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Gallbladder removal: What can I expect?

Posted by msvjv @msvjv, Oct 8, 2024

Any info from folks who’ve had gall bladder removed would be appreciated. Surgery coming up soon. Especially interested in diet tips for first few weeks and whether you did or did not suffer from diarrhea at first or continuing. Thanks in advance.

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Sep 24 8:48am
In reply to @kevvieg416 "Thank you for the kind words, and for your support. I am still adapting to some..." + (show)
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Thank you for the kind words, and for your support. I am still adapting to some of the changes, particularly irregularity, but I am brainstorming with my committee of one (lol), trying a new probiotic, making sure I move even more than before, and appreciate my high tech bidet, which helps the process considerably.
I'm going back on October 27 to have the stent on my bile duct removed. It's a different surgeon, because I'm back home, but he seems great. I was advised that I've been through the worst. If there is a bile leak after removing the stent, he will but a bigger one in and allow everything to heal. Lasty, I am ETERNALLY grateful to have experienced such great care from our Canadian healthcare system over the past 57 years. 19 surgeries between the ages of 18 months and 12 years, and the only cost to my parents was bringing me comic books to read. My recent hospital stay was nine days, and I didn't have to file an insurance claim or pay a single dime out of pocket.

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I appreciate the update, @kevvieg416, and I'm glad to hear that you are still adapting to the changes. Adapting to changes in our lives is a continual process that requires effort, determination, and a positive attitude. You appear to have these qualities in abundance.

I look forward to hearing from you again. Will you continue to post with updates, questions, or concerns?

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katherina | @katherina | 1 day ago
In reply to @kamommy "Had mine out 10 years ago. It was septic (I was septic?), so it greatly affected..." + (show)
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Had mine out 10 years ago. It was septic (I was septic?), so it greatly affected the h. Pylori ulcer.
I had no after effects other than from the 3 courses of antibiotics for the ulcer. Still could not eat sugary treats. No concerns with fried foods or anything else. In the last year I have had to take a digestive enzyme with most meals, especially if the meal includes butter (I only consume organic, grass fed). 🤷‍♂️

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@kamommy which digestive enzyme do you take?

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hopeseeker22 | @hopeseeker22 | 1 day ago

I had GB removed in ‘85. Perhaps resulted in BAD (Bile Acid Diarrhea). I say perhaps because already had diarrhea from intestinal Crohn’s Disease. But was saved from total dehydration when surgeon suggested taking RX cholestyramine (Brand: Questran powder). Has controlled diarrhea in me 30+ years if taken religiously. If GI objects even trying it-run! Let him shit in his pants morning til night.

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