Any good news stories after Gallbladder removal?

Hi, don't forget its still early days and diarrhoea seems to be more common than constipation which is where I am at nearly 4 weeks post op.

Plain food shouldn't trigger it, its just your body healing inside which will take alot longer. Sleep when you feel tired, I still fall asleep every so often and in those early days its your body's way. 

Keep us updated with your progress, take care x

Thanks Katherine, I'm just going with the flow. I seem to be sleeping better, just need to curl up on my right side and I'll be happy! 😊 The diarrhea won't do me any harm I could do with losing a couple of lb's, so 'Every cloud'... You take care too... speak soon & thanks for the reply xx

At this point, it's early days for you.  Your body will need some time to adjust itself to not having a gallbladder. I'd suggest eating small very low fat meals frequently during the day.  Some people need to avoid dairy at first.  After I had my gallbladder out I found that I could no longer tolerate coffee, as it triggered diarrhea almost immediately.  That's still the case.  I also can't tolerate acidic foods.  You might want to look up the fodmap foods on line to see what you might be able to eat safely.  Take care, and hope you do better in the days to come! xx

Hi Lynda - I'm taking it very easy, so far since Saturday I've managed to eat wholemeal toast (small amount), chicken, soup, a couple of oven chips. Today I had a couple of biscuits and they upset me, so trial & error I think. As you say, it's early days yet so hoping tum settles down soon. Just going to have a little nap, thank you for your reply, take care xxx

You, too.  I hope you sleep well! xx

I would remove the gluten, from all my research and frequenting many forums, all gluten and dairy should be removed in most peoples diets anyway, but expecially those with gut damage and digestion issues. I am planing on a gentle diet of broth with limited cooked veg soups, scambled eggs (if I can tolerate them) non dairy yogurts, soft fruits etc, all natural and not from a packet, might help? A lot on my natural groups who have had their gallbladder out have found dairy and gluten long time triggers and avoid them permantly and have no issues.My mum is the same.

however its only 3 days and I have read that upset tummy is normal whilst the body adjusts xxx I hope you feel better soon x

Its strange as its so different for each person, I can eat small amounts of dairy, lightly spiced, chocolate which is a must!! But I have eaten lightly, salmon, chicken, jacket potatoes amongst a few but it does vary from person to person and I also think that it depends why the gallbladder was removed, either gallstones or not working correctly as I didn't have all the usual symptoms that others get. I think its very trial and error. The main thing that I would stay away from is fatty food or highly spiced food especially early on. 

Yes, we are all different, I personally dont see dairy as healthy for us anyway, being paleo before all this started, so wont be eating, but it does seem to flare a lot of people with upset tummy afterwards too.

Once settled I will be adding back healthy fats as they are essential for our body and brain and for our hormones, digesting all our fat soluable vitamins and omegas.. A study done said there was no real reason to tell patients to avoid healthy fats as they found no  difference in the study to symptoms. 

I am going to be very careful afterwards but I will not go low fat long term, as I personally dont think its healthy to.

I still eat fats now, pork sausage from the orghanic butcher causes me less distress than a potato does. lamb is a no no as well as red meat now. Raw veg causes me way more issues than my husbands stir fried chicken in rice cooked in peanut oil?

Sop yes we are all different and follow our own path  

I also read on the liver Dr site recently that food intolerances have been found to be linked to gallbladder disease and gluten and dairy are big culprits. removing grains will help protect from fatty liver too. sHe has great advice. She is a doctor specalsiing in the liver and has books published worldwide. Sheis also on the radio and tv shows. So she must know her stuff

There is lots of information out there and I believe at the end of the day its upto each individual person what direction you want to follow and what your beliefs are. Nothing is right or wrong as its personal choice and the information thats out there is there so we can make a that choice thats right for us. which is why this site is great as we can all put our experiences forward to people. x

yes for sure  Its a great group on here.

Hi Star,

I eat gluten, lactose free dairy and cheese and do okay.  I think everyone is different in how their digestion works and what sets them off.

For instance, I can't eat sausage of any kind...you are working hard on finding what you can tolerate and will keep you healthy!  Best of luck to you!

Like Katherine, I have to have chocolate, even if it's just a little...