Gallbladder Removal after effects

[Christineblue]

Hi, not sure if I am asking in the right group but anyone got any advice after having gallbladder removal, I am just over 4 weeks post op, having bouts of nausea and very very tired all the time. I am menopausal and have Hashimotos that I have posted about previously.

Eating little but not got much appetite and having bouts of diarrhoea since removal.

Thank you

[Hidden]

hi Christine - I've not had my gallbladder removed but know it can be associated with the onset of Bile Acid Malabsorption (which I do have). I think gall bladder removal is the most common cause of BAM (mine is the connection with coeliac disease - though I have no idea why that connection exists).

I'm not sure about the nausea/tiredness but regular diarrhoea is a sign - particularly if it's yellow (sorry if tmi). I struggled for years thinking i was getting glutened, but once on the meds for BAM it's been brilliant.

Might be worth bearing in mind. Good luck.

[Hopefulfor2021]

I had my gallbladder out in 1996 at the age of 20. I don’t remember feeling tired but I do remember having trouble for a few years digesting fatty foods. It took my body a long while to adjust to no gallbladder. 13 years later I started having severe pain much like a gallbladder attack, well, after a year of doctors not knowing what was happening, I was diagnosed with a stone in my common bile duct. Apparently, they never did the dye test to see if they got everything and it grew for 13 years. Lucky me! Maybe your body is tired from having the surgery, it may take some time to heal. I know when I have had surgeries, I was told that sleeping means healing..... I too have a thyroid disease, hashimoto, that by far has been the hardest thing to deal with in feeling tired and low energy in general, weight gain, and just a lot of depression. I really wish you the best and hope you can get a handle on it all.

[Christineblue in reply to Hopefulfor2021]

Thank you so much, with Menopause and HRT in the mix it’s all a minefield, probably time will tell.

[Stransky]

Hi Christine, I had my gallbladder removed several years ago, and was diagnosed with enlarged red blood cells soon after due to low vitamin B12, it apparently can result in the loss of natural absorption from food resulting in the need for B12 injections for life. The frequency of these injections differs from person to person but a lot of information can be found here and from PAS (Pernisceous Anaemia Society) sorry is spelt wrong. Your fatigue is an indicator that it could be B12 related but your GP should get good results (if read correctly) from a blood test.