Question 1

How likely are you to have gallstones in the bile duct years after gallbladder removal?

Accepted Answer

It is not unheard of to have bile duct stones after removal of the gallbladder.  Usually it occurs within two year of the operation, but can occur later.  An ERCP can usually take care of it.

Question 2

What is inflammation of the common bile duct & mucosal irregularity?is it something to be concerned about?can it heal itself after gallbladder removal

Accepted Answer

it depend on the circumstances around the inflammation and what symptoms you have.i will be concerned and I will check with my GI for proper evaluation.

Question 3

After my gallbladder removal my bile duct has stricture.an ercp has performed but it remains. what should i do?

Accepted Answer

Usually to treat a stricture they may place a stent to keep it open. An ERCP alone is just diagnostic.

Question 4

I have an inflammed common bile duct with no stones determined during gallbladder removal . what can be the other reasons?

Accepted Answer

If you are otherwise recovering well from gallbladder removal surgery, you can rest assured the inflammation was part of the disease process and nothing more. If you have jaundice, yellow eyes and skin, losing weight, feeling poorly then get in to your doc, consider ERCP and biopsy. Be well.

Question 5

Before and after my gallbladder removal my bile duct has been dilated even still a year later, this causes a lot of pain, will this go away itself?

Accepted Answer

You should get it checked out. Sometime there is stone which could be retained in cbd to cause dilation and pain.

Question 6

Is there a medication i can take to ease the frequency of my bile salts after gallbladder removal?

Accepted Answer

Even after removal of gall bladder bile salt metabolism will be same most bile salts are absorbed by gut and recirculated..

Question 7

Bile induced ibs after gallbladder removal?? true?? best med for diarrhea cholestyramine after gb removal ?

Accepted Answer

After gallbladder surgery, some people have ongoing abdominal symptoms, such as pain, bloating, gas, and diarrhea (postcholecystectomy syndrome).  Following cholecystectomy, bile which was once stored in the gallbladder and released only after meals, now flows continuously into the intestines and cause irritation. Cholestyramine absorbs bile, but these symptoms will often resolve over time.

Question 8

I was told i would not need digestive enzymes/bile salts after gallbladder removal...why then do naturopaths promote taking them? what is best?

Accepted Answer

You do not need them. Naturopaths are trained differently and so are thought the you do, though there is no scientific evidence to back that. The gallbadder is like a reservoir  only. It only is a storage site. The salts , etc, are still produced and released whether there or not.

Question 9

I have nasty taste and smell after gallbladder removal and currently have a bile leak. have elevated liver enzymes and want to know why or how this foul taste/smell is caused. tested for covid more than 5 times in the past month and all have been ?

Accepted Answer

Your condition sounds interesting. More clarification is needed. What do you mean by having a bile leak? Do you have a change in smell and taste all the time?

Question 10

I got a stent install in biliary canal after gallbladder removal , i want to be asleep for my ercp to remove it but it can take up 60 days..dangerous?

Accepted Answer

Don't worry. While any procedure can have complications, this one is low risk (not zero...). I would be more worried about the reason the stent is there, and whether or not a stricture (narrowing from scar) will develop afterwards. You may want to ask that. I'm sure they will give you adequate sedation for the procedure. Hope this helps!

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How likely are you to have gallstones in the bile duct years after gallbladder removal?

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What is inflammation of the common bile duct & mucosal irregularity?is it something to be concerned about?can it heal itself after gallbladder removal

After my gallbladder removal my bile duct has stricture.an ercp has performed but it remains. what should i do?

I have an inflammed common bile duct with no stones determined during gallbladder removal . what can be the other reasons?

Before and after my gallbladder removal my bile duct has been dilated even still a year later, this causes a lot of pain, will this go away itself?

Is there a medication i can take to ease the frequency of my bile salts after gallbladder removal?

Bile induced ibs after gallbladder removal?? true?? best med for diarrhea cholestyramine after gb removal ?

I was told i would not need digestive enzymes/bile salts after gallbladder removal...why then do naturopaths promote taking them? what is best?

I have nasty taste and smell after gallbladder removal and currently have a bile leak. have elevated liver enzymes and want to know why or how this foul taste/smell is caused. tested for covid more than 5 times in the past month and all have been ?

I got a stent install in biliary canal after gallbladder removal , i want to be asleep for my ercp to remove it but it can take up 60 days..dangerous?

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