stomach pain after gall bladder surgery

[rrogers10365]

My girlfriend had gall bladder surgery last year and still has allot pain within 10 minutes of finishing meals. Sometimes followed by trip to bathroom, sometimes just very intense stabbing pains in the stomach. after about 45 minutes it eases off until another meal. help,, should we go back to the surgeon or another specialist? what is the cause or is this common.  

[CalGal]

Rrogers, if she isn't following a low fat diet that could be part of the problem. Many people have problems processing fats after the surgery and it may or may not change in the near future. Over a period of time - it's not going to change immediately - the condition may slowly taper off. If she can't get things to change, talk to the doc about using a bile-binding resin like questran. It will help absorb bile/fat and can help to control the bathroom runs. But you've got to be careful with it because it also absorbs fat soluble vitamins.

[sweetkayla69]

Hi i had the surgery Also and i still have the sharp pains but not always after a meal it just suddenly happens out of nowhere and i was told AFTER the surgery even if they remove the Gall bladder it doesn mean that it will fix it 100%. After a month to the DAY of the surgery i was in the ER because i couldnt stand the stomac "spasams" that we get. its horrible i say get a second opinion from a diffrent hospital. best way to get help. thats what ive decided to do,

Good Luck !