i had my gallbladder removed, how long should i wait to get a colonoptomy ?

Question

How long can I wait to have my gall bladder removed for stones?

Answer 1

Depends: If you are doing well a month or so ( colonoscopy). Colon scope.

Answer 2

If indicated: Low risk (no symptoms, no significant family history of colon cancer): 50 y/o, every 10 years.

Answer 3

Follow up w/surgeon: Diarrhea can last for weeks; generally decreases with time. Usually not fatty, foul smelling, yellowish, bulky, sticky. Tell your surgeon.

Answer 4

See below: Diarrhea early on after undergoing cholecystectomy is not unheard of and can happen in 5-10% of patients. It usually subsides spontaneously within 4-6 weeks of surgery. Keep your doctor informed and if this does not cease there are treatment options.

Answer 5

A month or two: You can have diarrhea after a fatty meal when the gallbladder has been removed. This should resolve as the body adjusts to not having a gallbladder, a few months at most. If still having symptoms after that time interval would see your internist.

Answer 6

No time like now.: Probably as safe now as it ever was.

Answer 7

Diarrhea?: After the gallbladder is removed the bile flows into the intestine on a continual basis. This causes irritation and frequent trips to bathroom. I recommend my patients to adhere to a low fat diet for 4-6 weeks after gallbladder surgery to give the body a chance to adapt to lack of gall bladder.

Answer 8

MULTIPLE CHOICE: I have to assume you are having upper abdominal symptoms. There's a slight chance there could be a retained stone in the bile duct. Other possibilities could be peptic ulcer disease, pancreatitis, or gastroesophageal reflux disease. See your doctor, and prepare to give a thorough history of your symptoms. You may need further lab work and/or endoscopy. Good luck.

Answer 9

Bile duct stone?: There are a number of tests, ultrasound, mrcp that you could have to rule out a retained or new primary gallstone in your bile ducts. If these are clear an EGD/ERCP may help. IF negative you may need additional testing. If it is not a stone then review your meds. Many things can cause right sided pain. See a surgeon or GI doc

Answer 10

Can be: Most people have diarrhea after eating fatty foods once their gall bladder is removed. Some people will be constipated. It is simply how your body reacts to urn digested fat.

Answer 11

It is probably OK: Most people use narcotic pain pills after surgery which tend to give constipation. Just drink lots of water and use some milk of magnesia (magnesium hydroxide) ( table spoon once a day) for a day or 2 and it should improve.

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