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Originally Posted by SquadRon
Why did you remove your gall bladder?
I know many people who have had their gall bladder removed I just don't understand why..
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Getting OT but I'll answer your question.
I didn't remove my gall bladder, the surgeon did. Why, frequent and very painful attacks caused by gallstones blocking the cystic duct, which drains bile from the gallbladder to the small intestines. The bouts of pain come and go as the gallbladder contracts and expands and last from 15 minutes to several hours.
An ultrasound test confirmed that I had gallstones and I had my gall bladder removed laparoscopically as an out patient.
You can live without your gall bladder. It is mainly a storage organ that helps in the digestion of fat and helps to make bile more concentrated to increase its effect on fat cells. Bile that is produced by the liver travels into the gallbladder through channels known as bile ducts and is stored there. Food that contains fat enters the digestive system and stimulates hormones. These hormones cause contraction of the gallbladder and this contraction of the gallbladder, allows the gallbladder to release the bile into the small intestine to allow for absorption of fat to take place.
Without your gall bladder bile is secreted directly from the liver into the small intestine. You sometimes get what's called the "Dumping Syndrome". About 15 to 30 minutes after you eat you gotta go and it's usually loose.
I have found that certain foods trigger it and that if I delay drinking liquids for about 30 minutes after I eat helps prevent it.
Ok, maybe a bit too much info but I think this answers your question.