Should I see a Dr. for intermittent abdominal cramping post-gallbladder removal?

I had my GPS 12/04. I had no problems. I had my gallbladder removed 6/05 after only 1 attack. A month or so after my gallbladder removal, I ate a few Great Value brand ruffles chips. My stomach immediatly began cramping. It did this for several hours. I tried to eat something else (better choice than chips) after and it started again. I figured it was probably related to the recent gallbladder removal and didn't eat anything until mid-day the next day and everthing was fine. Several months later, I tried the chips again with the same thing happening. Ok -no more Great Value chips for me (ruffles brand has never done that to me). I have not had it happen to me until about 3 weeks ago. I was in the hospital with pneumonia. I had just started eating again. My sister brought me some bacon, which I have about 3 days a week for breakfast. I ate about 3 slices, everthing was fine. A couple hours later, I ate another slice. I immediately began having severe stomach cramping. It seemed to move with the bacon as it digested in that it started between my rib cage and ended up cramping from there all the way to about my waist line. Needless to say I didn't eat anything for about 18-24 hours. They gave me some Lortab wich really did not help the cramping that much, but did make me sleep. Last Wednesday, 2 weeks out of the hospital, I ate about 2 roasted new potato slices (some grease and too much black pepper for my taste). Immediately my stomach began cramping. This was at 11AM. I finally went home around 2 pm because it was still cramping so bad. I tried to eat the next day and it came back. It never really went away, but was just a nusiance type pain. Oh yeah, my abdomen was tender tothe touch while cramping so bad. I decided to see my PCP. He was not there, so I saw the CRNP. She order u/s of pelivs and abdomen, drew blood, urine and I had to do a stool sample. Everything came back normal. The cramping lasted from Wed through Sat. She had given me bentyl to take 4X a day. It helped some, but I had another severe case Sat. at the mall. It actually started before I ate anything it was just not bad. Then I ate 2 chicken nuggets from chick-fil-et and 1 waffle friy and it started. It eased off in about an hour or so, and nothing has bothered my stomach since. My U/S and labs came back ok. She put me on an anti-fungal med and an antibotic that treats stomach infections better. I don't think this is what it is, but I am taking it anyway. I was low in potassium while in the hospital. I don't know whether to just wait until I have another attack and call my surgeon (who has not had very good bed-side manner post-op) or if I should call them now. I feel it is just a result of eating the wrong kinds of food after having my gall bladder removed. The only other thing is that I am running a low-grade fever. I have been I think since April when I had bronchitis. but it is hard to tell since I have had strep and pneumonia since that time. Do you seem to get sick easier post GPS? Sorry for the novel, but I wanted to give as many details as possible and would appreciate any ideas.

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