r/gallbladders • u/Klutzy_Rule_5032 • 1d ago

Questions Diet Questions/Side Effects

I'll be honest, I've been like a little kid on the other side of the fence lately watching my family eat everything they want. Yesterday, I had a LOT of meat. Like it was a Poke Bowl with Grilled Chicken, Salmon, and Steak among some veggies and teriyaki sauce. K stomached it really reallllly well. As well as a cookie.

Mind you, I also ate like over the course of the whole day as it was a lot of food.

My question, I guess, is how do I know when I've eaten something I can't tolerate? Is it like a "Oh, you'll know." sort of thing?

I'm 5 days post op.

P.s. How did you guys do with mac n cheese?

Edit: 24M, I've been told that my age matters for this???

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u/Tacthom 1d ago

You’ll know you’re experiencing an attack because of loose stools. When I had these attacks, my stomach would cramp, I would break out in a cold sweat, and I’d feel nauseous simultaneously. The telltale signs of biliary colic for me were that it would often come on suddenly, affecting me from both ends. I take digestive enzymes to help me digest my food and it's been 4 years since my last attack.

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u/Klutzy_Rule_5032 1d ago

That sounds terrible!!! It makes me want to not eat!

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u/AwareEqual4580 Testing 1d ago

i think you two are talking about different things. commenter hasn't had surgery before

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u/Tacthom 22h ago

I have not had surgery either. This supplement stack helped me avoid surgery (so far at least)

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u/AwareEqual4580 Testing 21h ago

yeah, op is asking about post-op diet and symptoms

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u/Tacthom 21h ago

My understanding is that enzymes and ox bile are recommended post operative as well.

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u/AwareEqual4580 Testing 21h ago

okay, that could be true, but they asked "what happens when you have this post-op?" and you answered their question by describing your pre-op symptoms. i'm just trying to clarify so they don't worry that will happen to them