I had my gall bladder removed 1 1/2 years ago, and I still continue to have cholecystitis--like symptoms. sometimes to the point that I have to talk myself out of going to the emergency room from the pain. My family doctor knows all about my symptoms and says that I probably just have gas or my body has not yet adjusted to functioning without a gallbladder.
I have sporadic bouts of diarrhea, sometimes for a day or two, accompanied by the sharp pinching pain I had before my gallbladder removal, to periods where I have symptoms for a week or better, mostly after meals, more often in the evening.
The diarrhea aspect is disconcerting because it is yellow-brown and looks very fatty, almost like melted butter, sorry for the visual. It can be as often as 8-10 times a day, almost immediately after a meal. If I don't find a bathroom within 10 minutes after eating, sometimes even before I have left the table, I am almost guaranteed to have an accident.
As you can imagine, I have stopped eating at restaurants, and I try to refrain from eating anywhere other than home. It has all become a nightmare, and there just seems to be no one with an explanation.
Cramps from impending bowel movements, anxiety at meal time, and severe pain in my URQ are ever-present, just a normal part of my day. I have almost reached the point where I have given up hope of ever feeling well again.
Knowing that several people here are probably more versed in these matters than I am makes me feel at least a bit hopeful that I may have a new idea to present to my doctor next time I see him, but it has begun to feel like he has stopped being concerned with this and sees it more as me just complaining. I wish I could find another doctor, but with insurance the way it is, that is nearly impossible, and I fear winding up with a physician who is less concerned than the one I have now.
Sorry for the length of this, it is just good to know that someone may be able to help, and everyone I know has probably become bored of my complaining about it, so it's nice to vent.
Thank you in advance for any advice you may have to offer, and good tidings!