Gall Bladder Removal

I had mine out in 2001. I can tell you that it did not help my pain problmes. For several years after it was out I still experienced the galbladder attack pain and had no clue why. I read up on it and foud that up to 40 percent of people that have it removed still have attacks and can have stones in their liver. I also was not given a list of foods not to eat. I wonder if now they are starting to see more and more people complain of the same symptoms and are starting to introduce a food list. I have not had the attacks for a few years but they were horrible!!!!!!!!!!!! I do still get pains from time to time with certain foods, lettuce, peanuts, popcorn, etc but nothing like they used to be. Red meats, etc have never caused me a problem. But I do know that if i eat fatty foods there needs to be a bathroom nearby.

I had mine out in 2001. I can tell you that it did not help my pain problmes. For several years after it was out I still experienced the galbladder attack pain and had no clue why. I read up on it and foud that up to 40 percent of people that have it removed still have attacks and can have stones in their liver. I also was not given a list of foods not to eat. I wonder if now they are starting to see more and more people complain of the same symptoms and are starting to introduce a food list. I have not had the attacks for a few years but they were horrible!!!!!!!!!!!! I do still get pains from time to time with certain foods, lettuce, peanuts, popcorn, etc but nothing like they used to be. Red meats, etc have never caused me a problem. But I do know that if i eat fatty foods there needs to be a bathroom nearby.

I am one of these. I still feel awful and get these really strange attacks every couple of months. most of the time it's when I am drinking alcoholic beverages and mixing with some kind of juice, but I don't always have to be drinking. It feels like someone is stabbing me in the chest all the way through to my back. No doctor can explain it. It lasts for about an hour and I usually end up throwing up a couple of times until the pain goes away. Anyone experience this after having their gall bladder removed???

It's been 11 years and I still get the stupid things.

I had mine out in 2001. I can tell you that it did not help my pain problmes. For several years after it was out I still experienced the galbladder attack pain and had no clue why. I read up on it and foud that up to 40 percent of people that have it removed still have attacks and can have stones in their liver. I also was not given a list of foods not to eat. I wonder if now they are starting to see more and more people complain of the same symptoms and are starting to introduce a food list. I have not had the attacks for a few years but they were horrible!!!!!!!!!!!! I do still get pains from time to time with certain foods, lettuce, peanuts, popcorn, etc but nothing like they used to be. Red meats, etc have never caused me a problem. But I do know that if i eat fatty foods there needs to be a bathroom nearby.

I am one of these. I still feel awful and get these really strange attacks every couple of months. most of the time it's when I am drinking alcoholic beverages and mixing with some kind of juice, but I don't always have to be drinking. It feels like someone is stabbing me in the chest all the way through to my back. No doctor can explain it. It lasts for about an hour and I usually end up throwing up a couple of times until the pain goes away. Anyone experience this after having their gall bladder removed???

It's been 11 years and I still get the stupid things.

me too-get attacks randomly and was told it might be my oesophagus going into spasm? not sure on that,but at least the attacks are infrequent-sorry to hear someone else suffering though.

I had mine out in 2001. I can tell you that it did not help my pain problmes. For several years after it was out I still experienced the galbladder attack pain and had no clue why. I read up on it and foud that up to 40 percent of people that have it removed still have attacks and can have stones in their liver. I also was not given a list of foods not to eat. I wonder if now they are starting to see more and more people complain of the same symptoms and are starting to introduce a food list. I have not had the attacks for a few years but they were horrible!!!!!!!!!!!! I do still get pains from time to time with certain foods, lettuce, peanuts, popcorn, etc but nothing like they used to be. Red meats, etc have never caused me a problem. But I do know that if i eat fatty foods there needs to be a bathroom nearby.

I am one of these. I still feel awful and get these really strange attacks every couple of months. most of the time it's when I am drinking alcoholic beverages and mixing with some kind of juice, but I don't always have to be drinking. It feels like someone is stabbing me in the chest all the way through to my back. No doctor can explain it. It lasts for about an hour and I usually end up throwing up a couple of times until the pain goes away. Anyone experience this after having their gall bladder removed???

It's been 11 years and I still get the stupid things.
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Oh my god I had the same exact problems with drinking alcohol!!! Even one beer would put me in such pain i couldnt handle it!!! I went to a gastroenterologist and they did a scope thing and found that i had tons of bile around the outer lining of my stomach and leasions. I had to lay off the caffiene, spicy foods, alcohol, etc for a few months until the leasions healed. I did that and it worked. I dont have the pain from alcohol anymore. Thank God!! He said it is like pouring alcohol on an open wound!

thanks for that info.i dont drink alcohol or caffeine though and very little spicy food:(-i have been checked for GERD too,and heart issues just in case-all fine thankfully.