Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Anyone here without a gallbladder and IBS?

Hello everybody, this is my first posting on this board and I must say that Heather and this site has helped me tremendously with my IBS-D. Thanks to you all.

I was diagnosed with IBS-D, March of 2005. I have gone through several test including a colonoscopy, the test where you drink the berium and they went down my throat to view my stomach. They did not find anything wrong (thank God) so they diagnosed me with IBS. I went to see 2 different GI doctors at Northwestern Hospital here in Chicago and neither of them talked about diet. Thats why Heather's books and this site have been a god send to me.
The past year and 1/2 have been difficult for me. I struggle to stay stable at times but can go 2-3 months with only a few bad days. Unfortunatley, today is one of those bad days and its wearing me down.
Okay so here is my question; I had my gallbladder removed at the beginning of March 06. They did it laposcopically and I was out of the hospital in one day. Though I did go through a lot of pain I was out and about in a week. I"ve been doing pretty good without my gallbladder but because today my IBS seems out of control I was wondering if anybody else had their gallbladder removed and if they had any problems with their stomach/colon? I know the bile from my liver is now being dumped straight into my stomach which can cause problems for some people but 3 months later?

As of 3 months ago (before my surgery) I stopped taking any bulking agents. I was doing citricel at night before bed which seemed to help. I plan on running out (literally) to get some more citricel and hopefully that will help.
I am back to eating rice, chicken and only SF foods as of yesterday in hopes I can get stable.

To make my situation worse I have an anal fissure which is very painful. I need to have surgery to get it fixed but after taking so much time off of work a few months ago I need to wait a few more weeks before I can take another week. Oh fun, more surgery.

Anyway, if anybody can help I would truelly appreciate it. I really respect and value your opinions.

Frank

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