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Should I find a doctor who will remove my gall bladder?

About 2 months ago, I began suffering with what I thought was severe heartburn after meals.  I would get bloated and nauseous every time I ate.  I made an appt with a gastro doc who thought it was ulcers.  After an upper GI scope that showed only mild gastritis, we moved on to gall bladder tests.  US showed no stones.  I began tracking what I ate and symptoms.  I found that it was much worse after a fatty meal.  I have lost weight and am still suffering from these symptoms despite several medications.  I had a HIDA scan which came back with an EF of 93%.  The only call I received was that my "scan was negative".  However, I have researched and found that is actually a very high EF showing a hyperactive gall bladder.  Anyone had this issue or a doctor who believed this was a normal result?
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973741 tn?1342342773
I'm so glad you came back to update!!  How did they test for that?  Are you going on a special diet?  I'm curious about this and am glad you have an answer from your doctor!!  It can be confusing sometimes!
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They did a gastric emptying study where I ate some radioactive scrambled eggs and they watched them digest.  It was similar to the HIDA scan but with out the iv meds.  They found that my stomach takes about 5 hours to digest half of the contents (Normal is less than 90 minutes).  I am getting set up with a dietician to begin a low fat low fiber diet because it becomes difficult to maintain weight and nutrients when you can't eat.  They said to eat 5-6 small meals a day.  Today was my best day and I only got 4 "meals" (at this point a protein bar counts as a full meal) so hopefully they will be able to help with that!  My doctor suggested that my EF was so high because my body was trying to overcompensate for my stomach not digesting food.  I am still glad that I switched doctors because this one talked to me about the issues and wants to try to control it without meds.
973741 tn?1342342773
Okay, so I had gall bladder issues.  Culminated into one bad three day episode.  But around that same time, I embarked on a fitness/weight loss challenge.  I lost weight.  And I'm telling you, my gall bladder issues got significantly better.  And you are right, fatty meals, fatty foods, etc. add to the issue so I gave all that up.  Could you address some of this with dietary changes?  Living without a gall bladder isn't exactly a picnic.  If you have to, then you do it but you probably shouldn't seek it out.  :>)
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Thanks for the advice!  Turns out I have gastroparesis and that can make the gallbladder work extra.  So I will be managing it with diet anyway!
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