After my gallbladder was removed, I continued to have pain so severe that I swore they had somehow messed up my surgery. It was very similar to the pain from the gallstones and radiated to my upper back, I was in agony. I knew from a previous endoscopy that I had a couple of ulcers. After about 3 trips to the ER in serious pain, the only answer I got was that it was probably my ulcers. So I took the meds I was prescribed for them and just dealt with the pain. Which even made breathing painful.
Desperate for answers I went in for another endoscopy, no ulcers at all, they had healed. The doctor diagnosed me with Gastroparesis because my food had no digested the way it should of after fasting. I was prescribed Reglan and it has made a huge difference. I used to get full VERY quickly at times, and my stomach area would get & stay hard for HOURS after eating. This medicine helps the digestion process and stops the pain and bloat.
Before I knew what was wrong, I would sometimes throw up food (with about 2 seconds of warning it was coming) that I had eaten HOURS prior and it looked like food I had just ate. I think this is why at first I didn't battle weight gain.
Now that I can treat that and eat normally, here comes the weight. Fat in the middle where I've NEVER had to battle it before. I tend to gain butt/thigh fat. This midsection thing is new and I hate it. Clothes are very uncomfortable.
But, I did a search about this a couple weeks ago and found a site from a Dr. Miranda (something). I think it's titled "is your lack of gallbladder making you fat? Or something. Should be easy to find if you google weigh gain after fall bladder removal. Her advice and theory makes a TON of sense. So it's worth a look. She has advice of vitamins and supplements.
I lost about 12 lbs in the past month. No real change in my diet and exercise (yet! I'm trying to get more active, have a bad back also).
There is something to it. At the very least read what she says about vitamins. I know people are not into herbs. But I'm sure just the vitamin part will be helpful. And get checked for Gastroparesis and also the h.pylori bacteria. Handling those things if you have them would be a good step to take.
Hope I was helpful. :-)
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After my gallbladder was removed, I continued to have pain so severe that I swore they had somehow messed up my surgery. It was very similar to the pain from the gallstones and radiated to my upper back, I was in agony. I knew from a previous endoscopy that I had a couple of ulcers. After about 3 trips to the ER in serious pain, the only answer I got was that it was probably my ulcers. So I took the meds I was prescribed for them and just dealt with the pain. Which even made breathing painful.
June 6, 2016 - 11:38pmDesperate for answers I went in for another endoscopy, no ulcers at all, they had healed. The doctor diagnosed me with Gastroparesis because my food had no digested the way it should of after fasting. I was prescribed Reglan and it has made a huge difference. I used to get full VERY quickly at times, and my stomach area would get & stay hard for HOURS after eating. This medicine helps the digestion process and stops the pain and bloat.
Before I knew what was wrong, I would sometimes throw up food (with about 2 seconds of warning it was coming) that I had eaten HOURS prior and it looked like food I had just ate. I think this is why at first I didn't battle weight gain.
Now that I can treat that and eat normally, here comes the weight. Fat in the middle where I've NEVER had to battle it before. I tend to gain butt/thigh fat. This midsection thing is new and I hate it. Clothes are very uncomfortable.
But, I did a search about this a couple weeks ago and found a site from a Dr. Miranda (something). I think it's titled "is your lack of gallbladder making you fat? Or something. Should be easy to find if you google weigh gain after fall bladder removal. Her advice and theory makes a TON of sense. So it's worth a look. She has advice of vitamins and supplements.
I lost about 12 lbs in the past month. No real change in my diet and exercise (yet! I'm trying to get more active, have a bad back also).
There is something to it. At the very least read what she says about vitamins. I know people are not into herbs. But I'm sure just the vitamin part will be helpful. And get checked for Gastroparesis and also the h.pylori bacteria. Handling those things if you have them would be a good step to take.
Hope I was helpful. :-)
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