Many of you sound like you have symptoms of Shincter of Oddi Dysfunction. The treatment u talked about is a "sphincterotomy". I too have SOD. You may want to google it and see if ur symptoms fit the condition. Also sudden multiple alergies can be related to liver issues.
my doctor had put me on Carafate for a few years due to the increae of bile in my system since I too, had my gallbladder removed many years ago at the tender age of 19 and now I am into my early 50's; but then all of a sudden after being on that for a few years, I began breaking out with rashes ALL over my entire body and boy did they itch like crazy. They could not find out what was causing this and I was put on prednisone for a bit and thought I wanted to kill either myself or someone on that medicine... never again! Anyway, finally they did patch testing only to discover that I am allergic to almost EVERYTHING! There are not many foods that I can eat without breaking out, itching or it making me extremely fatigued. Till this day they still HAVE NOT really indicated what caused this sudden allergic reaction and they also don't seem to care. I was bounced from one doctore to another. I tried asking Dr. Oz but also got no response so here I am STILL suffering from Topical and Food Allergies of Many Kinds..way too many to list.. If there is anyone else out there that may have suffered the same systems as me, please write back to me? Does anyone know what the cause is and also if there is a cure or do I suffer like this for the rest of my life? Thank you
I had my gallbladder removed 10 years ago, it' was filled with sludge. I thought the diarrhea would stop, but it didn't. I have taken
Questran 1 scoop a day for 10 years but it didn't work all the time. Then I found Cymbalta 60 mg. once a day and taken with Questran, I have finally found the combination that works for me. I wouldn't give up my Cymbalta for all the money in China.
There is still a medicine that I used to take that worked, they took it off the market for awhile, now available only from a Gastro Doctor. It's called LOTRONEX, it's a wonder drug. I used to have diarrhea for more than 25 years when I first found this, but it's back on the market. Try it, or my Cymbalta it will get you out of the house.
Reola
Also...anyone who has ingested 'Splenda' (Sucralose) should know it it chlorinated sugar. It has effected every organ in my body.....liver lesions..constricted bile ducts....lung lesions, distention, lack of hormones, lack of vitamin D, hypothyroidism, sleeplessness, loss of memory, loss of concentration, severe abdomen pain, dirrireah, etc.
I think were all on the same page with the same problem. I think getting tested for the FGF hormone (look on wikipedia for Fibroblast_growth_factor). I took 'Splenda', 10 packs a day for 4 years and have suffered for 8 years of pain, distention, lesions in liver, dirreah, gall bladder constriction, loss of memory, loss of concentration, no hormones in my body, no vitamin D, sleeplessness, etc. Undiagnosed due to the fact that the medical community does not offer 'chlorine poison' tests, it has been a long hard road. The article on Wiki fits about FGF hormone. I just faxed my doctor asking if I could be checked for this hormone because it also effect mucus lining in intestines, repair of tissues, bile, liver, kidneys, etc. I think this might be the answer to all of our prayers!
Interesting, I have to take Questeran to stop the bile from giving me the yellow diarrhea ( I am diagnosed with crohns). very frustrating not having any answers to why the bile is over producing and making my intestines sore enough to produce diarroheae. My gallbladder is apparently ok but I wonder if its not working effectively or the duct is stuck open. No one seems to know!