Question:
Anyone's Bowels gone wacky after gbladder removal???

Had my gbladder out last Thursday and first I was having diarhhea after eating and then today I wnet to the bathroom and was constipated -Anybody else experience this??? What in the heck is going on I'm confused and concerned with how long this will last???    — TotallyTori (posted on August 25, 2004)

August 25, 2004
Sorry I do not have an answer for you but,I had my gallbladder removed on Friday and i have exactly the same issue you do. I will be waiting to see if anyone has the answer. Christine
   — christine226

August 25, 2004
Sometimes if you eat foods that have fat content after gall bladder removal, it takes your body a while to adjust to digesting food without the gall bladder. I had diarrhea for about a month after removal of my gall bladder. It does get better. Get a good stock of Immodium AD and avoid the foods with a significant fat content for a while. You'll be fine.
   — Cathy S.

August 25, 2004
I had my gall bladder out a month and a half ago and I am still battling diarrhea no matter what I eat. I have tried Immodium and it helps but I would have to take it every day twice a day to make the diarrhea stop. I talk to the surgeon about it and he says it is normal and that if it becomes a problem then he could prescribe something for e. Well, I say it has become a problem now so I am going to see him again. Good luck on getting back to normal. I have read posts where some people are normal a month after surgery and some still aren't normal after 2 years.
   — KittyKatt

August 26, 2004
I had mine removed over two years ago and am still having problems with diarhhea, I am hoping it will improve after my WLS.
   — JAN L.