Gallbladder surgery - need help with diet
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Comments (4)There are more and more men and women nowadays who suffer from the gallbladder disease. It commonly appears in old men and women and the dangers of gall bladder illness are greater at people today over 50 yrs old. Even though this disease has effects on adult men and females it can be most prevalent in ladies. The estrogen will be the major cause of that. More youthful people and youngsters can be afflicted with this disease too, however it just isn't so prevalent in them and in case it takes place then it's not serious. Obese people, people with gastro-intestinal complications and people today experiencing with higher blood cholesterol levels are more afflicted with this disease.. Gallstones are most frequently the primary cause of this disease.. They're normally created because of too much cholesterol levels inside the bile or if the gallbladder does not unload completely. The gall stones normally trigger clog of the bile and for that reason the normal functions of the gall bladder may take a hit. When the symptoms of gallbladder illness are minor then they are able to be quickly addressed with some medications and distinct diet program. However, it the gallbladder causes severe complications then it's recommended to eliminate it operatively. There are two sorts of gallbladder illness: chronic and acute. The chronic sort isn't so extreme and its particular difficulties are bearable. Nevertheless the acute type of gall bladder disease pretty much usually calls for surgical procedure. Fortunately, the gallbladder isn't a important organ plus the human body can continue doing the job with out complications if it can be removed. On the other hand, therefore the liver organ actually starts to produce much more bile to make the distinction. As soon as the gall bladder is taken away from your body it can cause problems considering the food intake but luckily it is often resolved with lowering the food parts and eating low-fat foodstuff. In this manner your body will very easily rise above the absence of the gallbladder. Considering the gall bladder surgical procedures you will discover 2 kinds: open medical procedures and laparoscopic medical procedures. Laparoscopic surgical procedure possibly the very best option since it carries lower risks along with the scar following the medical procedures is smaller. This surgical procedures is completed with a medical tool known as a laparoscope. The actual laparoscope is in a form of a hose with a little high-end camera on it. Its shape does not require major cut and due to that the time to recover is greatly decreased. You can treat this disease effectively in quite a few different methods but ensure to consult your doctor in case you have any complications together with your gallbladder.. In case you disregard the symptoms of gall bladder disease you might be prone to further health difficulties. Here is a link that might be useful: Gall Bladder Symptoms...See Moregallbladder symptoms??? help please
Comments (4)I to ave had gallbladder problems. Couldn't keep food down , would swel like I was 9 months,was told I have IBS. Finally I found a dr that removed it laporscopic and found I had a high hernia.Fixed that and removed my gallbladder. Said it was the worse he had ever seen ad asked me if I drank Dr Pepper. I said use to.Said it was bad to drink those. I onl drink watr and unsweet tea once in awhile a sprite. Well thatsurgery was 2 yrs ago. I felt really great until a few months ago when I would bloat up again like before, certain foods would make me throw up and it wasn't the same foods that would do it. Sa I would eat Pizza get sick , eat it again wouldn't bother me. One thingI noticed was this pain under my right rib like a baby kicking my rib. Best way to discribe it.Went to dr , he did a scope and a scan. Said nothin is wrong. Well the pain is getting worse constant movement. I can't get confortable at night. I eat small amounts of food, sill bloat, constapated. Just down right misserable.Dr put me on Amitiza 25mg and I feel worse than before. Can't keep food down and can't stay off he pot. So I stopped taking it. Looking fr a different dr that can help me.Does anyone else have this feeling? I had a hyserecomy so I know i'm not pregnant...See MoreHave you had your gallbladder removed, and if so ...
Comments (99)As I'm sitting here this a.m., I'm noticing how poorly my head feels. This is definitely something that I shouldn't be having, esp as it's not improving like the rest of my body is. I'm going to have to keep exploring and experimenting and hopefully find a solution. Esp given how excellent...truly excellent... like better than I had in years and years...I was feeling right up until surgery. I want to go back there and don't want to compromise or be dismissed. It was only last week that I was feeling so super, so it's not an aging thing or an unattainable thing. It was real, and I'm going to do my best to get it back....See MoreGallbladder/Gallstones
Comments (19)ont_gal It is a good thing that you had your gall bladder removed in 1977. In 2012 (I live in Ontario, Canada) I had an ultrasound for something I did not have (thankfully) but the ultrasound did show gall stones - how many and how big I was not told and neither was my primary doctor. I have never had an attack - and it is now 2018 and I am a senior citizen (well in age...). I wrongly assumed I would be able to have my gall bladder removed before it became an issue. Apparently in Ontario you can't have just the gall stones removed (I have been watching too much U.S. TV). I even managed somehow to contact the office of Toronto's main gall bladder doctor and was told that I was right that it would be better to have it dealt with at the time rather than to wait for an attack. But that OHIP would not cover the cost. Of course it is now considered a pre-existing condition for travel insurance and I am obsessed with it! I do know the signs - my doctor said to pay attention to sharp pains in the area of the belly button or to symptoms resembling a heart attack. Many people go to Emergency thinking they are having a heart attack when in fact they are suffering a gall bladder attack - but that the gall bladder does not need to be removed immediately - as in the person is not turning yellow. So they are given a letter to give to their primary GP who then in turn will make a referral to a specialist - which in Ontario you know how long that would take. Of course Murphy's Law being what it is, people who have been through the Emergency heart attack/really a gall bladder attack do not go to Emergency the next time they present with heart attack symptoms and of course they are having a heart attack. I hate the fact that when I have a cold and really cough etc. that I can get pains in my side - or I pull a muscle etc. I realize that I could die before I have a gall bladder attack, but still it is a pain in the neck and I wish that I did not know I have gall stones. I have had an acid based kidney stone and that was a "treat". Neither I nor my husband are a drain on OHIP's services. We go once a year to the doctor. I have one prescription, he has 2 only for eye drops and that is it. I can't take meds for cold/flu etc. so that pretty much wipes out everything and I do not have high b.p. or cholesterol. That is my sad story. I am happy that you do not have to worry about the issue. If I were 20 then I could understand not removing the stones but the entire gall bladder in case the stones returned, but being past 65 I would prefer to take my chances....See More- 21 days agolast modified: 21 days agosushipup2 thanked morz8 - Washington Coast
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