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Neurological and sleep issues after gall bladder removal
Digestive Health | Last Active: Apr 3 1:09pm | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
I regret every day I had gallbladder removal. I had constant pain in my upper stomach area. Doctor said my gallbladder had sludge and needed to be removed. Fell for that. It never got better and digestion is a million times worse. Still have pain only more. If I would have gotten another opinion, I probably be fine. What the issue is, is I have a hiatal hernia. Now with the gallbladder gone, acid is backing up so much worse. New Gastro Doctor said the problem will get better, but will resurface and need more meds. Lifestyle as far as eating has to change. Sleeping on a bunch of pillows for elevation created neck issues. I bend over to do anything the acid is up in my throat. I bought a $5,000 bed to sleep elevated. So, GET SECOND opinions. FYI, Medicare allows it. A few hours of investigating other opinions may save you a lifetime of misery. Now I have a lifetime of extra issues now. My later years of my life are tossing and turning, getting up all night drinking water and expensive pills.
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I have a hiatal hernia as well. I got it after my gallbladder was removed from vomiting so much. I was throwing up a lot of bile after. Anyway, for over a year I struggle...taking a PPI, sleeping with my head elevated and all that. I even bought the $5000 bed to sleep elevated too. It is uncomfortable as heck. The GI doctor kept telling me to treat the acid. Meanwhile, I NEVER had acid issue prior to removal.
Finally, after struggling for a long time, a doctor suggested I try cholestyramine. It is bile binder. I stopped the PPI entirely and started taking cholestyramine. I take a half a packet right before laying down for bed and a half packet in the morning. That clears the bile out of my stomach. THAT has given me my life back a little. It was bile refluxing up...not acid. And a PPI actually relaxes the sphincter between the stomach and the intestines, which increases the bile moving into the stomach making the problem even worse.
If I were you...I'd give that a go. I can now sleep flat again. That awful reflux is mostly gone. And things are a lot better. I really hope this helps you.