IBS colitis and gall bladder removal
#329980 - 05/19/08 02:47 PM
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ketch
Reged: 05/13/08
Posts: 4
Loc: MN
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Hello,
I am looking for information/resources and personal experieces from people who have IBS and have gall stone or had their gall bladder removed due to gallstones.
Are there alternative treatments other than surgery to remove the gall bladder? I really would prefer to keep all my body parts.
My main concern is how removing my gall bladder might affect my IBS. From the information I have gotten from various sources it shouldn't be a problem with the colitis but no body seems to have information about IBS. Any assistance/suggestions will be greatly appreciated!!
It is my understanding that 3-5 % of people with 'normal'GI tracks will have chronic diarrhea after gall bladder removal. Since my GI track is far from 'normal' I am very concerned about removing my gall bladder. I have also been told that once you have a gall bladder attack you have nearly a 100% chance of having another. (I have had 3 in one week but have not had another for almost a month)
Thank you for your input and suggestions.
Warmly,
Jeanine
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Hey there
I had my gallbladder removed in february. It was an emergency surgery, I had a stone stuck in the duct and couldn't eat anything without having extreme pain. I mean extreme. I was on morphine, oxycodone and diludid( used for terminally ill cancer patients)
i can tell you that for me having my gallbladder removed was the only way and yes it messed up my system. I had cronic d for at least two weeks and went to the hospital for more exrays and blood work and even a cat scan to see if something else was wrong but found out that there was nothing wrong!!!
Anyway yes it messed with my IbS d I haven't been "right" since last summer. Slippery Elm tablets worked to control the d and this diet is really helping with the ibs. It took over six weeks for me to recover from the surgery but if you have it it may not be as long. the more attacks you have the worse your recovery.
i read about a new method to remove gallstones by blasting them with lasers but this is fairly new to the scene and not sure who would do it. I also heard about a drug that can melt the stones. again ask a docter. i haven't got any names exactly but one of my medical books does mention these treatments.
If you end up having it removed...good luck and be patient it takes a while to recover. It's been three months for me and I'm only better because of this web site. The doc couldn't help
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Hey Ketch,
Totally new to this whole thing. I had my gallbladder out (dysfunctional) before I finally got the IBS diagnosis. Not sure that it made anything worse but it certainly didn't help the IBS symptoms. Some of the pain associated with the gallbladder has gone away. Recovery was quick (2 days).
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Tres Polliwogs
IBS-A, Gas, Bloating, bloating and gas (did I mention gas?)
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