As alluded to on another thread, I picked up an infection in my Gallbladder whilst on holiday and am currently waiting for it to be removed. Apparently I'm unusual in two respects, in that I am in my twenties and that I didn't have gallstones. So it's still under investigation as to the root cause of the infection.
Has anyone had their Gallbladder removed?
The Doctors have been great but keep fobbing me off to speak to a nutritionist about what my diet should looks like post removal. 'Low Fat' seems to be order of the day, but does that mean Saturated fats? Or am I going to keel over if I have an Avocado?
Essentially, I'm hoping the fountain of knowledge of here might be able to give me an idea of their own experiences and what adjustments you've made (if any) following removal of it?
Any advice warmly welcomed!
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Turns out in the middle of the night she had to go to the hospital to have her gallbladder removed.
Still don't understand why they don't let me practice medicine in this country...
But yeah she has echoed what others have already said. Easy surgery, no real life change. She was 27 when she had hers out.
Good luck to you mate. Sometimes the waiting is the hardest part and you'll feel better after it's done.
Surgery was a quick keyhole. I was home 3 hours after the scheduled start time.
I’m aware that I’ll have to be much more conscious around my diet and be more consistent than I’ve been previously, but obviously want to live life and still be able to enjoy myself occasionally.
I’m booked in with the nutritionist on Friday but it’s good to hear it hasn’t impacted others too much on their day to day lives.
Apart from being told to eat a healthy diet (cut down on sausages/burgers/processed food) I did not really change anything as my diet was ok. Before the op I only had to eat 2 sausages and I ended up in agony, bent double and holding onto a chair to avoid collapsing. Been fine since. I still have the stones in a jar as a reminder - surgeon said he rarely sees so many!!