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Gall Bladder Transplant

I have made the biggest mistake of my life. I had my gallbladder removed, which I felt rushed into by the surgeon, because I had polyps (very small). For some stupid reason I listenend to his bad advise and got it removed. I feel TERRIBLE!! I'm experiencing terrible digestion problems, which I never had before. I have taken enzymes, etc. all to no avail. All of this is a result of the gallbladder removal. Is there such a thing as a gall bladder transplant? I can't live like this...I would definitely have it done. I know this may sound drastic to you (but not to me)...live in my shoes for one day and tell me how drastic it really is.
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I noticed that drinking tap water would cause diarrhea ( I also have gallbladder removed, also think unnecessarily). So I try to drink only bottled water. Eating sour cream causes diarrhea, better to avoid it or use minimal amount, sparingly. Butter is OK, even, possibly, also oil is necessary to support ongoing amount of fat in a stomach to let the bile to do it's job of digesting fat, since bile now is not stored and delivered from gallbladder on order, but drips from the duct off the liver into the stomach all the time little by little, as soon as it is produced by the liver. If person does not eat enough fat, the bile will have nothing to do and will cause diarrhea, plus will agitate the channels that come into intestines from Pancreas. Pancreas can get tired of it and eventually get deceased, causing diabetes. After 3 years post surgery I got acid reflex, and avoided certain foods instead of just adjusting my behavior (no heavy work, banging over or laying down after the meal for 30 min.) Avoiding certain foods ( I thought they are acidic) caused me low potassium, which caused heart palpitations. When I watch potassium, I do not have palpitations. Gained weight, yes.
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I had my gallbladder removed in January 2013. I was scared to do this procedure because I had never had surgery before, but the doctor assured me everything would be fine. Reading all of these comments actually made me realize that I do get diarrhea after I eat. I didn't think much of that until now! I had gallbladder removed due to too much soft drinks, which caused the gallstones!! Sodas are so bad for you!  I did change my lifestyle after surgery. I workout everyday, but have noticed I've been gaining weight rather than losing! So weird! It's so difficult to lose weight for me anyway. I want to see a doctor about that, but like a lot of other people have no insurance, and on top of that still paying gallbladder surgery! Another thing I noticed when I had the gallstones was that I would break out in hives like CRAZY! When I would sweat, be cold, after eating something, which I really blame it on the gallstones because never in my life had I broken out with hives until diagnosed with gallstones! Then again everything was wrong with me at that time, I lost a lot of weight, my hair was falling, due to not eating much, since I was scared I would get the pain again, and I just felt the life sucked out of me period! A true reality check! Now, I feel so much better, healthier, and best of all don't have to deal with that awful pain, but like all others I do feel that there should be a gallbladder transplant. It just doesn't feel right not having an organ that you basically were born with!! Either way, I'm thankful that I'm still alive and get to enjoy watching my son grow up.
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757137 tn?1347196453
You might also be interested to know that we both had sufficient thyroid hormone but still showed all the signs of hypothyroidism. It was determined that what we were actually suffering was an iodine deficiency which blocked the utilization of thyroid hormone. Once on Iodine, we were fine.
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Good point. Lots of things don't work right when the thyroid is messed up.
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Both my daughter and I were suffering from digestion problems which turned out to be caused by sluggish gallbladders. There was nausea after eating, severe bloating and, in my case, pain at the gallbladder site requiring strong pain killers.

Around this time we were both diagnosed as hypothyroid. Treatment for that condition was successful and, much to our surprise, our gallbladder problems disappeared. I have since learned that hypothyroidism and gallbladder disease are often related.
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I feel the same way.....kinda like a ticking time bomb that could go off at anytime...
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