Re: Anyone have their gallbladder removed after WLS?

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I had my GB removed in July. The surgeon went right back in through my old

WLS incision. The " before " and " after " look identical.

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Anyone have their gallbladder removed after WLS?

I'm just wondering how the post op diet is after that. I am still

trying to lose weight (I have 124 lbs left to lose of my 300 lb lost

goal) And I have heard from some who say their diet has to be bland

foods only.

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but to me, bland foods would mean mostly

carbs, and I don't want myself on that track again.

Also, I'm wondering if it's possible to go back to losing after the

gallbladder is removed. I have heard of so many (Of course, they are

not WLS people) that have gained weight after the fact.

Lastly, and this is for those who had their gallbladders removed in

an Open procedure, because that's how mine is being removed. I am

wondering how big the scar is. Did they use your scar from the bypass

to remove the gallbladder or did they make a new incision?

TIA,

Mags

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OK, let's talk very briefly about what the gall bladder actually DOES.

When a person with an intact digestive system eats a large fatty meal, a

hormone cascade takes place that causes the gall bladder to release its

stored bile and the liver to produce even more bile (the first bile is

released after about an hour). All that bile is transported to the

duodenum so that it can work on the food as its released from the

stomach via the pyloric valve.

There are many ways that this picture doesn't jive for us when we have

had bariatric surgery.

1) We do not eat large meals.

2) We do not eat fatty meals.

3) The hormone cascade does not take place in the same way, because our

old stomach is not stretched by a large quantity of food.

4) The food we eat is released from the small stomach pouch relatively

quickly because there's no pyloric valve to slow it down.

5) The food we eat never hits the duodenum, but meets up with the bile

and other digestive secretions further down the small intestine.

You might want to eat a bland-foods diet for a few days after surgery if

you feel like it, but most post-op bariatric patients go right back to

their normal eating patterns. FWIW, protein drinks are included by most

doctors in a " bland diet " .

Your gall bladder has little or nothing to do with whether you will gain

or lose weight since it serves absolutely no function in your body after

a gastric bypass surgery. Food choices and exercise have way more to do

with it. :-) It is true that some people with normal digestive function

have to restrict what they eat somewhat after losing their gall

bladders, because the liver can't produce enough bile fast enough on its

own to digest a big fatty meal. But since we can't eat that big fatty

meal, it's a non-issue for us.

I can't speak to the scar issue, but I'm very surprised that your gall

bladder is being removed in an open procedure. The vast majority of them

done after RNYs are done lap because it's comparatively simple surgery.

Do you know if there's a reason that it's going to be done open? I would

seek a lap procedure myself in that case for the shorter recovery time.

Hope this helps.

Z

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Anyone have their gallbladder removed after

WLS?

I'm just wondering how the post op diet is after that. I am still trying

to lose weight (I have 124 lbs left to lose of my 300 lb lost

goal) And I have heard from some who say their diet has to be bland

foods only.

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but to me, bland foods would mean mostly

carbs, and I don't want myself on that track again.

Also, I'm wondering if it's possible to go back to losing after the

gallbladder is removed. I have heard of so many (Of course, they are not

WLS people) that have gained weight after the fact.

Lastly, and this is for those who had their gallbladders removed in an

Open procedure, because that's how mine is being removed. I am wondering

how big the scar is. Did they use your scar from the bypass to remove

the gallbladder or did they make a new incision?

TIA,

Mags

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[Guest guest]

Although the first thing that comes to mind when you say bland is

pototoes, it can also include unseasoned fish and chicken, chicken broth,

beef broth, and some soups that aren't seasoned to much.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

SRVG 7/16/01

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:30:30 -0000 " Margaret Loughlin "

writes:

> I'm just wondering how the post op diet is after that. I am still

> trying to lose weight (I have 124 lbs left to lose of my 300 lb lost

>

> goal) And I have heard from some who say their diet has to be bland

>

> foods only.

>

> Now correct me if I'm wrong, but to me, bland foods would mean

> mostly

> carbs, and I don't want myself on that track again.

>

> Also, I'm wondering if it's possible to go back to losing after the

>

> gallbladder is removed. I have heard of so many (Of course, they are

>

> not WLS people) that have gained weight after the fact.

>

> Lastly, and this is for those who had their gallbladders removed in

>

> an Open procedure, because that's how mine is being removed. I am

> wondering how big the scar is. Did they use your scar from the

> bypass

> to remove the gallbladder or did they make a new incision?

>

> TIA,

> Mags

>

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

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> Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

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