Why does it become harder for a person to digest fatty foods after removing the gall bladder?
913104
So far the answers are right - i will just add a little.  Yes the bile is needed to digest the fats - it has enzymes that break fat down.  However, the effects after having gall bladder taken out are short-lived, after a while breaking down fats isn't a problem again.  the reason is that your pancreas also produces fat breaking enzymes (lipases) and so you don't really lose the ability to breakdown fat by losing your gallbladder.  It just take a while for your body to adjust.
264145
The gall bladder contains bile - basically a digestive juice or aid.  If the secretions of the gall bladder (bile) concentrate/thicken - or outflow is impeded for some reason and normal flow out is diminished, concretions or stones can occur.  Not much you can do to prevent them - but people with lower fat diets, have less gall stone prevalence.
373472
There are some medications out there but ultimately you will probably have to have surgery.  Gall stone pain can sometimes mimic a heart attack.  Today the surgery for gall stones is much less evasive than it used to be.  Be sure to avoid fatty foods and change your diet as probably specified by your physician.  Gall stones are painful.  I have had my gall bladder removed.  I only have about a 1 inch scar.  Isn't modern medicine great!  lol  My thoughts are with you!
909045
Because it takes a ton of energy for your body to process allof the junk, and also the junk is harder to move through the digestive tract because less is absorbed.
356907
It could be your gall bladder\nor your diet or many things\nburping for 2 days seems excessive to me\nCheck with your doctor
106831
All of the above are good answers but if you are sure that you are not allergic to dairy or wheat from the crust you may want to consider weather you have gallstones or not. The gallblatter releases bile to help breakdown fat and oil in the foods we eat and fatty foods like pizza will cause a lot of bile to be released. In fact the gallblatter will empty fill up and empty again several times during digestion. A person will usually have a colicy type pain if they have gallstones and eat a fatty meal and often it radiates to the left shoulder. It is possible that it could casue you to throw up instead.
1052375
Go to your docotr and have tests run....I was doing the same thng but it was food and drinks.....ended up having to have my gallbladder removed.
446660
I know what you are talking about, certain foods like this Red Meat, eggs, etc. can be hard to digest for some people.  Have you ever heard of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)? You might want to ask your doc, about this and see if you might have some of the tendecies of IBS.  And also there are some books out there about this too.\n\nKristina
773637
Diarrhea after gallbladder surgery is actually pretty common. The function of the gallbladder is to store bile, which contains digestive salts made by the liver. During meals, the gallbladder releases the stored bile salts into the intestine to help with digestion. After food is digested and absorbed in the intestine, the bile salts are also reabsorbed and recycled. After gall bladder surgery, the liver must make more bile salts, and more are released between meals because there is no place to store them. The increased amount of bile salts can sometimes overwhelm the intestines' capacity to absorb them. In turn, the unabsorbed bile salts can prompt the colon to secrete fluids, leading to diarrhea. This is a benign, although obviously annoying condition.\n\nThere are medications, such as Questran, that bind the excess bile salts for patients who experience severe diarrhea. Talk to your doctor about it.
89531
Some alternative therapists say you can flush them out of your gallbladder with an oil cleanse.  Talk to a health care practitioner about this procedure and read a lot about it so you understand what you are doing.  There are two versions that I have seen, the quick one and the gradual one.  The gradual one goes as follows... \n\nFrom Dr. Mercola's Website:\nFor every 160 pounds of body weight use five teaspoons of cold-pressed flax seed oil. Pour the flax oil over your food during one meal of the day or divide into half and use on two meals. Take the flax oil six days a week for two months.
75198
Eat too much oily foods or don't hydrate enough and you get gall stones which are extremely painful result in gallbladder removal.
887578
I had mine removed in May this year via keyhole surgery. No complications i was out of hospital after 24 hours. But i have still had to be carefull with the amount of fat in my diet as my body has not adjusted to not  having a gallbladder so doctor suggested a very low fat diet this sometimes happens after gallbladder removal i am told, but otherwise he will feel sooooooo much better more energy and of course none of that terrible pain. After surgery he will have some pain in the shoulder this is normal due to the nerves they bump on the way. The surgeon will explain that sometimes it is not possible remove via keyhold and they will abandon this method and do a full cut meaning a longer stay in hospital. But most cases even those like mine with a vast amount of gallstones can be taken out via keyhole, so dont worry he'll do just fine :) good luck Oh yes i forgot he will probably have very loose stools for a wee while but this passes with a carefull diet plan
322232
gall bladder is the storage of bile which was made in your liver.  the gall bladder is just store the bile and when you eat, the gallbladder squeeze the bile into the small intestine to assist digestion.\n\nLiver will constantly making bile.  your life will not be affected except need to avoid fatty food because your fat digestion will be a little slower and sometime if you take a large amount of fatty food, you will have an upset stomach.
215261
Poor baby!! I'm afraid you're going to have to go bland for a while, until your system gets accustomed to the gall bladder being gone. The good news is that the rumbling & running will get better about a month or so after surgery. As far as grains go, they can cause excess gas so maybe cut back on those. Also, certain types of veggies, broccoli or cauliflower can cause upset. When you do yogurt, be sure you get the kind with active, live cultures in it. You might try toast & boiled eggs for breakfast, or even scrambled eggs as long as nothing greasy was used to cook them. Oddly enough, I can eat Mexican any time I want & not get sick, so it's going to be a trial & error thing for you for a bit after you heal. Apple sauce, jello, pudding, soups - nothing fatty or greasy. Sorta stick to the BRAT diet - bananas, rice, apple sauce & toast - it helps. Plus the yogurt!! I think you're on the right track, but it really does take 4 to 6 weeks for the rumbling to calm down. If it doesn't, a gastroenterologist can prescribe a medication you can use with your meals to help your system adjust. It's a powder you sprinkle on your food. Good luck & hang in there - it does get better!!
766391
Gallstones cause a lot of pain for one. You get to the point where you're afraid to eat not knowing what's going to set off the pain. Next, you end up having a lot of diarrhea, so you don't absorb your food very well. Gallstones help to digest fat. When the gallstones cause a lot of problems, you end up having to have the gallbladder removed. Not fun.
353925
I had my gallbladder removed when I was 15 and I am now 26. At the time of my surgery, they did not tell me what I was in for. I sure wish I had the darn thing back. I had an upset stomach after only a few bites of food and was running to the bathroom every 10 minutes. The doctor told me to stay away from spicy and really fatty foods, but I have found that most of the time I get sick no matter what type of food I eat. What I have found is that if you skip a meal or two and then eat a heavy meal, you will most surely be really sick. So I make sure that I eat a little something even if I'm not that hungry. It also helps to make sure that you eat a bland breakfast if you want to have a nice lunch or dinner that might be fatty or spicy. I hope this helps and feel free to send me a message. I have found that you really have to bond with other people who have had this procedure and you will find that you are not alone. Good luck!
731488
If you've been trying your best to keep sugar and snacks at a minimum, even the smallest snack eaten after a little while of eating properly can cause you some discomfort. Your body almost "forgets" how to properly digest fats, sugars, starches and salts and gets very "upset", so to speak, when it must all of a sudden break these things down.