6 months post gaulbladder surgery

Hi Val am sorry to hear this. Have you tried the caltrate calcium 600 d? Think it might help you. The calcium soaks up the bile which in turn bulks up the stool. It's worth a try. You can get it in any pharmacy and it's not too expensive either. You start by taking half a tablet 3 times a day with food. If there's no change after 4-5 days up the dosage to 1 3 times a day with food. It seems to work for so many people. Hope you feel better soon. Big hugs xx

Valerie this happens to most people and for most people it calms down when you have your gall bladder removed the bile drips constantly into your small intestine which then acts like a laxative, I am now in my 3rd year of what you have I take a bile binder called Colesevelam there is another called Questran and of course my old friend Loperamide (Imodium) Go see your GP and ask him to refer you to a Consultant xxx

Hi valerie, thought I would reply to you, it is also 5 months 2 weeks now since I have had my gallbladder removed and sometimes I have the same, also bad flatulence and bloated stomach allot, I also have IBS which does not help, but I have had pain with wind and pain in groin and to the waist, this I am told is because there is a meridian nerve that is disturbed when the gallbladder is removed and it takes a long time to get back to normal, also I have heard that because there is no gallbladder the liver has to adjust, remember that the purpose of a gallbladder is to break up fatty foods and even though I don't eat very fatty foods and try always to eat good even before I had it out, I like a bit of chocolate and biscuits here and there, but anyway, the liver has to adjust to this process and break up ANY kind of fat.  My stools are still smelly and I have dreadful wind still, I believe it can be over 6 months or so for the liver to adjust, its been quite difficult for me but when I get the wind pain I tend to drink allot of water or camomile tea and have something like Colanticon gel which is available from the pharmacy which helps with the wind, its just a slow process dispite what people say, the body has to adjust, I hope mine will adjust and get better and I hope yours will, don't worry about the bowel cancer, I'm sure its no way connected to this, its just because the gallbladder has been removed and all the process that follows.  Take care Stella

hi again valerie, yes alcohol free wine would probably be ok, or a low vaultage wine, and just a small glass, I have just a half a glass of wine every now and again, I don't value a volumn of more than 12.5 or even lower if you can get it, just have a bit and you should be o.k, take care Stella

Hi Valerie. I am the wife of James. I had my gall bladder removed at the end of January. From my pre op weight 2 days before surgery I was at 170lbs. At the end of February I weighed 204. I have had nothing but diarrhea (mostly bile) , nausea (mostly dry heaves), bloating, but no pain, no weight loss. I have a new family dr and her plan is to run test until she finds some answers. I have never weighed this much EVER. I am now on antidepressants!! If or when my dr finds an answer, I will gladly pass it on to you since we are sharing the same nightmare!!