Post Gallbladder Removal

My boyfriend, who is now 18, had his gallbladder removed when he was 11 to treat his heartburn. Since then he has been experiencing abdominal pain and diarrhea in the morning and during or after meals. I am trying to find some way to help him, i would like to find a specialist in Alberta that he could go to any suggestions?

[CalGal]

Stephy, while you're trying to find a specialist, get him to follow a low fat diet to see if that's of help. It's not going to make changes overnight, but if that's part of the problem he should see some changes in a couple of months. Many who have their GB removed have problems processing fats after that operation. Some people are able to resume their 'normal' diet, others aren't. The diarrhea and abdominal pain could result from fat malabsorption and not releasing bile as he did before the surgery.