Gallbladder problems caused by allergy?

[babygrant]

I just read an interesting article: http://www.drmyattswellnessclub.com/Gallbladder.htm

So if someone had stones and they did have a food allergy that they were unaware of, what would the possibility be that they wouldn't need surgery?

I'm pretty sure I have problems with gluten....but I'm stumped on what to do. I cannot eat any meat, eggs, nuts, beans because they trigger GB attacks. I find that I'm eating a significant amount of bread and saltine crackers to settle my tummy. If I cut out gluten to see if it helped...I'm not sure what I would eat while keeping my fat grams way down.

Any ideas?

[BellinghamCrunchie]

I read through the article and don't believe there is any credibility to it.

I think its true that if the stones are large enough, many people live out their lives and never have problems with their gallbladder.

Its the small ones that are more likely to obstruct the flow. And often the small ones don't show up on the ultrasound. And also often there is a mixture of small ones and larger ones. Furthermore, there is more to gallbladder diseases than just stones. The small sand, the crystals, and other things lead to scarring and malfunction of the gallbladder. All I had were small stones and sand and my gallbladder was so badly scarred it had also caused scarring on the liver and the pancreas.

I definitely react to gluten. I have been gluten-free for several years. However, this did not stop my gallbladder from becoming diseased and needing to be removed.

During the last five months before I finally had the gallbladder surgery, I only ate two hypoallergenic foods, sea salt, and plain water. That's all I had for 5 months. It did not heal my gallbladder or stop the nausea. I did lose ten pounds a month though until they finally said the gallbladder needs to come out - I couldn't afford to lose any more weight.

Regarding postcholecystectomy syndrome - that is usually a temporary diagnosis. Sometimes the body needs some time to adjust to the new bile flow, this seems particularly true the longer the gallbladder has been damaged, the longer the post-removal symptoms. Other times the diagnosis is discontinued because the real cause of the on-going symptoms was found - a problem with a bile sphincter, or pancreas, or something else was occurring in addition to a diseased gallbladder.

[babygrant]

How are you feeling now????? I've been meaning to message you.