Hello.

I am a 30 year old female that just had her gall bladder removed 1 month ago. A couple months ago, I started having severe abdominal pain and nausea after eating (lasted around 4-5 hours), but no vomiting or diarrhea. I was able to go to the bathroom without any problem, other than the severe stomach cramping. My main trigger food was cheese, but some other foods triggered it as well (some non-dairy). After having an endoscopy and Hida scan, it was found that I had a 10% ejection fraction, so my doctor and I decided to remove my gall bladder.

That seems to have healed well, and I have tried a couple times to eat cheese. Each time, though, I still get intense stomach pain. I thought that perhaps I was lactose intolerant, but I never vomit nor have diarrhea. Nor do I have problems with any other diary food (like ice cream). It seems that cheese is the only food that still bothers me... I did try to take a supplement (Lactaid) when eating cheese, but it did not help.

I don't understand though, why after years of eating cheese (many times a week), I seem to not be able to tolerate any of it.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you.