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Is a sweet potato okay after gall bladder surgery
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Troy Reynaanswered
Pediatric Surgery 46 years experience
Low fat: 10 gram low fat diet is recommended. Avoid excess dairy products, fried foods, and fast foods as they are higher in fat content. Fat is the stimulus t... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Eliezer De Leonanswered
Internal Medicine 50 years experience
Depends when?: If the pain is getting severe, there should be an investigation, a retained stone is one reason or adhesions post surgery.
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A 57-year-old female asked:
Dr. Paul Harperanswered
General Surgery 54 years experience
No: It is not common but it can happen.
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Dr. Gerald Mandellanswered
Nuclear Medicine 54 years experience
Sometimes: Spasm can occur at the entrance of common bile duct into duodenum, called sphincter of oddi dyskinesia. Prolonged spasm causes similar pain as gall bl... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 36 years experience
Very low risk: Gallbladder removal is one of the most common operations performed in the us and is, thankfully, very safe. Like all abdominal operations, there are ... Read More
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A 70-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 36 years experience
Please Clarify: The sphincter of oddi is a normal anatomic structure at the point where the bile duct enters the intestine (see duodenal papilla on pic above). Dysfun... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgeanswered
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
Open or laparascopic: After a laparoscopic gall bladder removal, returning to work can happen in just a few days if all goes well. Open surgery (cholecystectomy) takes much... Read More
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653 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Lee Pedersonanswered
General Surgery 29 years experience
Call your surgeon: Probably related anesthesia meds or pain meds. Call the guy who did your operation to discuss your specific troubles.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shahid Rafiqueanswered
Internal Medicine 46 years experience
Yes: It is rare but possible after any surgical procedure. The root cause of the fm syndrome is not known. However it is often seen after an event that cau... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Uyedaanswered
General Surgery 47 years experience
Depends on: How bad your pain is. Sometimes, surgeon will need to give narcotic injections, such as morphine or dilaudid. If pain is not so severe, oral narcoti... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Hoepfneranswered
Surgery 41 years experience
Not usually: Early after surgery there may be some fatty food intolerance, with abdominal cramping or diarrhea. Usually that resolves in a few weeks, if it happens... Read More
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