why does my stomach still hurt after gallbladder surgery?
608278
Intestinal injury During gallbladder removal, it's rare but possible for a surgeon to damage the intestines. This may result in cramping. Some pain is normal following any surgery, but if it continues beyond a few days or gets worse instead of better, speak to your doctor.
74289
You can probably go back to normal activity about a week after laparoscopic gallbladder removal. If you do a physical job with heavy lifting, ask your doctor when you can go back to work. You can drive 24 hours after you had anesthesia if you are not taking narcotic pain medicines.
43154
When you eat fatty food like pepperoni, your gallbladder injects a dose of bile into your intestines. Sometimes, bile can crystallize into small stones, which can block the tube draining the gallbladder to the guts. The result is crampy, right-sided, upper abdominal pain primarily after high-fat meals.
961232
Gallstones don't usually cause any symptoms. But if a gallstone blocks one of the bile ducts, it can cause sudden, severe abdominal pain, known as biliary colic. Other symptoms may develop if the blockage is more severe or develops in another part of the digestive system.
1305348
You may also feel sick to your stomach and have diarrhea, constipation, gas, or a headache. This usually goes away in a few days. Your recovery time depends on the type of surgery you had. If you had laparoscopic surgery, you will probably be able to return to work or a normal routine 1 to 3 weeks after surgery.
294838
Repeated episodes of gallstone attacks or cholecystitis may damage the gallbladder permanently. This can lead to a rigid, scarred gallbladder. In this case, symptoms can be hard to pinpoint. They include abdominal fullness, indigestion, and increased gas and diarrhea.
398552
Gas pain — It is common to develop occasional crampy pain and bloating in the abdomen after surgery. This is caused by gas building up in the intestines. The discomfort is usually temporary and will resolve after passing gas or having a bowel movement.
1070673
Your belly may be swollen. If you had laparoscopic surgery, you may also have pain in your shoulder for about 24 hours. You may have gas or need to burp a lot at first, and a few people get diarrhea. The diarrhea usually goes away in 2 to 4 weeks, but it may last longer.
1283682
Caffeine and alcohol This can lead to stomach pain and discomfort after having gallbladder removed. Limit or avoid these caffeinated foods and beverages: coffee.
714835
If a gallstone exits the gallbladder and gets stuck in the pancreatic duct, it can cause inflammation and abdominal pain. Dr. Yang says that if this occurs, doctors usually recommend that the gallbladder be removed. Pancreatitis symptoms can include abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, a rapid pulse, and a fever.
353877
Gallbladder surgery side effects Any surgery has potential complications, including incision bleeding, movement of surgical materials to other parts of the body , pain, or infection — with or without a fever. It's possible you'll experience digestive side effects when your gallbladder is removed.
415763
The gallbladder holds a digestive fluid that's released into your small intestine (bile). In most cases, gallstones blocking the tube leading out of your gallbladder cause cholecystitis. This results in a bile buildup that can cause inflammation.
1303237
One common cause is bile reflux, which happens when bile backs up from your liver into your stomach and esophagus. You can develop reflux after gastric surgery. Bile reflux is not the same as acid reflux. You get acid reflux when acid backs up from your stomach into your esophagus.
475226
Gallbladder attacks may cause diarrhea, fever, or chills, but the symptoms should ease after a half-hour to an hour.” In the case of gallstones, an imbalance in the bile causes pebble-like deposits to form. If gallstones block the bile ducts, pressure increases in the gallbladder.
536367
When the gallbladder is removed, special clips are used to seal the tube that connects the gallbladder to the main bile duct. But bile fluid can occasionally leak out into the tummy (abdomen) after the gallbladder is removed. Symptoms of a bile leak include tummy pain, feeling sick, a fever and a swollen tummy.
41591
You may have gallbladder surgery as an outpatient, or you may stay 1 or 2 days in the hospital. Most people can return to their normal activities in 7 to 10 days. People who have laparoscopic gallbladder surgery are sore for about a week.
689437
Gallstones. Pain from gallstones may occur after eating, particularly if the meal was large and/or high in fat. Gallstone pain typically occurs in the middle or the right side of your upper abdomen. The pain may also occur behind your sternum or radiate to your upper back.