IBS and Galllbladder...

[Rayofsun66]

Has anyone found that NOT having your gall bladder make your IBS worse? I was having some IBS (not severe like now) prior to my gall bladder being taken out. About 6 to 7 years out from the time of having the gall bladder out is when the symptoms get severe. My stress was over the top as well. I was pretty much in bed sick day and day out, saw SO many different doctors, I lost almost 100 pounds. Once they found a medication the helped and I settled into a diet of mostly nothing I really leveled out with the exception of high level stress times. I do see a therapist, the stress is coming from another source and I found that helped but that issue (the stress inducer I shall call him) has become impossible and in addition to that I was just in a bad car accident. So yes, my stress is high right now BUT I feel I handle so much better. I am not crying, feeling angry 24/7.... although as I was laying here tonight I was thinking about it and i guess you could say I am internalizing the stress now, I'm not lashing out...etc. If you didn't know what was happening in the background, you would think everything is going great. I am medicated for all of it....another part of my constipation problem is the fact that I take a narcotic and muscle relaxer. I have degenerative disc disease down my spine. I have rods from the tailbone to the middle of my back. I need to have surgery on my neck but because of my last 2 surgeries and having trouble coming out of the anesthesia, I'm kinda just dealing with the pain. It's a good thing my pain tolerance is high! I just feel like I am fighting a losing battle. I do have to say one thing and i am pretty proud of myself... My husband took me on a cruise. Talk about stress, that's all I was was in regards to the food, my attacks, etc. I did really well. i only had 1 REALLY bad attack and I am pretty sure I know what caused it. We are going on another one in Feb 2016 and I am no longer concerned because I know it can be done

Back to the original point, well question... any difference with your IBS after gall bladder has been taken out? I would think it could make matters worse for an IBS sufferer when you think about what the gall bladder does but again, not sure.

Thanks

Tam

[denvajade]

I was told that the liver takes over dealing with bile after gall bladder out, but it can tire out and you then don't get enough bile to digest your food, you could try bile salts. Wishing you well.

[Rachelclaire]

I had my gall bladder out 2 years ago and my ibs started up about 6 months ago again . Iv suffered with ibs d for years about 16 . But it had calmed down until 6 months ago and now it's back with a vengeance . I'm taking amitriptyline to try and help 25mg have been told by gp I can up to 75mg but that's such a high dose it worries me as I have 4 children and still need to be able to function so I manage my symptoms with my best friend immodium on bad days . Sorry to hear you are suffering and hope you can find some help with this terrible debilitating ibs . This site is really helpful and make you realise that you are not alone . Xx

[angelhands]

Hi! I had my gallbladder out three and a half months ago. I've had ibs for 13 years mostly constipation predominant. I have definitely noticed a difference since having my gallbladder removed. I no longer have constipation and am much much more regular.

I find that I need to be really careful about what I eat to stop the regularity becoming diorehhea which has happened a few times. So I'm sticking to low fat/non fat foods, nothing spicy and avoiding black tea and coffee. I do drink green tea and this is okay.

I'm hoping that this all settles as I know that I could shift to being ibs d predominant. In fact I delayed having my gallbladder out as I knew the statistics regarding ibs and gallbladder removal. Also stress doesn't help things at all.

Wishing you well x

[Sandra2468]

Hello hope this help.

Found this lady on Patient.co.uk site.

Susan44391

Her posting

Faecal incontinence.

She has had her gall bladder removed.

Hopes this helps.

Do make contact.

All the best Sandra Uk

[Rarararara]

I had my gall bladder out 11 years ago when I was 25. I was having trouble with ibs prior to removal but after removal it was much worse and still is. I have given up even going to the doctors after so much time was wasted with trying to find out what the issue was and what I could do to treat it so i have just lived with the pain and inconvenience and try to listen to my body to avoid an attack. Over the last few years I have developed severe anxiety and only today have I began linking all of these things together after doing some more research I am constantly researching though might I add so maybe I am no closer to an answer than I was 11 years ago but I have noticed some things that I believe are all linked

💫 the first day of my period is always spent climbing the toilet walls in agony with constant diarrhoea which is Almost always triggered by food

💫after eating the pain begins in less than 10 minutes and I know I'm in trouble, my temperature rises and I state sweating profusely the pain is so intense that I eventually vomit. The vomiting reflex will usually trigger the diarrhoea to begin which is explosive and really stinks like really really stinks. I don't know if I might actually be constipated before that and maybe It's my bodies way of unblocking itself. I get very dizzy and then after the attack I feel incredibly tired and weak. The attack can go on for hours on end.

💫I get terrible pms and period pain and have to take days off work

I get very bloated before my period and very hungry the week prior

If I don't eat at all when I'm expecting mth period and take some ibuprofen then the severity is lessened

I have become incredibly anxious the past few years and have noticed my episodes increase when I'm particularly stressed out

I have low iron and low red blood cell count

I am always always tired

I am irritable and easily angered and snappy

I get chronically bad headaches daily

I get joint aches knees lower back and elbows particularly

I have very dry skin and my hair doesn't grow very quickly

Creamy food and milk as well as cereals pasta and bread will often be a trigger for an attack but it literally can be anything.

If I skip a meal or have a large meal it is worse

If graze rather than sit down to a plateful of food I seem to be ok.

There are probably more things I just am being rushed ATM and that makes my anxiety really peak out so gotta go.