“Stomach issues”
I got my gallbladder removed 5 years ago when I was 16. I have really bad stomach issues and diarrhea all the time. My stool is always different colors. Normally it’ll be a darkish brown, greasy looking diarrhea, but the past 4 days it’s green. I normally have stomach pains and cramps constantly
Female | 20 years old
2 Answers
Bile is no longer stored since gallbladder removed. Fat absorption is affected as well.
Assuming you are otherwise healthy with no known other medical problems, this could be related to your diet. No one should have constant and. pain and cramping. You need a more thorough evaluation by a gastroenterologist, and/or talk to the surgeon who operated on you. Many of these post op cramps and pains can be from surgical adhesions, where scar tissue forms around your intestines. These can be very uncomfortable and can require surgical repair. This is kind of redudant, because if surgery caused the adhesions and you have another surgical procedure to lyse them, isn't the going to cause more adhesions? Well yes, it could. But if the current condition is severe enough, this may be your only option.
