I had my gallbladder removed about 4
months ago. Since then I have had issues
with gas and on occasion diarehea. The
biggest issue is I still get the pain in
my back/shoulders that feels like I still
have my gallbladder. Could you tell me
what this could be?
Diarrhea and gas could be caused by the
removal of the gallbladder. Pain
experienced in the back and shoulders,
however, is probably not due to the
gallbladder removal. Billiary stones can
still be created after gallbladder removal
but will get stacked in the bile duct
(ductus choledocus). The resulting pain
(billiary colic) is the same as the pain
experienced when the gallbladder was
present (under right ribcage irradiating
to the back as a belt round the abdomen).
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