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Is oily stool a year after gallbladder removal normal? i have had a ct scan and mrcp to evaluate pancreas, both were normal.
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Fat malabsorption.: After we have our gallbladder removed, we begin to have trouble digesting dietary fats - the gallbladder normally stores bile, which helps us to prepare fats for digestion. So without a bonus release of bile, we will not digest fats properly, which means they end up in the stool, causing that oily stool to which you refer. This effect is permanent.
Answered 11/30/2020
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