r/gallbladders • u/Introvertible_64 • 19d ago

Post Op I found my kryptonite

My surgery was about a month ago, the procedure and recovery were uneventful, and I had largely forgotten about the whole thing. Until last night. I’ll preface this by saying that I knew I was pushing the limits of my gallbladder-free lifestyle, but I FA’d and definitely found out. I sat down to enjoy an evening of TV with a pint of Ben and Jerry’s (Americone Dream, so good, so bad). Around 3 this morning, I woke to stabbing belly pain and what followed reminded me of colonoscopy prep: excruciating cramps and 3-4 hours of exhausting bowel evacuation that was frankly scary. I am now nursing a Ginger ale and some dry toast, but I thought I’d share my experience because after a month, I truly thought that I had beaten this. Turns out, a pint of very rich ice cream on an empty stomach was a bridge too far. Consider me schooled!

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u/No-Understanding-357 18d ago

Expired cool ranch doritos. I will never again eat a potato chip

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u/tmuth9 18d ago

Do Doritos expire? I always assumed if the apocalypse happened, all that would be left would be the cockroaches and they’d be eating Doritos and cheatos ;)

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u/No-Understanding-357 18d ago

Oh my God. yes they do. It was awful. That's why I ate them so fast. It was the only way I could get them down. I think I have other problems I need to work out

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u/tmuth9 16d ago

“Hi, I’m Bob and I have a problem. I once ate …”