Question 1

hi! i have vomiting no diahrea but green stools for 4 days. i have hep-c and my gallbladder has been removed. should i seek attention?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you should: contact your doctor(s) and discuss your symptoms with them....and probably should be examined.

Question 2

post gallbladder surgery 6 months ago; can't gain weight back, have dark green stool all the time, low back/stomach pain...egd/colon neg. any ideas?

Accepted Answer

S/p gallbladder: Post- cholecystectomy syndrome   affects 5-40% of the population. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcholecystectomy_syndrome

For diarrhea can use Questran ,cholestyramine a bile acid sequestrant. . Avoid fatty foods. Consider breath test to evaluate for bacterial overgrowth and  amylase/ lipase  to check pancreas function. Discuss nerve/ sphincter of oddi / retained stone issues w/ GI doc

Question 3

2 weeks ago had gallbladder removed now have green stool

Accepted Answer

No worries...: Green stools are the result of bile and foods including green pigments in fruits and vegetables as well as quick transit through the GI tract.  Having had gb removed only 2 weeks ago, green stools not unexpected and of no concern.

Question 4

i have had very dark stools since my gallbladder was removed.  but tonight my stools were sausage shaped and orange.  do i need to worry?

Accepted Answer

Wait and see: See what the next stool looks like and if you think that there is anything wrong your doctor will be happy to help

Question 5

is green stool common after gallbladder surgery?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: Some people have more loose bowel movements temporarily after surgery. Color of bowel movements mostly affected by what you eat. Excess green bile can be eliminated in the bowels.

Question 6

why am i having green stool after gallbladder removal?

Accepted Answer

It's bile: Before gallbladder removal, it stored bile and emptied when u are food. So the bile was mixed in with food. Now the bile is running through ur GI tract even without food hence change in color. It may get better over a yr or so. It is not harmful to u, however.

Question 7

since three weeks i removed gallbladder, stool color was normal dark color recently i noticed the stool is light color near yellow. is it normal?

Accepted Answer

Biliary stricture?: If the liver is unable to get bile into your intestine, it can cause you to have pale or yellow stools. Bile is what makes stools brown. This can sometimes occur after gallbladder surgery which can cause the bile ducts to narrow and cause a stricture. Sometimes stents are needed to open the ducts back up and allow free-flowing bile. See your surgeon if this continues to be a problem for follow up.

Question 8

ruq pain that has gotten worse over the past year, it now radiates into my back and left side. its a sharp, throbbing internal pain. stools are yellow and greasy/floating, urine is dark brown. pain wakes me up, not liver or gallbladder. kidneys?

Accepted Answer

: Pancreatitis is one possible cause and a lab work up and abdominal CT may reveal the cause. A urinalysis may be ordered by your PCP.

Question 9

dilated biliary ducts. no gallbladder. rt upper qtr pain. stools formed and green.  these symptoms ended in toxic hepatitis previously.  worry?

Accepted Answer

With ur hx, be safe: With your history as described, and the same symptoms previously ending in toxic hepatitis, than i would get an exam with labs to be safe,  best wishes.

Question 10

i have dilated biliary ducts. no gallbladder. rt upper qtr pain. stools formed and green which led to toxic hepatitis a few years ago.

Accepted Answer

Get eval: With your history as described, and the same symptoms previously ending in toxic hepatitis, than i would get an exam with labs to be safe, best wishes.

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Hi! i have vomiting no diahrea but green stools for 4 days. i have hep-c and my gallbladder has been removed. should i seek attention?

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Post gallbladder surgery 6 months ago; can't gain weight back, have dark green stool all the time, low back/stomach pain...egd/colon neg. any ideas?

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2 weeks ago had gallbladder removed now have green stool

A member asked:

I have had very dark stools since my gallbladder was removed. but tonight my stools were sausage shaped and orange. do i need to worry?

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Is green stool common after gallbladder surgery?

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Why am i having green stool after gallbladder removal?

A member asked:

Since three weeks i removed gallbladder, stool color was normal dark color recently i noticed the stool is light color near yellow. is it normal?

A member asked:

Ruq pain that has gotten worse over the past year, it now radiates into my back and left side. its a sharp, throbbing internal pain. stools are yellow and greasy/floating, urine is dark brown. pain wakes me up, not liver or gallbladder. kidneys?

A member asked:

Dilated biliary ducts. no gallbladder. rt upper qtr pain. stools formed and green. these symptoms ended in toxic hepatitis previously. worry?

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I have dilated biliary ducts. no gallbladder. rt upper qtr pain. stools formed and green which led to toxic hepatitis a few years ago.

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