hi everyone , me again !!!!
11days after GR and bowel problems still.
Diarhea then it stops and constipated for two days despite eating enough fibre and drinking water etc, today I go and it's yellow !!!
Also in the past I had a bladder repair and since this GR op I find I'm wee'ing very strange , it's trickling out starting and stopping and wondered if any of you had tis trouble.
Im still finding it hard to bend down and sleeping is so hard I have to get up frequently to belch and laying is still uncomfortable.
Sorry to keep asking these questions but my husband thinks I'm ok as I don't tell him everything but I'm realy concerned.
Hi gillypoo I'm sorry to hear you are going through all this. The bowel problems are all normal after 11 days. It can take 6-12 weeks for bowel to settle. Yellow stools are bile. Is it just in the mornings or are all your stools yellow. I also had the same bladder problems after the operation. It's probably to do with the anesthetic. It will settle too. The belching is also normal. You may start experiencing some indigestion too. Remember your digestive system has been altered significantly and it takes time for your body to adjust. The tenderness and soreness is also normal at this stage and should start improving over the next few days. I hope you start to feel better soon. Take care xx
It is going to take a while for your body to adjust to a missing organ. I say this a lot, but I cannot stress enough how much a small dose of Questran will help absorb the bile and let you begin to heal. Your intestines are sensitive to the bile dripping in. Please ask your doc for a prescription- it is pretty cheap.
Hello thanks for your reply , are you in the UK as I'm not sure if it's something you get here ? I'm seeing doc tomorrow xx
Thank you for your reply , yes just in the mornings so I'm guessing it's where it's built up overnight ? God can't wait to be well again 😪
Yes it's the bile building up over night. A lot of people think this surgery is a walk in the park but for so many it takes time to adjust some quicker than others. What's driven me mad is that I wasn't sick beforehand just had the pain from the stone. Most people adjust within the 3 months and for others like me it can take a lot longer. I tried the questran and it made my diarrhea worse and made me vomit. Most people can tolerate it though and it helps them with the diarrhea. I am taking pysllium husks for the diarrhea and caltrate calcium tablets too and probiotics. I hope you will be one of the lucky ones and recover quickly. The diarrhea is not nice at all and very debilitating but very common after the surgery. Hopefully It will settle itself quickly for you. How's your appetite now? Have you had any heartburn? X
Gilly yes you can get Questran here but I think its a bit soon for you to be taking a bile binder, your insides are still very sore an bruised and what you have to take into account is that because you no longer have your GB bile is dripping into you small intestine all the time it will probably settle down though, love Sandy xxx
Ok will take that on board thank you for your reply xxx
Well my appetite is ok eating well but low fat plenty of fibre and fruit but at night laying in bed I don't get heartburn I have a bloated feeling like I'm stuffed and my stomach sort of aches not burning but then through the night I start burping get rid of it but wake again an hour later doing it again and all through the night I seem to be full of wind! Tried cutting down the fibre but still feel the same every night. X
Hi gillypoo that feeling full is awful. My consultant told me when I had the op I wouldn't be able to eat a big meal for a while and would feel full very quickly. I still get that feeling. It's like the food is just sitting in your tummy. The wind is normal too. I had a gnawing feeling in my tummy for a long time but that's gone now. Getting some indigestion at times too after I eat. Hopefully it will settle in time. Seems to be part of the course! Am still sticking to low fat too. Found some lovely Turkey rashers the other day and they were low fat and gorgeous. My appetite was great until this nausea started! Had a good day today. Had the nausea this morning and dry wretched which was disappointing but it went by 1030 and I felt normal. Hopefully it will go soon. Sandynan is right about the questran. They won't prescribe it until your 6-8 weeks over the operation. Take care x
Sounds awful glad I don't have that but glad your feeling a bit better. I'm at doctors tomorrow so will talk to him and try and get some answers lol !!!
Thanks again for your help xxx
Hi everyone just been to doctors as my certificate for work is almost up and he's given me four more weeks off.
I told him about the diarrea and he said yes will take time to settle and that some of it is due to the antibiotics they put into you it can cause that.
Had a prod about and made me yell ! Now a bit tender. Cuts look ok and as for not being able to bend properly yet then that will take time , he said it may look like I've not had an operation but I've had big surgery inside and should be careful. I slept well last night but probably because I hadn't slept the last two nights , so will see how I go today.
Hope you all are well and coping xxxxxxx
Hi there, Acejohnston was just wondering how you doing latley. i had my gall bladder removed nearly 4 weeks today, im waking in the morning with stomach cramps and diorehha, always in the early hours of the morning not got a great appetite, eating small bits and low in fat, been getting alot of indegestion and backache through out the day and only relieved when i go to bed, the only meds im taking is omeprazole and propranolol for anxiety, Just wondering if everything did settle for you, and any helpfull ints would be appreciated, take care x
Hi Patricia hope you dont mind me replying but as soon as I saw that you are taking Omprazole I had to lol I wqas told by my Consultant to stop taking Omprazole and Pantoprazole they both cause D! I was prescribed Ranitidine (Zantac) 300mg at night, I still get terrible D I dont think that will ever go but if I were you I would ask your Consulkt ant to prescribe something other than Omprazole xxx
Thankyou sandynan, im at my wits end with it all been to see my doctor 3 times since i got out of hospital after surgery. first of all i couldnt eat anything at all even sips of water was making me sick, lost so much weight over a period of 5 weeks, To be truthfull my doctors are not very helpfull and me and my hubby was talking about changing surgerys, as most of our old doctors who we trusted have all left, Basically they just keep telling me its all early days yet, and to give the omprazole some time longer possibly a couple of more weeks. I have tested positive few years ago for hpylori and was treated with antibiotics the symptoms are near enough the same what im getting now, but they cant test me for it untill ive been on the omprazole for longer, To be truthfull im scared of coming of the omprazole for fear of being sick again. as i do feel abit better on them apart from the diorehha. but either way ill have to stop them soon whilst i be tested, xxx
Hi Patricia am sorry to hear your not feeling well after your operation. Sandynan is right about the omeprazole. I was on it prior to my operation and for about 3 months afterwards and then I stopped it as I had a scope and my stomach was fine. These meds are only meant to be taken in the short term and recent research has found links between them and an increased risk of heart attack. You should also be taking magnesium and a multivitamin as they can cause absorption issues long term. You would be better taking digestives enzymes as the reason for gastritis is not enough acid in the tummy and not too much as we've all been told is the case. I'm ok now but it's been one hell of a ride one I would not do again or would I recommend the surgery to anyone. Doctors are too quick at removing this organ and not addressing the root cause which they know is linked to hormone imbalances which I was told at the time. I got worse after the operation as I also had a huge cyst on my ovary causing a lot of my problems and my doctors now admit my gallbladder should not have been removed. I am taking psyllium husk powder for the diarrhea still but don't know whether I still have it or not and am afraid to stop it in case the diarrhea returns. I do plan on stopping it at some stage to see what happens. I also take Manuka honey and probiotics which also help. I don't really get indigestion now and I don't eat any dairy or sugary food purely out of choice. I can eat most things with no problems. My appetite has never been the same since the operation either and I never feel hungry and get full very quickly which my surgeon did tell me would happen. It takes a while for everything to settle down as your liver now has to adapt to the lose of your gallbladder and to controlling the flow of bile. The diarrhea should settle down as it does for most people but can take from 6 weeks to a year or so in some people. I also took milk thistle for a long time after the surgery and found that helped too. Also we are told to eat low fat but this is totally incorrect we need to eat good fats to help make cholesterol which helps in breaking down food and it's vital for our overall health and hormones in particular. My whole diet has changed dramatically. I eat a lot of good fats like avocados, almond and coconut butter, Almonds and Brazil nuts, chia and flax seed and lots of green veg and lots and lots of fruit. For now stick to plain food. The morning diarrhea is bile dumping and that should settle down soon. I would stop the omeprazole if you can and try digestive enzymes as now you have no gallbladder you need your tummy to do its job and produce acid to break down the food. If you do stop you might get a rebound effect which is heartburn and indigestion but it's actually your stomach beginning to produce acid again and does settle down. Unfortunately it's all a slow process but it should all settle down for you. Take care
Thankyou Acejohnson for replying, i can only stay on the omprezole for another 2 weeks as i have to come off them to be tested for the hpylori, so hopefully should be able stay off them. if not i will be seriously asking for something different, Was just wondering if anyone can tell me if they had like back ache in the right shoulder blade and indegestion after there gall bladder was removed, im hopeing im right and been told this is because of the acid in the bile duct build up but should improve in time, keep thinking allsort like they left behind a stone as it feels like the back ache from before i had the gall bladder out not pain just like a dull ache ? as we speak my hubby is in the health shop buying me some of the digestive enzymes. so hope they work, and thankyou everyone for your replys take care xxx
Hi Patricia yes I had indigestion for a long time afterwards but thankfully don't get it really at all now. Did you have keyhole surgery as pain that the shoulder blade is a common side effect after keyhole surgery and can last 6 weeks or so. Keep as positive as you can. It will all settle down. My doctor kept telling me it would settle down but would take time as she had seen it before many times over her 30 years as a doctor and she was right! You'll get through it. Take care and take one day at a time x
Hi again Acejohnson today and yesterday ive been suffering with heart palpations dizziness and body twitching witch as frightened the life out of me after looking at the side effects from the omeprazole it looks to be them, but our doctors is closed now for the easter weekend im really stuck as i dont no wether to just stop taking them. but im scared that if its a stomach ulcer without them it will go worse any help ? xxx
That doesn't sound good. I would stop them until Monday and see how you feel. It will take a few days to get out of your system. I swear by Manuka honey. I take New Zealand Manuka honey 400 mgo and it's brilliant. Great for stomach and for ulcers too. Might help you. X