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Post-cholecystectomy or gallbladder removal surgery
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@4lori4 Hi there - try to eat foods that are safe for the gallbladder so, nothing greasy or fatty. Google post-cholesectomy syndrome. You may be experiencing it and it often improves over time. Was your gallbladder removed due to gallstones, due to infection or because it was failing? I don't understand what the doctor meant by saying it 'wasn't that bad.' Depending on the issue that caused the need for the cholesectomy, a visual observation of the organ wouldn't provide enough information to determine 'how bad' it was.
What helps me: small, non-greasy meals, eating more frequently so you're never completely empty, nibbling on Saltines or pretzel thins with surface salt, drinking hot black tea.
Keep track of your symptoms - when are they better, when are they worse? Maintain a food diary. To speed up the diagnosis process, document things like that.
You are not alone. The nausea is extremely common.
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Hi, my gallbladder was removed due to a condition called porcelain gallbladder. I was told that it was needed to come out. That was 4 years ago, my life since then has been awful. I have seen three Gastro doctors and under treatment currently for Gastro paresis. I was told by second Dr that ordered a CT scan that I have surgical clips left inferior to my liver and I’m guessing that the condition I have was due to the surgery because it is nerve damage to the vagus nerve. I wish I would have never had this surgery.
I cannot eat large portions of food, because my stomach does not empty very well. So I have to be very careful and everyday after every meal about 30 minutes after the nausea comes, I hate it.