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Gall bladder removed watery yellow diarrhea
A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Michael Sawyeranswered
General Surgery 38 years experience
Usually stops: This occurs in about 5% of patients after cholecystectomy and resolves in more than 90% within 4 to 6 weeks. Can try a low fat diet for now. If it per... Read More
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Dr. Leonard Metildianswered
General Surgery 47 years experience
Yes: The gall bladder stores and concentrates bile. Without a gall bladder, the bile is continuously excreted into the intestine. This sometimes overloads... Read More
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:

Dr. M. Hytham Beckanswered
Surgery 45 years experience
Avoid fat: Normal to have diarrhea after gallbladder surgery
rich, creamy, fatty food could make it worst
avoid diarrhea medicine since your body trying to co... Read More
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4.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:

Dr. Robert Uyedaanswered
General Surgery 47 years experience
Sometimes you can: Get bile gastritis. Medication that binds bile such as Cholestyramine can sometimes help. Consult a gastroenterologist for specific recommendation.
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A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. David Earleanswered
General Surgery 33 years experience
Fissure?: It could be an anal fissure, which tends to be very painful with bowel movements. May also be a skin problem due to chronic diarrhea. Sounds like you ... Read More
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2.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. Mankanwal Sachdevanswered
Gastroenterology 24 years experience
Diet: Eat a low fat diet and start probiotics. Diarrhea is common after gall bladder removal but the diverticulitis has disturbed your bacterial flora. You... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 19-year-old female asked:

Dr. David Earleanswered
General Surgery 33 years experience
Nonspecific : Right upper quadrant abdominal pain and vomiting are relatively nonspecific. Possibilities include gastric outlet obstruction, sphincter of oddi spasm... Read More
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5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 68-year-old female asked:

Dr. Mark Hoepfneranswered
Surgery 41 years experience
Common: Discomfort, gas, bloationg, irregular loose or constipated bowel movements csn be very common this early after surgery. Drink plenty of liquids, eat s... Read More
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4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 69-year-old female asked:

Dr. Laura Anissiananswered
Internal Medicine 23 years experience
Check stool: Might not be a bad idea if you still feel badly to have stool checked for infectious diarrheas. C diff among those if you have been in hospital.
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3.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 47-year-old female asked:

Dr. Vance Harrisanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Bile: use to get stored in the gallbladder till you had a high fat meal and gallbladder contracted releasing bile into your intestines. Now the bile has no ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. Paul Williamsanswered
Family Medicine 37 years experience
Heartburn continues : Sounds like you may have bile gastritis - an uncommon cause of heartburn after gallbladder surgery. Instead of the bile being stored your body is... Read More
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245 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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