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What do gallbladder problems feel like - I've read WebMD - but I'd like to hear what you experienced. Im about 7 weeks out and last night after dinner I got this pain in the center upper stomach area that wont go away. Talked to my PA who said to try Pepto and Pepcid and if its still there to the ER and have my gallbladder scanned. Great!!

This might help:

http://www.wikihow.c...bladder-Disease

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The gallbladder is working extra hard on all the Protein intake. So gallstones become an issue.

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I agree with your point that people who have had weight loss surgery are more likely to have gall bladder problems. It's actually not the extra Protein that causes the problem, but rather the rapid weight loss. If you go search for this on pubmed you will find study after study that mentions the gall bladder problems caused by the rapid weight loss after weight loss surgery. It can also happen just with rapid weight loss even though someone doesn't have weight loss surgery at all.

The underlying problem appears to actually be caused by the diminished fat intake. Since people take in less fat, the gall bladder appears to be storing a higher amount of bile, and this results in more opportunity for the crystallization of the bile acids.

To cut down on the risk of developing gall bladder problems I asked my surgeon to prescribe Actigall for me for the first six months after my sleeve surgery.

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The gallbladder is working extra hard on all the Protein intake. So gallstones become an issue.

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I agree with your point that people who have had weight loss surgery are more likely to have gall bladder problems. It's actually not the extra Protein that causes the problem, but rather the rapid weight loss. If you go search for this on pubmed you will find study after study that mentions the gall bladder problems caused by the rapid weight loss after weight loss surgery. It can also happen just with rapid weight loss even though someone doesn't have weight loss surgery at all.

The underlying problem appears to actually be caused by the diminished fat intake. Since people take in less fat, the gall bladder appears to be storing a higher amount of bile, and this results in more opportunity for the crystallization of the bile acids.

To cut down on the risk of developing gall bladder problems I asked my surgeon to prescribe Actigall for me for the first six months after my sleeve surgery.

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I felt like someone was trying to pull my stomach out through my back. I'm glad that is one thing I won't have to worry about ever again.

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I felt like someone was trying to pull my stomach out through my back. I'm glad that is one thing I won't have to worry about ever again.

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If I remember right 30 % of people sleeved have to have it taken out

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If I remember right 30 % of people sleeved have to have it taken out

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It can happen all the time or intermittenly. Mine could go 4 weeks without me having any pain then hit out of nowhere. It certainly couldn't hurt ti request an ultrasound. Thats really the only way to accurately check. They did 2 cat scans and nithing came up either time

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It can happen all the time or intermittenly. Mine could go 4 weeks without me having any pain then hit out of nowhere. It certainly couldn't hurt ti request an ultrasound. Thats really the only way to accurately check. They did 2 cat scans and nithing came up either time

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If I remember right 30 % of people sleeved have to have it taken out

That also means there's a 70% chance you won't have to have it taken out. I'm hoping mine goes in the 70% group.

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My doctor said its the lower fat diet that can lead to gall bladder problems, but recommends keeping it if at all possible. She said that guar gum as Fiber helps protect the gall bladder

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