Had gallbladder removed 3 days ago, why do I feel so full and nausea-ed after only a few bites of food?

Answer 1

You did not say how the surgery was done, but at any rate, you've had abdominal surgery done. Any time you meddle with a person's insides, things are a little wiggy for a week or so afterwards. For starters, you would have gone into surgery fasting and with an IV in place. You would likely not have eaten much the remainder of the day, and likely not the next one. So your digestive system is relatively empty to begin with. The bacteria normally living in the gut have been disrupted as well, and it just takes a bit to get things back to the normal preoperative state. When you were dismissed from the hospital, they should have advised you to follow a light bland diet for the next few days to help avoid this problem. You should be avoiding all fats, spices, and dairy products for the first few days, as your system needs to recouperate. The diet should actually be rather bland, and you usually do better eating very small amounts frequently over the next few days until the system is back to full working order again. Things like jello, low fat or no fat broths and soups, noodles, rice, bananas, and the like are a little easier on the system at this time. Definitely nothing fried, no fat you can see, and things like dairy should all be avoided. You no longer have a spot to store bile, to break down fats, so the bile the liver produces will be continually dripped into the stomach. High fat meals will tend to leave you feeling bloated and slightly nauseated, because the liver can't produce the amounts of bile needed at such short notice, and undigested fat in the gut causes all those problems, along with diarrhea. How much fat you will be able to eat at any one meal is something you will have to discover for yourself, as it varies from person to person. You should also watch the amount of leafy veg you eat for the next few days, and avoid things like broccoli and cabbage, or their cousins brussel sprouts- the cruciferous family tend to make gas under ideal circumstances, and folks without gallbladders often note trouble with them. Once you feel a little better, say about a week, gradually start returning to your ordinary diet. Try to eat only limited amounts of the "troublesome" things, one or two at at time, until you have determined if any will cause you trouble, and how much it takes. I'd avoid deep fried foods for at least this amount of time, and take great care when you do eat them not to overindulge too much at any one time. In the meantime, to help counteract the bloating, you can try a product made for babies, containing symethecone- liquid silicone, to help with colic and gas. You might also want to try some active culture yogurt, to help replace good bacteria that have been lost. There are also products to help control the gassiness afterwards, one is called "Beano", and also "Lactaid". They are available in drops and tablets, which you can take before or after eating, to help avoid the gassiness and bloating. Some people find them a help, some don't. You just have to see which, if either, is good for you. If they did your surgery with laproscopy, part of the bloat could also be from the gas used to inflate the belly so the surgeon could get a good clear look and have access. That ordinarily dissipates after three or four days, meantime you feel like a balloon. Just rest as you can, and nibble as opposed to eating a full meal. Give the insides a bit of a rest as well, and in about a week you should feel more like your old self.

Answer 2

Welcome to the "No Gallbladder Club"!!! I to do not have mine and sometimes if your gallbladder has just recently died(quit working) you body will need some time to adjust. You will know what you can eat and what you can't and also beware of what is called "dumping"(no pun intended), when what you eat 15 minutes ago leave your body ASAP!!!!!!!!! Other than that, just take it easy and don't eat large amounts and eat slow. Good luck and a speedy recovery

Answer 3

Well Bruce is a Goose. He was out of the game for 5 years when 10 & 9 had the AFL and the game has sped up. He's talking about something 2 plays ago. He's not up to it. They should just pull him out of mothballs every 4 years to do the Olympics - SPECIAL.

Answer 4

i too had my gallbladder removed. I'm assuming they did it laproscopic.....the best thing to do is to avoid fatty foods...your body is adjusting to no gallbladder...the gallbladder was holding the bile from the liver...now it's not there to do the job...sometimes it'll seem like the food is going thru you..stick to soups,crackers and light stuff for a while.

Answer 5

Others have said could be the anesthia. possible is, but also the surgeon probably checked your intestines for abnormalities while you were open, and your bowels have not woken up fully yet. should get better in a few days. don't push it. just continue to take in liquids, and eat what you want, and stop when you feel full.

Answer 6

Anesthesia will cause this for several days. You should be better in the next 3-4 days.

Answer 7

Likely still gas in your abd from nitrous used to blow your belly up in surgery. Had same symptoms w/my gb removed. try clear to full liquids for awhile.

Answer 8

you may have some of the anaesthetic still in your system