Leaky liver

[Manxie831]

Hi guys,

I’m not really sure where I need to be I’ve had all the scans mri tubes put everywhere possible. Yesterday I was I told my liver is leaking bile salts straight into my bowel (gall bladder has been removed). I was given a med and that was it we are redoing some tests in a few months.

Though I don’t really know anything more like will the meds stop it does it return if I don’t take them is there anything I do to help? I can’t remember the diagnosis name as it was very long and Dr loves talking so you kind of forget things he says lol.

[Viklou]

Sometimes you can have something called Bile Acid Malabsorption after having your gallbladder removed. It can give you terrible diarrhea. Have you been diagnosed with BAM.

Your liver is doing its job in producing bile, it's now just a constant trickle as without a gallbladder, there is nowhere for bile to be stored, in line with releasing bile in association with eating and aiding digestion. Bile reflux back into your stomach can also happen after gallbladder surgery

[bantam12]

I stick to low or zero fat diet since suffering with BAM after cholescystectomy, the op also kicked off my colitis but with careful diet and extra meds things have settled down.

[Harley1020 in reply to bantam12]

Hello Bantam, I am interested in your low fat diet and the medications you use as I have suffered from bile sickness after having my gall bladder removed in 2013. Unfortunately, have had over30 admissions to hospital with the bile vomiting and have now cut out all fatty foods. Would like to know what types of foods you eat and the medication you received. I have been prescribed Omeprazole and Colesevelam. Thank you.

[bantam12 in reply to Harley1020]

I had bile acid diarrhoea, no vomiting. I literally had to cut out all fats but since being prescribed Questran Light which is a bile acid sequestrant I no longer have any problems and can eat more or less everything I did before the op. I don't know if it would help you as its job is to bind bile acids in the bowel but may be worth asking your Gastro doc.

[Harley1020 in reply to bantam12]

Massive thanks for your reply. Will ask doctor if I can try the Questran Light. I have tried Colesevelam which is meant to also bind bile acids but still ended up in hospital with horrendous bile vomiting.