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Abdominal Pain After Gall Bladder Removal. Have Diarrhoea And Getting Dizzy Spell. Any Cure?
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Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Question : Hello. I am 23 and I had my gall bladder out at age 20. For a while greasy foods still hurt my tummy. I was told that was normal. Then it was more and more food. Now its all foods/drinks even water that hurt my tummy at all times of the day and night. I am getting pains in my tummy and really bad cramps. I have diarrhea all the time. Tonight I started getting dizzy spells. What is it and how do i fix it? I have no allergies of any kind and other than the tummy am healthy.
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The gall bladder is meant for storage of bile juice which is responsible for the digestion of the fat contents of the food. After the removal of the gall bladder there is decrease in digestion of fat contents and the load is increased on the parietal cell of the stomach to secrete more peptic acid which in turn causes damage to the stomach mucosa.
After gall bladder removal the patient is either advised to use antacids or dietary modification is advised with low fat contents and spices. You have been using continuous such foods which might have caused gastritis thus causing pain symptoms.
It is recommended to use antacids like omeprazole and domeperidone, both are on the counter available drugs. omeprazole is also available in XXXXXXX form for instant effect. try to avoid fatty and junk foods. avoid orange juice and alcohal.
Use fiber diet like green vegetables, fresh fruit juices. use yogurt with meals. Milk is also a very good antacid itself.
If you still have some query, feel free to ask
Thanks
Regards
Welcome to XXXXXXX
The gall bladder is meant for storage of bile juice which is responsible for the digestion of the fat contents of the food. After the removal of the gall bladder there is decrease in digestion of fat contents and the load is increased on the parietal cell of the stomach to secrete more peptic acid which in turn causes damage to the stomach mucosa.
After gall bladder removal the patient is either advised to use antacids or dietary modification is advised with low fat contents and spices. You have been using continuous such foods which might have caused gastritis thus causing pain symptoms.
It is recommended to use antacids like omeprazole and domeperidone, both are on the counter available drugs. omeprazole is also available in XXXXXXX form for instant effect. try to avoid fatty and junk foods. avoid orange juice and alcohal.
Use fiber diet like green vegetables, fresh fruit juices. use yogurt with meals. Milk is also a very good antacid itself.
If you still have some query, feel free to ask
Thanks
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
The green vegetables,fruit juices, yogurt and milk hurt my tummy as well though.
Thanks for the reply
They hurt because you have active gastritis. Use antacids and sucralfate which I forgot in my last answer to resolve the problem. Once your lesion is healed, these things will not hurt. Use medical treatment first to cover the exaggerated symptoms and after that adopt diet modification.
If you still have some query, feel free to ask
Thanks
Regards
They hurt because you have active gastritis. Use antacids and sucralfate which I forgot in my last answer to resolve the problem. Once your lesion is healed, these things will not hurt. Use medical treatment first to cover the exaggerated symptoms and after that adopt diet modification.
If you still have some query, feel free to ask
Thanks
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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