Recent gallbladder Surgery leaving me feeling awful

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I had my Gallbladder removed 13days ago. after 7days at home i ended up collapsing and discovered i have a stone in my bile duct. this was removed 5days ago now. i had severe itching 2days ago ended up at out of hours doc, the doc said it was an allergic reaction to antibiotocs for a wound infection. I then had bloods re taken today they are still off but not alarming. All my other stats look ok but I now have severe diarrhoea stomach cramps and feel like ive got the flu. Help!! anyone else suffered simular please tell me it gets better. I am so exhausted feeling unwell and weak.

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    Sorry you went through this!  It's all very challenging to have complications when you expected surgery to be followed by healing, and getting well.  

    If your diarrhea is loose stools surrounded by yellow bile, it's because your gallbladder can no longer store and measure out the bile that your liver is making.  Instead, it's being excreted into your small intestine and there's too much of it for your body to absorb. It might also be backing up into your stomach, which can give you nausea.  

    However, it might also be a reaction to the antibiotic, because it's harmed the good bacteria in your gut.  You can take probiotics for this, to help increase the amount of beneficial bacteria.  What antibiotic were you given first, and what where you given the second time?  

    Try to eat small, frequent meals and stick to low fat, if you can.  If your diarrhea doesn't settle, you might need medication to absorb the excess bile in your system.  I've taken it since 2009.  It's called cholestyramine.  

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      hi thanks for your reply. i stopped taking my anti biotics and it has helped me ever so slightly. its been a few days and the itching has defiantly eased off. i think it was maybe the stone stuck in my bile duct. thank you for your help
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    Itching is a symptom of jaundice and that your liver is struggling. When a stone blocks the common bile duct this can happen. It happened to me pre op.  You do feel very unwell with jaundice. Do you have other symptoms such as pale stools and dark urine, yellow skin and are the whites of your eyes yellow?
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      hi thanks for your reply. my symptoms have defiantly eased off now after a few days which is great news.

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