Dealing with symptoms after Gallbladder surgery

@paula1957 , How are you feeling today? Are you experiencing any improvement to the nausea?

Hi Roisemaire, I know it’s been awhile since you posted on here but wanted to check how you are doing now? I am almost 10 weeks post op of having my gallbladder removed and having all the symptoms you mention. I hope you are better, please send an update. Take care

I had my surgery over 2 months ago and I am still having daily nausea and a soreness feeling under my rib cage where my gallbladder was,. I had keyhole surgery. I hope that it gets better than this 🙁

It’s been over 3 months for me and I am still experiencing nausea, no appetite, I’ve lost 22 lbs, pain under my ribs where gallbladder was and it goes across my upper abdomen to the left side, I’m also very weak fatigued. Do you experience any other symptoms or have any appetite?

I did for the first two months after. It is getting a little better now going onto 3 months now.I hope that your nausea has subsided by now too.

Glad you’ve had some improvement. How often do you get the pain under your right rib? Do you have any upper abdomen pain?

I hope so too! Do you get any pain on the right side where the gallbladder used to be and it goes across my upper abdomen? I had it now for about a week straight.

I am 65 and had gallbladder surgery 8 weeks ago by the keyhole method. I continue to have nausea from time to time and flatulence. I normally fight constipation but do have bouts with loose bowel movements. I seem to have trouble with lettuce and leafy green veggies. I am losing weight and I am happy about that. I eat graham crackers and saltines that seems to be easier on me. I have read where others can eat salad with no problem. I love salad but it doesn’t love me it appears.

Hi, @daizie - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I have also had gallbladder surgery, a number of years ago. I'd say in my case, though the attack that sent me to the hospital was fairly dramatic, my recovery was fairly straightforward.

Sorry to hear nausea, flatulence and loose bowel movements are continuing with you.

I thought you might be interested in reading this Mayo Clinic article about eating after gallbladder surgery https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cholecystectomy/expert-answers/gallbladder-removal-diet/faq-20057813.

What has your surgeon or staff from his or her team said about these symptoms you are having?

I have had abdominal pain for 4 months. It migrates to all four quadrants. I cannot tie the pain to any specific food intake as it can appear even before I eat. I thought it could be caused by the Fosamax that I am taking for my osteoporosis. ( I discontinued it in December.)
My rheumatologist ordered upper and lower ultra sounds. The only remarkable result was gallstones ( no inflammation of the gallbladder, however) , so he referred me to a surgeon. The surgeon said that she couldn’t guarantee that removing the gallbladder would end my pain, so she referred me to a gastroenterologist.
An endoscopy was performed. I was told I had inflammation of the stomach and was put on pantoprazole 40 mg. once a day. Liver enzymes were normal. Lipase and amylase were slightly elevated but upon retesting 5 days later were normal.
After 3 1/2 weeks on the PPI, I was still in pain so an MRCP was ordered. Except for the stones, everything was normal.
I don’t know where to go from here. Could those gallstones be causing all this pain?