewhere in that first year it got a lot better, I think a combination of my body adjusting to it and my improving my ability to deal. I determined by experimentation that certain combinations of foods worked better and timing in the meal also made a difference. This does appear to be idiosyncratic for everybody, so take my particulars with a grain of salt...

For me, having sufficient protein with the fat was important. As was not eating the fat right at the beginning of the meal, but waiting until I had some food already in my stomach. Some other people I've talked to said for them it was having the right balance of all 3 (carbs, protein and fat).

It continued to get easier to deal with over time. By about the 5 year mark, I stopped noticing it at all, with the single exception that I am still careful not to eat too many french fries at once. This didn't stop me from getting fat, mind you, which is why I'm on MFP now!

I do encourage you to play around with your meals and see what works and doesn't work. And be ready for the idea that things may well continue to change over time (hopefully for the better).

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I had mine out 4 years ago, and find that when I eat particularly fatty foods I have major stomach issues. I used to have emergency situations at least once a week. Now that I am eating healthy my problems have definitely subsided. Since I started watching what I was eating again in November, I've only had 2 or 3 emergencies in 4 1/2 months.

This exactly. If I know we're going to be going for fast food,I pop immodium before we leave or it will be horrible. I can't handle chips, fast food (McDonalds especially, 5 fries and I'm running for a bathroom) really heavy meals bother me, as does caffeine.

I had mine out 4 years ago, and find that when I eat particularly fatty foods I have major stomach issues. I used to have emergency situations at least once a week. Now that I am eating healthy my problems have definitely subsided. Since I started watching what I was eating again in November, I've only had 2 or 3 emergencies in 4 1/2 months.

This exactly. If I know we're going to be going for fast food,I pop immodium before we leave or it will be horrible. I can't handle chips, fast food (McDonalds especially, 5 fries and I'm running for a bathroom) really heavy meals bother me, as does caffeine.

I most definately do have that problem where anything I eat....esepcially fatty foods send me right the bathroom. maybe tmi but im just sayin

I had mine out when I was 11 - i'm 32 now, no issues that i'm aware of, I don't have weight issues, I do sometimes have IBS type issues (maybe that's related) *shrugs* I think it's been such a long time for me that any issue would really seem pretty normal to me because I don't really remember what it was like before.

I had mine out 4 years ago, and find that when I eat particularly fatty foods I have major stomach issues. I used to have emergency situations at least once a week. Now that I am eating healthy my problems have definitely subsided. Since I started watching what I was eating again in November, I've only had 2 or 3 emergencies in 4 1/2 months.

This exactly. If I know we're going to be going for fast food,I pop immodium before we leave or it will be horrible. I can't handle chips, fast food (McDonalds especially, 5 fries and I'm running for a bathroom) really heavy meals bother me, as does caffeine.

I most definately do have that problem where anything I eat....esepcially fatty foods send me right the bathroom. maybe tmi but im just sayin

This as well - I find when I eat too fatty of a meal (or even a burger or steak) it causes major stomach issues. I also have it if something is too carb-heavy. Sometimes I eat the stuff and deal with the after effects but since I've focused on cleaner healthier eating again lately I don't seem to have as many problems.

Mine was removed with my spleen 27 years ago.

Had mine out in the late 80s. Never had a problem eating anything, from day 1. Unfortunately!

I've had my gallbladder removed almost 4 years ago now and it was really hard for me to eat the foods that i was use to eating and ended up losing quite a bit of wieght. Its really hard for your body to digest fatty food like meats and chineese food so I try to aviod greesy foods. I looked up online diets for people who dont have gallbladders and they recommend staying away from foods that come from animals cuz its hard on your body to digest it without a gallbladder.

Had mine removed in November and they did a muscle repair at the same time. I have had zero issues since mine was removed. Sometimes I wonder if they forgot to take it! I did pay for it though! lol

I had mine out about 6 yrs (wow I now feel old :sad: ) ago. It was also due to stones, the doctor thought it was actually from my pregnancy. For a long time after I found I had lots of stomach issues. I did finally discover that adding fiber supplements really helped a lot, but it didn't always. Since I started with MFP and have made so many changes to my eating habits I have very little issue and actually don't have to take the fiber supplements anymore.

I had really severe gall stones when I was pregnant with my older daughter (just turned 13)--so severe that I got pancreatitis and had to be induced so I could have really strong antibiotics. I had it out a few months later. I've had occasional heartburn since then, but I managed to gain all my weight without it, and would regularly eat very fatty, greasy foods with no problems at all.

I had mine removed about 2 years ago and it was the biggest relief ever. My problem wasn't stone; I had a problem with anytime I ate a little too much, I ran the risk of my stomach not emptying properly. I would literally have to make myself throw up in order to relieve the painful pressure. If I didn't the pain would last for more than 8 hours and I wouldn't be able to eat again. Scar tissue around my gallbladder was causing my duodenum to be pulled upward so that the opening to my intestines was higher than the rest of my stomach. After the surgery, I have been able to eat whatever I want (which is why I'm dieting now!). However, I also take Prilosec everyday and it completely eliminates any heartburn or acid-reflux.

I had mine out in 2004 (about a month before my wedding ..yikes). I haven't really noticed much difference or had to modify my diet so I guess I've been lucky.