Misrable life after 07 years of gall bladder surgery

[Hanachan]

Hello Every one,

i am 31 year old male i removed my gall bladder in 2010 because of gall bladder polyps-----actually polyp is to small but i read on internet the risk of cancer thats why i take a decission of surgery though my doc suggests follow up-----after gall bladder surgery they send my gallbladder for biopsy and the biopsy report its chronic----but there is no evidence of maligancy------after that i have on and off gas problem but it get worse in dec 2012 while i have panic attack i feel i almost pass out------my doctor say its because of stomach problem-----after that my life is a mystery i run to hospitals and begging doctors for doing tests------

My problem is that most of the time i have gas and also indigestion,burping,loose stool which make discomfort in my left chest----

Test i have done till now is : Blood tests for all of my body :03 times---- ultrasound :3 times in last 3 years last one i do is 2 years back------stool test : 02 times-------Urine test-------chest x rays 3 times----cbc test 02 times------------Endoscopy 1 year ago-------colonscopy 10 months ago------------as i have discomfort in left chest which make me worried so i have done 17 ecgs till now----------24 hours heart monitor ecg----------echo of heart 02 times-------------recently 2 weeks ago i have done Ct angiography of my heart was also clear

All the test which i mention is clear and didnot show any abnormality----but still now i am bloating i have visited more 25 different kind of doctors in which there is medical specialists,physcian,gastro doc,cardiologist-------mostly doc say that to me i have ibs and Gerd-----

i use colofac for almost 6 months,i use librax for 02 months,i use charcoal medicine for 3 months no thing really help me---------i use lanso prazole for 3 months,i use esmoprazole for 3 months,i use femitodine for 4 months-----

nothing help me i am tired of using medicine------

i am tired to explain it to doctors what i am passing through it make me anxiety patient---i use medicine now for my anxiety------still feel un comfortable and bloating which make my life a hell and mostly i have gas which make me feel un comfortable----------- is there any one who face a problem like that after gall bladder surgery---

what should i use that my gas problem will solved plz suggest some thing if some one knows

[Gambit62]

this is a link to symptoms of B12 deficiency in case anything on the list rings bells.

pernicious-anaemia-society....

B12 deficiency tends to develop over years and sometimes decades and having had gall bladder surgery puts you in a particular risk category as it can affect the ileum which is where most of your B12 from your diet is absorbed.

The stomach issues - gas etc - may be down to low stomach acidity - even if it involves acid reflux - the symptoms of high and low stomach acidity are pretty much the same.

Please also take a look at the PAS forum on HU as getting a B12 absorption problem diagnosed and treated properly can be extremely difficult.

healthunlocked.com/pasoc

[Hanachan in reply to Gambit62]

thanks alot i will discuss it with my gp but i am not anemic--------i will discuss about if there is some test for that i can do it-----------i have done cbc blood tests many times don,t know proper test for b12 deficency.....but i will discuss to my docthanks once again

[Gambit62 in reply to Hanachan]

don't be fooled by the name pernicious anaemia - anaemia is a (potential) symptom - it isn't a defining characteristic - and in fact you PA is strictly speaking one particular cause of B12 deficeincy that will lead to a B12 deficiency - and it is the B12 deficiency that leads to the symptoms. surgical procedures compromising the ileum is another.

testing for B12 deficiency is generally done using a test called serum B12 but it is a problematic test as it will miss 25% of people who are deficient and pick up 5% who aren't if it is used as a single test so symptoms are very important - but can also be quite difficult to assess because they overlap with a number of other conditions - including thyroid and diabetes.

macrocytic anaemia (enlarged and rounder red blood cells) isn't present in 25% of people presenting with B12 deficiency.

Please do take a look at the PAS forum if raising with your GP - unfortunately B12 deficiency isn't as well understood as it should be