Slow Gall Bladder :( - Gallbladder Message Board

Heretic_Cata · 09-20-2007, 02:15 PM

Hello

After numerous diagnosting and stuff, doctors told me i have a slow gall bladder. What they didn't say is what to do about it on the long run.

The doctors only gave me pills to help with the digestion but they said i should NOT take them too often or else my gall bladder will be even slower.

Isn't there something i can do about this ? It's a daily ordeal for me and at times it can be quite "crippling" at times ...

Plz help - Thank you in advance

P.S.: I did find a [url=http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showpost.php?p=839553&postcount=2]user[/url] who seems to have a problem similar to mine.

Titchou · 09-20-2007, 08:52 PM

Typically, if the ejection rate is below 35%, they recommend removal of the gallbladder. Do you know what your rate was?

Heretic_Cata · 09-21-2007, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Titchou

Typically, if the ejection rate is below 35%, they recommend removal of the gallbladder. Do you know what your rate was?

Removal of the bladder ? O_O
I heard of that test that measures the flow for the first time on this forum. None of the doctors that diagnosed me mentioned anything about such a test, yet they all seemed to come to the conclusion that it's because of a slow gall bladder.

But if they remove it entirely - won't digestion be incomplete (or at least inneficient) ? I mean, it just seems that by removing it you get rid of the little help it provided.
I'm no doctor to contest these kinds of things, but i'm just wondering why ...

Thank you for the reply tho

Titchou · 09-21-2007, 02:38 PM

What tests did they run? The only test for the function of the gb is the HIDA Scan. It measures your ejection rate. Anything below 35% is considered abnormal. And yes they remove them all the time. They leave a duct that slowly takes over the function of the gb. You must eat very low fat after the removal until the duct has started working properly...usually about a month.

I had mine removed over 2 years ago and all is well.

Heretic_Cata · 09-23-2007, 02:50 AM

Well ... they ran a lot of blood&urine&feces tests everytime it went really ugly (vomiting for days in a row and stuff). Echographies too.
All those that made the echographies said that because in everyone of them there wasn't really anything wrong it's probably a slow gall bladder. Same with the generalist and specialist doctors that consulted me.

I guess they diagnosed me because all the tests were fine even tho i was vomiting my guts out continously. The funny thing is each doctor got to the same conclusion on their own.

But yea, the daily symptoms sure fit with those of a slow gall bladder.

What's strange about all this is that it might have it's slow moments. For example yesterday i ate lots of meatballs/mayonaise/peanutbutter (not combined) that should've killed it.

But i felt fine all day. On other days i start feeling very nauseaous when i take only one bite of an apple or a spoon of peanut butter or a sip of milk and i stop. It's the randomness of it all that's bugging me.