Uncontrolled diarrhea after gallbladder removal surgery: Any advice?

A couple of other members who may have input to share about liraglutide I'd like to invite into this conversation are @mcgrathj @shaylad90 @projfan.

No, I am not familiar with liraglutide.

Tagging a few members who've talked about bile acid malabsorption (BAM) to see if they are familiar with or taken liraglutide @barjar @sb4ca @yokio @darb @jeepgrl @dlc1953 @blackscarecrow @dbwhitted.

I guess not….

Has anyone with BAM had any experience with Laraglutide?

I Most definitely will keep everyone updated once I see the stomach Dr..have a great weekend isadora2021..

@susanmaria ,Thanks for the info..

Did you try a Low FPDMAP diet? I have heard that it can help after gall bladder removal. I have had issues similar to this due to having Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency and am on a drug called Creon that has helped a great deal. Different from your situation, but the diet did help a great deal. Regretably, the Creon causes constipation, so it can still result in the occasional loss of bowel control, but it is still 90% better! After years of having this issue, it is a small price to pay for such an improvement. I know that the combination of feeling horrible, combined with anxiety and embarrassment of the situation, really derailed my mental health, so be careful with that. Perhaps a nutritionist can help with this diet or some other diet that results in improvement.

I agree with the other person who said its probably bile acid malabsorption. Bile acid malabsorption (BAM), sometimes referred to as bile acid diarrhea, often occurs after gallbladder removal due to the disruption of bile acid regulation. Normally, bile acids are recycled in the intestines, but if they are not properly absorbed, they can draw water into the bowel and irritate it, leading to diarrhea.

I had the exact same thing. Gallbladder removal and then diarrhea every morning. Went on for years. I couldn't keep weight on. I finally found this condition bile acid malabsorption. I asked my Dr. for Colestid. She said take one with every meal. I ended having to take only one with morning meal and one with evening meal. Diarrhea gone! Also, I was drinking a pre-workout drink in the mornings and it made it much worse. I had to cut it out altogether. There are different medicines for it, similar to Colestid (which come in generic BTW). Medications like cholestyramine, colesevelam, or colestipol bind excess bile acids in the intestine and reduce diarrhea. These are often the first-line treatment. These medications are powders or pills and are generally well-tolerated, though they may cause bloating or constipation in some cases.

Good luck, I know how horrible it was. I was scared to leave the house, had incontinence, etc.

Here's an interesting Mayo Clinic article I found on diarrhea after gallbladder removal:

- Chronic diarrhea: A concern after gallbladder removal? https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cholecystectomy/expert-answers/gallbladder-removal/faq-20058481