Gallbladder removal: Anyone still having complications?

@jb112073 I guess it sounds like it doesn't matter what you eat or drink, anything and everything sets it off?

When I had Covid in February, I lost about 10lbs but gained them back as I recovered. The 30lbs I lost started in April and progressed through May. I only started to gain that weight back about a month after my surgery in June.

I've heard that very sudden weight loss, as well as fasting, can cause gall bladder problems. Both my mother and her mom had their gall bladder removed, so I try to find out what I can do to hopefully keep mine.
Oh, wait, am I reading that your weight loss was *because of* the gall bladder problems?

Yep, my weight loss was because of the gallbladder issues. My Mum also had her gallbladder out when she was in her 20s.

I am a 33yo F. I had my gallbladder removed four months ago after losing 30lbs (I was originally 148lbs) in a month and a half. I couldn’t eat without pain under my right rib and nausea. I was in and out of the ER for weeks. No imaging or labs or tests showed that it needed to come out. The surgical team left it up to me to decide if I wanted it out or not. I was so sick I decided to have them remove it. They removed it laparoscopically. The pathology showed chronic inflammation. My recovery was absolutely brutal and now, four months post-op, I’m still having pain in the surgical site and feel unwell. I’m getting nausea, bloating, and a burning internal sensation under my right rib, in the gallbladder site that radiates around to my back. Ice packs on my abdomen helps, and a short course of low dose prednisone seemed to help as well. I’ve been to GI and Rheumatology and no one seems to know whats wrong or how to help me. I have Hashimoto’s, autoimmune inner ear disease, and PCOS. I had Covid three months before my first symptom. Symptoms seem worse when I’m on my period, and in the evenings. I was tachycardic for three months after surgery. Has anyone experienced some thing similar to this?

Hi, @annako , I think you mentioned both PCOS and Hashimoto's? I've heard of a supplement called inositol recommended for PCOS. So I wondered if anyone had said inositol may be either beneficial or contraindicated for Hashimoto's. It seems like at least a few people think that inositol may be helpful for some people with Hashimoto's.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30506520/
"clinical studies have shown that after treatment with Myo-inositol plus seleniomethionine (Myo-Ins + Se), TSH levels significantly declined in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism due to autoimmune thyroiditis. The treatment was accompanied by a decline of antithyroid autoantibodies. After treatment serum CXCL10 levels declined, confirming the immune-modulatory effect of Myo-Ins. Additional research is necessary in larger population to evaluate the effect on the quality of life, and to study the mechanism of the effect on chemokines."

I don't know how you feel about supplements. I have tried a few myself, and I've found a few that are very helpful to me. What works for one person won't necessarily be good for another, though.

On a different note, I think I've heard that a low-fat diet can help both before and after gall bladder removal. I have slowly learned to make my diet lower-fat, and I feel like it helps me.

One more idea: Have you ever asked for a test to see if you may have trouble digesting gluten? Either celiac disease or gluten intolerance? I think that maybe there are genetic tests for it, too.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9612360/

I had a laparscopic cholescystectomy in January, 2013 and have had minimal side effects. Generally, just softer than normal stools. However, after a bout of food-related diarrhea on 9/9/23, I have been having loose stools anywhere from 1-6 times per day. Taking Immodium to manage. Saw my PCP a week ago and stool tests were all negative. I'm seeing my gastroenterologist on 10/10/23. Currently following a low FODMAP diet with some small improvement.

Yes, I kind of wonder if genetics could partly play a role here. Anyway, I don't know if anything in this link could shed any light on the troubles you've been having:
https://www.verywellhealth.com/digestive-problems-after-gallbladder-removal-1945193