Guest guest Posted August 28, 2001 Report Share Posted August 28, 2001 Because the bile dumps in to the digestive process further down the line, so to speak, after the DS. It doesnt have the opportunity to race through the small bowel as it did pre-op. It makes a world of difference. Meli -- In duodenalswitch@y..., MsMystic1@a... wrote: > In a message dated 8/27/01 10:17:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > duodenalswitch@y... writes: > > << Anyway, Dr Hess > explained that this is not uncommon after gallbladder removal, that > the bile is dumped immediately upon eating into the GI tract, often > in too large a quantity. Bile is a laxative, hense the urgent crampy > stools. > Since my surgery, I've not had that happen even once. I too thought > I had IBS, and I think I had some, but mostly my problem was the bile. >> > > So, since Dr. Hess removes the gall bladder with the DS, how does this same > thing not happen when one gets the DS with the gall bladder removed? > I am confused. > Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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