I am a post patient of gallbladerectomy for past one year. The doctors said that the reason could be many and one such was my pregnancy as I was pregnant one and a half year before and delivered my child on Jan 2009, after that when the pain began sever and went into chest cavity, so I had the gallblader removed on May 2009. After which I have been having occasion loose stools,bloating of the abdomen, and gastric pain. Recetly from past 2 months I have been geting sharp pricking pain in my left side of the waist after eating, but now it occurs anytine during the day and my stomach bloats up. Please doc help me with this problem and advice me of my diet.
Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. This looks to me like so called postcholecystectomy syn Chat Doctor.  Symptoms include systemic symptoms such as sweating and heat sense but also dyspepsia, nausea, and vomiting, flatulence, bloating, and diarrhea, Persistent pain in the upper right abdomen. Some individuals may benefit from diet modification, such as a reduced fat diet, following cholecystectomy since it may be more difficult for digestion of fatty foods. Postcholecystectomy syn