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Food Before And After Gallbladder Removal

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linda282930
linda282930

Just wondering  how many  have been able to eat better 

after Gallbladder removal and how many are worse off afterwards  ?

I'm still waiting for surgery  and am struggling to eat.  

Experiences  please  good or bad  as I  need  to  prepare  myself. 

Thanks. 

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  • TheToad
    TheToad linda282930

    Posted

    I was told I could eat anything, but the bowel movements later are not that good. Probably because over half my bowel was removed nearly 4 years ago and my gallbladder 4 1/2 months ago. I'm going to see a dietician in two weeks. I'm sure you'll get more useful advice soon on this forum. Someone called Sickofwaiting is very helpful. Good luck! 

    • Scottie13
      Scottie13 TheToad

      Posted

      Sickofwaiting said she was taking herself off here unfortunately after being given a lot of grief from a particular member when they disagreed on something 👎🏼 Xx

    • TheToad
      TheToad Scottie13

      Posted

      Oh. That's a shame. I found her very helpful. Thanks for telling me. 😟

    • Scottie13
      Scottie13 TheToad

      Posted

      I did too and myself and some others messaged her to ask her to stay as well. Never know she may come back as she was ever so helpful!! xx
    • linda282930
      linda282930 TheToad

      Posted

      Good luck with the dietician John.  I  hope you start doing  better. 

    • matt57085
      matt57085 Scottie13

      Posted

      That's a shame! Sickofwaiting is lovely and has been very kind to me and took the time to answer me many times.

      If you read this sickofwaiting please come back! xx

  • Scottie13
    Scottie13 linda282930

    Posted

    Got my gallbladder out 7 weeks ago but haven’t been brave enough to try certain foods yet. I’ve managed to eat cheese which has lots of fat in it though! And chocolate too. 

    Tbh I didn’t really eat a lot of fatty things before the surgery anyway. Had yellow stools after surgery to begin with and diarrhoea a few times but that was related to antibiotics I was on. 

    Before the surgery I had extreme nausea so was struggling to eat as well. After the surgery I started by eating soup and toast or ham sandwiches. Things that are pretty low in fat and easily digested. About a week after the surgery I managed macaroni cheese which I think would be pretty fatty because of the cheese content. 

    So in answer to your question I’m not any worse off after the surgery.

    Good luck for your op and hope it’s a success so you can get back eating properly xx

    • linda282930
      linda282930 Scottie13

      Posted

      Hi Scottie

      Glad things are going  well  for  you.  Keep in touch and let 

      us know how you are doing  👍

      I  wish Sickofwaiting  would come back as I  miss  her.   I'll be having my

      surgery at the same hospital as her and she was    giving me all the info  .😔

    • Scottie13
      Scottie13 linda282930

      Posted

      Private message her. It should come up in her email notifications so she’ll know you’ve tried to contact her xx
  • Lynne1965
    Lynne1965 linda282930

    Posted

    Hi Linda. I had my gallbladder removed in 14th July. I had had issues for years without knowing what the problem was. I could hardly eat anything without either getting an attack of pain or painful, extreme bloating. I can now eat pretty much anything at all with no problems! I perhaps have slightly smaller portions now, and have learned to stop if I begin to feel full, as that can cause a little discomfort, like indigestion. 

    Having my gallbladder surgery has been amazing! 

    When is your surgery? 

    • linda282930
      linda282930 Lynne1965

      Posted

      Hi Lynne

      Glad to hear that you can eat much better now.  

      I should have had my surgery 2 weeks ago but  the day  before  I

      Had to go to A&E with a different problem and  my surgery  had to be cancelled. 

      I'm on the waiting list again  and  I  can't  wait  now,   in constant   pain  in my ribs

      back and front,   plus   can't eat anything without  pain.

      Linda x 

    • Lynne1965
      Lynne1965 linda282930

      Posted

      I kept ringing up to chase up my appointment and they put me on an emergency cancellation list. Otherwise I don’t honk I would have had mine out yet! I was told in April that it would be a six to nine month waiting list. Hope you don’t have much longer to wait x
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