Constant bloating post gallbladder removal

I am 12 days post surgery (laparo) for gallbladder removal and I do not feel any better. Constant nausea, pain where the GB was , stomach spasms. I was was misdiagnosed for 6 weeks before they realized it was the GB. The rushed me into surgery. I can barely get out of bed. Am I struggling because I was so sick prior to diagnosis???

I have a dietary question. I’ve gone on Google and YouTube and getting conflicting info on fats. Some say to eat olive oil or avocado oil whereas others say those are bad fats and you can eat butter? Some say go back to your original diet and others say low fat diets are best. I’m sooo confused.
Any suggestions for what works and what is best?

It is confusing, @doverspike as there are lots of different ways of approaching it. My suggestion has always been to keep a journal of foods you eat and any symptoms that you have. In this way, you can find the foods that trigger digestive issues.

Have you tried keeping a journal of foods and symptoms? If not, it might be a good way to track what is best for you to eat as well as what to avoid.

I think a journal is something I'll have to do because having avocado toast I was fine yet the next day a bagel with avocado gave me great pain. Makes no sense!

Hi , I am sorry you are experiencing these symptoms. I have the same symptoms and it is no fun! I had gallbladder removed August 2023 and my digestion has never been the same. I got a few viruses this winter which probably upended my gut bacteria and have had diarrhea for months. My abdominal cat scan last week was negative. I am going the holistic route(and also its impossible to get into a Dr!) I take Pure Encapsulations Digestive Enzymes with each meal. While everyone is different, it has greatly reduced my bloating. On the other hand it has increased nausea, so I take pepcid when that happens. Since I had gallstones, I also changed my diet to low fat. While it was hard at first, it has become easier. Plus it really helped me to lose 50 pounds in the last 2.5 years which is great for me. Another thing I started was taking Fiber everyday(with probiotics) which also helps. Someone recommended Tummy Fiber to me which I am about to start. It is a soluble fiber powder which helps people with irritable bowel syndrome but I figure it may help regulate my digestion. It has been /is overwhelming to me , however when I start thinking that way, I remember there are so many that have it a lot worse. I hope this helps some and good luck. Let me know if learn anything more on our journey without a gallbladder.

I'm so sorry you are struggling. My husband had his removed 6 weeks ago and the pain he had prior to his gallbladder removal has never gone away. We have been back and forth to the ER 3 times all the tests and scans come back negative. Our daughter works for HR thru a medical clinic she works for so she got my husband an appointment tomorrow for pain management. We will see how that goes and hopefully they can help him with his pain cause he can hardly get out of bed without hurting so bad. I pray you can get some answers on your situation as well. It's so crazy how many people are struggling after gallbladder removal. Makes me wonder what really goes on in surgery as to why so many are in worse shape after.