Hey guys, my mom had gall stones back in June, and shortly had her gall bladder removed. Recently, she's been experiencing some of the same symptoms as her Gall bladder attack. Is it possible for it to be gall bladder related? Could they not have removed all of it, or left stones behind?
Answer:
I experienced the same thing after having my gallbladder removed, and realized that I could not digest greens at all.Lettuce, green beans spinach etc.Like the other person said I couldn't digest fats either, so you real have to watch your diet.I also became lactose intolerant after my gallbladder was removed.I hope she gets to feeling better soon.
Is she dieting fat free again? Yes, stones can form in the bile duct and it is very dangerous. She should bring it to her doctor's attention.
I had the same problem about 2 -3 years after I had my gall bladder removed.
For me it ended being exercise related ( lots of ab work and Pilates) I went to the doctor and they re-ultra-sounded my bile duct. She (your mom) should go in and they will hopefully do the same thing. If they measured the duct after surgery ( and they should have) they can re-measure the remnant duct now. If the duct has increased in size then it means she is still passing some (leftover/new? ) stones.
If the duct is unchanged it may be an abdominal issue like mine.
The other alternative they had for me was to go back in and cut a muscle that was getting cramped up on the scar tissue. I opted NOT, and I just deal with it from time to time.
Bottom line she should go back in and get it checked out.
Shadowatdustcatcher's got a good answer, and I might add, from personal experience, that surgeons can and do fail to remove it all, as they did in me. I knew the surgeon personally, and he knew what a chicken I was, so he promised he would only go after the "sludge" as he called it, that was clearly there and would not do any "exploratory" surgery looking for more stones / sludge further around. Well, as a result, he didn't get it all since he was acting on my nervousness and "chicken-ness", and so I had to go in a second time to get the rest out, and that was much easier and quicker than the first time, but a definite must if you want to get rid of the pain, etc.. Just tell your mom to go talk to her doctor about it, and they'll do the rest with ease. And don't forget what shadowatdustcatcher said. She needs to stay on a fat free diet, at least for a while. It's been 11 or 12 years since I had mine out and now I'm eating as freely as always, but at least for a while at first, you need to stick as fat free as possible. God Bless you and your mother.
mastermind i didnt call you an idiot, i meant it to the guy who was asking the question. sorry for that misunderstanding.
these symtoms are called dyspepsia. these are not related to gall bladder.in some patient these symptom persist after gall bladder removal.don't worry it will improve with medicine
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