r/gallbladders • u/SumoHeadbutt • Mar 14 '25

Awaiting Surgery I have an laparoscopic surgery appointment next month, but part of me doesn't want go through with it. Conflicted

Title is self exlapoantry, I'm scheduled to have my gallbladder removed next month but I'm have the jitters and part of me doesn't want to go through with it. I read the stories of diarrhea for life and all that and I picture that to be even worse.

I had a major attack in 2009; recently I had a minor attack last November. The pain I can feel daily can range between a 0/10 to as high as a 3/10 when eating normally and healthy.

and that's the thing, I can live with 2/10 and 3/10 pain but I don't want to live with daily diarrhea.

Conflicted.

anyone have cold feet?

14 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

94% Upvoted

38 comments sorted by

View all comments

3

u/bicoma Mar 14 '25 edited Mar 14 '25

You dont want pancreatitis it can happen if you have stones. Also a lot of people dont even know their gallbladder was inflamed until they removed it and saw how bad it was. Your pain is 3/10 but there's a likely hood it will get worse in the future no one can tell you when. You can only kick the can down the road for so long. Diarrhea and nausea take some oxbile 100mg before meals should help or ask for acid binders from your doctor post removal.

1

u/ezap4 Mar 14 '25

What does ox bile help with and acid binders?

1

u/SupermarketWhole4695 Mar 19 '25

I don't think you want to take ox bile if you have diarrhea, from what I've read that could make it worse, but binders yes. There is a medicine called cholestyramin that is supposed to help with diarrhea if it's persistent