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Is it normal to have bile in my stomach, or is my gastroenterologist lying to me?

About a year ago, I had my gallbladder removed after I developed gallstones. Shortly after, I started experiencing horrible gastritis. I had an upper endoscopy about ten months ago, and my gastroenterologist told me nothing was wrong. Since then, both my surgeon and a dietician have looked at the images from the procedure and told me that it looks like I have bile reflux, which seems to present as a greenish-yellow substance in my stomach. It may also be worth noting that I vomited what appears to be bile a couple of weeks ago. When I spoke to my gastroenterologist, however, he told me (quite rudely, I might add) that this was normal and that I had nothing to worry about. I'm currently looking into getting a second opinion, but is my gastroenterologist wrong?
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Some bile is normal but if it’s making you sick, that’s not normal. I went through the same and my GI said I had SOD, sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. He performed an ercp, put a small cut in the muscle and I’m much better. I’d definitely get another GI doctor
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