Too much bile?

[SuperMomOfTwo]

In 2005 I had my gallbladder removed, never had stones, just a very diseased gallbladder. This year I was hospitalized with severe pain (they thought it was my gallbladder until I told them I didn’t have one).  Turned out after a week they finally did something I remember them calling it a “Sphynxectomy”, where they cut the muscle that controls the flow of bile through the bile duct. I was told I had billary sludge and may have had a gall stone in there when I first came to the hospital and that this minor surgery would fix that, allowing everything to free-flow through.

In the meantime, over the past year I’ve also had lots of diarrhea, very yellow fluid.  I have heard, and been given the impression, it could be over production of bile, but my doctor quickly dismissed it. He eventually diagnosed me as having IBS (which I hear sometimes can be “I don’t know what’s wrong with your digestive system so let’s call it IBS”.  I’ve tried a pill to stop spasms of my intestine, that didn’t do anything for me. He then prescribed a new pill for the same thing, only for me to find out from the pharmacy that that pill isn’t even made anymore (yes, I’ve lost confidence in my dr.)

I’ve been doing more of my own research into this whole problem, as I’m getting very tired of always having to make sure I know where the nearest bathroom is, and its to the point where I don’t want to eat if I know I have a work meeting after lunch for fear of having to leave the meeting. So I’ve found a few interesting things, like estrogen can reduce the production of bile (is this true, I was on birth control for a while, and I was actually a little better). I’ve also heard there are pills to lower the production of bile, but then I read into it and they are cholesterol reducing pills which reduce the re-absorption of the bile, and reduce diarrhea.  I’m confused.

Any dr’s out there with any information, or any other websites which have info on this specific problem (possibly bile overproduction)?? Thanks!!!!!!

[ppfeuffer]

I to have had my gall bladder removed and I suffer from severe intestinal spasms, which radiates into my shoulder.  I've had the an ERCP and the Sphynxectomy procedure with no relief.  I'm currently on a intestine spasm medicine and that doesn't appear to be working anymore.  It feels like my intestines swell up to the point it feels like there are going to burst through my back.  I was told perhaps too much bile is getting released into the stomach and was told to try the drug Colestid.  I guess that will be my next step.  I just wish I had a good doctor who knows exactly what the issue is.  HELP

[marabb]

I have the same symptoms. I get I headache and intestinal pain, the type of headache, where I don't want to communicate with the world. Typing in front of a computer and thinking normally is hard. I have had my gallbladder removed, and my closed bile duct opened. I have dark green poop. I which there was a solution to this problem. I would like to be able to function and work more.

[vilebile]

Try and get Dr. Oz to answer this.  I have identical symptoms to you. Same situation.  I take colestramine powders which bind the bile but it is What we want is a decent fix.

[erikamesh]

Ask your doctor for Questran, its a bile binding resin you mix up and drink before every meal. It will stop the diarrhea and allow you alittle more freedom but you still need to watch what you eat. A low fat diet is key