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Unexplained symptoms
I recently had my gallbladder removed (almost 2 months ago). Even though I'm only 15, average height, and 98 pounds (female) ; and the people who usually get their gallbladders removed are overweight women between the ages of 30 and 50. My main reason for writing this post is because there has to be a reason for me to have developed Gallstones and Gallbladder disease and I've been having some unexplained symptoms: Fatigue, pain in my upper right abdomen under my ribs, nausea, loss of appetite, Headache, Tinnitus (hearing a ringing noise), ticks, mood swings, and short temper. Any ideas would help.
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Hypothyroidism can cause a cholesterol problem (as well as fatigue, headaches, mood swings, itchy skin, confused thoughts, depression, and many other fun symptoms). My surgeon actually suggested that my untreated hypothyroidism may have caused such a problem with my cholesterol that it lead to my gallstones. (First attack at 22.)
I have heard others say part of it is also genetic- if a parent had problems with a gallbladder then their kid might too. But I'm unsure of how strong this genetic link is.