weight loss, nausea vomiting bile after gallbladder removal

[mother of four]

hi, i am a 42 old female, i experienced gallbladder attacks in oct.2004, was extremely sick, vomiting, lethargy, the ultrasound showed i had alot of gallstones,(30-40) had it removed by laparscopy, had no problems for 2 weeks, then i experienced nausea 24/7,and then intermittent diarrhea, had a colonoscopy, which was normal, then i had an endoscopy which showed a copius amount of bile in my stomach, was put on welchol and nexium (had some ulcers) did okay for a couple of months, then in june of 2005 i lost 32 lbs in a 3-4 week period, i had no appetite whatsover,severe lethargy,intermittent diarrhea, a feeling of fullness. I  had a cat scan which showed a mass in some fluid down by my rectum. I also had a vaginal ultrasound which showed some debri in my cervix. So the gi doctor told me it was female so i went to a gyn and she wanted to do a total hysterectomy because she thought i had ovarian cancer, the ca125 was neg. my insurance did not cover her so i went to a cancer center and they did a uterine biopsy and she told me my female organs were totally normal. so now i went back to the gi doctor, he did a test that i had to have electrodes on my stomach and i carried a camera on my side,( i cannot remember the test name) came back normal, had a lower gi, normal, was tested for celiac disease, normal, lupus,normal every test that i have had is totally normal, i went to another doctor, she repeated the cat scan, the mass is gone but the radiologist saw another mass in my uterus and he assumed it was a tampon, 100 percent cannot be a tampon because i never wear tampons because they bother me too much! i understand that you are not a gyn but i thought you needed to know everything. i have lost a total of 46 lbs to date , extremely nauseous, which i take phenegran for and it does help, there are days that i have an okay day but 80 percent of my days are terrible, i cannot function, very nauseous and i just want to lay down, i feel better if i lay down, when i vomit its always bile, and lots of it, and it is a wicked wretching, not like a normal puking, and i get very sick, almost disoriented, i feel malaise, i feel like i have the flu 10 x over, i sleep for hours and then this syndrome? goes away and then i can funtion again, i have been so sick for 5 months now, i was fine until i had my gallbladder removed, some stomach pain, but nothing that would double me over , the pain is all over my stomach , sometimes in upper right quadrant, sometimes left side, i want the docter to do a ercp but he said that is not necesary, i was told that sometimes your cystic duct closes and thats when i get sick , feel terrible and then when it reopens i feel better. i sometimes feel bloated, have gas and belching . i went back to the surgeon who removed my gallbladder and he said he found nothing wrong, 3 doctors want to put me on an ani-depressant! please steer me in the right direction, you are my last hope, do i stop looking and give up? thankyou so much

[CJofAR]

Finally a site that others I can relate too. I had my GB removed Sept.03 with no problems with eating etc for 2 years then BAM!!! Started with the same symptoms as before removal of my GB, upper right quad pain,vomiting, loose BM thought it was a bad Virus but wouldn't go away. Went through CT with contrast,CBC, Upper GI with Barium, Horomone check, Endoscope etc.etc.etc. Found only mild gastric irr. in dueodemon area with a neg. for H-Pylori. Been on Prilosec 20mg, Reglan 10mg and Phenergan 25mg since Sept 05 with very little improvementexcept pain much less. But I am unable to eat much of anything period. My diet is toast, baked potatoe,some soups,oatmeal,pudding,def.coffee and tea and milk shakes so I dropped 12lbs fast but stopped losing weight and my right side has a swollen site beside my navel and it balls up and enlarges and gets very hard to touch when I eat anything. If I bend over after I eat or lay down up my food comes no matter what and it is projectial vomiting. I just had another Virus on top of this and now I have a burning/tingling in my lower legs and my feet I cripple around like I have ran on sharp rocks barefoot, losing sleep and waking up with bile sore throat and will vomit bile every a.m. The GI and GYN did a exploratory Lapo for adhesions and I was clean, so now sending me to Endrocologist for the glands. I also have headaches and eye vision disrupts. The gland system send all kinds of messages to the body for activity and thay are going this route. I wish everyone of you the Best of Luck on your quest. It seems Doctors do not care sometimes but it is because we are exeptions and they cannot figure it out and hate to admit the failure I guess. Good Luck to all. CJ

[SandyR23]

I am 82 years young and had my gall bladder removed 2 years ago.
After about 3 month I started having daily bouts of diarhhea. My internest said that it was being caused by excess bile from my liver.  He prescribed Cholestyramine which has been a miracle drug in solving my diarrhea problem.  However it has caused me another problem which is SEVERE upper GI inflamation.  Is there any other drug or treament that you can suggest. Is there a drug or an herb which could help?  Thank You

[crackersngatorade]

I recently had my gallbladder removed after severe nausea and the inability to eat ANYTHING.  I could only eat crackers and gatorade.  I lost 21 lbs and all tests came back normal stating my gallbladder was healthy.  They removed it anyway 2 wks ago and discovered it was chronically inflammed.  I felt GREAT after removal until a couple of days ago I started with the nausea again.  I dont have any pain and rarely get diarhea but the nausea occurs right after I eat.  It is not nearly as intense as before but enough to ruin your day.  If I lay down after eating the nausea is worse.  I get chest pains now and think I have acid reflux.  They put me on Prevacid.  You have to take it everyday and I feel nausea from it but if I dont take it I am MUCH worse....does anyone know of a better acid reflux pill or if this may even be the problem....I could have lived with every one of the other symptoms but I can't take nausea!!!

[sportsfanaticgirl]

hello everyone! i am new. i am glad that i found this. i had my gallbladder removed 7 years ago. every time i eat i get pretty much urgent diarrhea. the doctors tell me that i have ibs. i don't know. they have never given me questran or any other meds to help with the bile. i can't keep weight on. i am 5'4 and weigh 95 pounds. it depresses me. i wish that i could gain. i have heard from some people that taking calcium daily has helped people with diarrhea. anyone tries this. please help with any suggestions. thanks!

[sadangel]

HI! I am new to this sight but am very pleased to see that I am not the only one going through misery after having their gallbladder removed, for awhile I have been feeling all alone. My story may be long but it's the truth and may help you. I 19 years old. I had my gallbladder removed ten years ago when I was only 10 years old. Lets start out by saying this is not a normal surgery for someone as young as I was. Back then I didn't really realize what this ment or how it would effect me, well unforunatly now I do. After my surgery, my doctor told me to minimize my fat intake, basically be on a strict diet. Well lets just say I didn't realize how serious this advice would be up until the last 6-7 years. Over the years I have been back to visit the doctor who gave my surgery at least 3 times. All do to the pain I have after eating fatty foods. After eating something like a simple burger or even a salad w/ a creamy dressing I immediatly have to the bathroom, which is usually loose stools that have a lot of yellowy liquid(bile). Along w/ dirrhea is bad pain. Pain that makes me want to curl over while on the tolit going. Once I'm done going the pain is gone but I feel like I am drained from going. It's ridiculous and it's embarrising. Especially for someone of my age. Luckily I have had the same boyfriend for six years ( I love him)...and he understands what I go through and doesn't make fun of me....I mean like 90% of the time when we get done finishing going out to eat I have to rush to a bathroom. Sometimes I can't make it home and have to run in somewhere else. I told the doctor and he said even though it seems like I'm digesting the food I just ate it's actually my meal before that but who care it doesn't change anything. Well as a teenager it's been hard managing my fat intake. I mean not many yound people do. I'm not in bad health either. I'm 5'2 and about 130. I just hate the fact that I had to have this out at such a young age and suffer these results so early in life. Oh and have I mentioned I have already had acid result as a result many times. The doctor mentioned putting me on medicine to control the loose stooles w/ bile and pain I have when going the bathroom (aka.irribile bowl syndrome) but theres many complications w/ taking it at such a young age. I was on the purple pill(nexium) but I got off it and have just been eating better. I didn't really how strict this diet had to be up until now. Not to make this any longer but now I have just been to the doctors today and I may have a chance of gout in my foot. Another thing you don't see in young adults or children. Really only men over 40 or women after menopause. Well I'm praying I don't and I will find out Sat(12/17/05). For me to have this at such a young age I asked the doc if my removal of my gallbladder could have had an impact on gout and he said yes. I did some researching and gout has to do w/ the breaking down of an enzyme. blah, blah ,blah...just like not having a gallbladder our bodies sometime don't break down all our enzymes. well anyways for whoever took the time to read this I'm sorry it's so long but I had a lot on my mind over this discomfort. I mean it's the holidays and I can't even enjoy food the way everyone else can but it's good to know there are other suffers but I do have sympathy for your pain too. Has anyone else out there had their gallbladder out at a young age???? Bottom line if you want to get rid of your pain don't eat nothing w/ fat( which is like everyithing lol) and pray!!!!

[Rosalba]

Hello, All:  What a club!  I'm 50, with twin 17 year-old girls.  I too had my gallbladder removed(laproscopically) approx 18 mos ago, and over the past several months, have experienced a "tightness" in my upper right abdomen that goes around my rightside to the middle of my back, accompanied by a rapid weight loss.  Lately a little nausea, but only minor.  Also, the top of my stomach seems sunken.  Had colonoscopy, negative; small intestine contrast e-ray (drank that bad stuff), negative.  My Doc was recommending a stomach emptying test, but actually listened to me and wants to schedule first a CT scan with and without contrast, after I expressed concern about my pancreas.  (Web searches produce 85% symptoms similar to pancreatic cancer.  Compounding situation, I've had Harrington rods to correct scoliosis for over six years, but the problem seems to me to be more related to organs than hardware.)  CT scan appointment would be weeks away, and I felt so bad on Saturday and yesterday almost went to the ER.  While my symptoms have not been as severe as those you've reported above, did anyone have more gradual worsening?