My gallbladder was removed during a liver resection for metastatic colon cancer so I really can't say. I was pretty screwed up generally speaking. No telling what was what. After a few years dealing with the problem, I decided to try and narrow things down a bit. My GI doc was no help, he just said "try Imodium." The advice about the journal came from the Nurse Practitioner at my family doc's office. It has helped.