RE: Gallbladder removal and BMs

September 14, 2001

In a message dated 9/14/2001 9:55:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

duodenalswitch writes:

> All of which makes me wonder if the symptoms

> that some of the newly post-ops talk about are more related to their

> body adjusting to life without a gallbladder instead of changes in the

> intestines.

I have thought the same thing. I had my gallbladder out 30 years ago and

have had an easy time adjusting to my new BM's. I was even a tad constipated

at first until my dear Dr. said to eat more fat. LOL It worked. I go 1-3

times first thing in the morning, have virtually no diarrhea, nothing urgent,

little to no gas, and not even too much smell. I think my body went thru far

worse than this 30 years ago.

Jackie Ward

jward533@...

Dr. Maguire

BPD Surgery 3/19

Currently down 90 lbs.

September 14, 2001

,

I had the DS on 4/21/01. I have had occasional diarrhea but always very soft

stool since surgery. I have felt married to that porcelain god having 8-12

movements a day even through the night.

I did not have my gallbladder removed. I think it is just my body adjusting

to my new system.

Hope you get answers to your question.

Angels hover ever near,

DS 4/11/01

Bowel obstruction 4/21/01

Dr Deveney @ OHSU

Starting wt 282, BMI 47

Current wt 222, BMI 37

Gallbladder removal and BMs

> I have been following the many topics on BM since this is a concern to

> me (and apparently many others). Listeneing to the post-ops

> description of pattern, consistentcy etc(trying not to be graphic)

> sounds much like what happened to me after having my gallbladder

> removed 7 years ago. All of which makes me wonder if the symptoms

> that some of the newly post-ops talk about are more related to their

> body adjusting to life without a gallbladder instead of changes in the

> intestines. So I would like to know if those of you had a harder time

> adjusting/more problems had your gallbladder removed at the same time?

> Also those with fewer adjustments/problems had their gallbladder

> removed prior to your DS surgery? Maybe I'm way off base and there is

> no correlation but I'm just curious what other's experiences/thoughts

> are on this.

>

> Thanks

>

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>

September 15, 2001

,

Had my gallbladder removed during DS and have had no problem with my bowels.

Diarrhea was under control within 3 weeks; now at 9 weeks, I'm totally

regular (once or twice a morning, more if I load myself up on fat to counter

constipation).

Marcia

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