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How long after gallbladder surgery will the diarrhea start?

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Dr. Gregory Hines answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

It depends: Some people never have trouble with it, and some have near constant problems. See how you do in the first 6 week after, though it often gets better after that kind of time frame.

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Answered 7/28/2019

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