yellow liquid stools

[cirvin12]

I am 18 years old and had my gallbladder removed at the age of 16 due to thick bile in my gallbladder and gallstones. Ever since i had it removed i still suffer from frequent abdomen pain and yellow, watery mucous stools. I am wondering if this has anything to do with having my gallbladder removed or is this something else i should bring up to my doctor?

[helpmemd23]

im 18 years old to had my gall bladder removed at 15
and for the past year recently my stool have been yellowish
i guess thats form me eating to much mcdonalds and chinese food...?

[fannymae]

Bile, which is made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder, is "released" into the small intestines when a fatty meal is eaten.  Along with dyes in foods, bile gives stool it's color.  Yellow coloring of stool, whether it is solid or watery is from bile.  It is not a "dangerous" sign and is common in people who have either had the gallbladder removed, or in people who have eaten a lot of fatty foods recently.  Sometimes if the person has been constipated, the harder part will pass and be followed by a watery stool.  It is considered to be a normal occurrence and nothing to worry about.  

People who have had a cholecystectomy can develop the symptoms as described. The stools are frequently yellow to orange depending on how long it has been since they ate and how much bile is in the common duct and is released when the sphincter of oddi is open by eating. It relates to fats being expelled into the lower bowels either because of medications or liver/gallbladder problems where fat is not being managed and leaks through.

It is a group of symptoms. I have seen people hospitalized for symptoms that are indeed this same thing. I have printed off information for the patient after approving it with the doctor and the patient hasn’t ever been readmitted. Usually I’m thanked that someone told them what was going on because it is a real life interrupter and the doctors don’t warn patients about it. Oh and I do suffer from it myself so I knew what to look for. But with some adjustments and changes the patient can live with it and manage it.