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Gallbladder Removal (Surgery) - Vital Things to Know

Mar 17, 2024

11:55

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The podcast discusses the side effects of gallbladder removal and how bile is essential for fat digestion. Causes of bile deficiency include estrogen, stress, diabetes, and liver disease. The importance of bile in absorbing fat-soluble vitamins and getting rid of excess cholesterol is highlighted. Factors influencing gallstone formation and post-removal symptoms are also explored, along with acupressure tips for digestive health post-surgery.

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Quick takeaways

Bile is crucial for fat digestion and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, essential fatty acids, and removal of excessive cholesterol.

Various factors like high carb diets, liver diseases, and stress can contribute to gallstone formation and dysfunction of the gallbladder post-surgery.

Deep dives

Importance of the Gallbladder and Bile Function

The gallbladder plays a crucial role in the digestive process by storing and concentrating bile, which helps break down fats into smaller particles for absorption. Bile also aids in the extraction of essential nutrients from fats, such as fat-soluble vitamins and essential fatty acids. Additionally, bile helps eliminate excess cholesterol from the body and maintains a healthy microbial balance in the small intestine.

Introduction

2min

The Importance of Bile in Digestion and Cholesterol Regulation

3min

Factors Influencing Gallstone Formation and Post-Gallbladder Removal Symptoms

2min

Post Gallbladder Removal: Acupressure Tips and Digestive Insights

2min

Insights on Digestive Health and Bile Regulation

2min

In this podcast, we’re going to talk about the side effects of gallbladder removal. You can live a long, healthy life without a gallbladder, but unfortunately, 40% of people who’ve had their gallbladder removed end up with persistent pain and symptoms for a year or more.

Some of the common symptoms associated with gallbladder removal include the following:

• Constipation

• Diarrhea

• Anal leakage

• Fullness under the right rib cage

• Right shoulder pain

• Collins’ sign pain

The gallbladder is an extension of the liver that holds and concentrates bile. Every time you eat, it contracts and releases bile into the small intestine. Bile begins to break down fat, allowing the pancreas to further break down fat by releasing an enzyme called lipase.

Bile is critical for the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins A, E, D, and K, as well as essential fatty acids. Bile also helps you get rid of excess cholesterol.

A gallstone is a concentrated cholesterol stone that forms due to low bile. This is why bile salts are used as a remedy for gallstones.

If you’re low in bile salts, your liver will make more bile and cholesterol. Seventy-five percent of all the cholesterol in your body is made by your body. Only 25% of your cholesterol comes from the diet.

Here are some of the causes of bile deficiency:

• Estrogen (birth control pills, pregnancy)

• Stress

• Prednisone

• Diabetes

• High-carb diets

• High body weight

• Liver disease (fatty liver, cirrhosis, hepatitis)

• Low-fat diets

• PPIs

• Nutritional deficiencies

• Low melatonin

If you’ve had your gallbladder removed and you’re having symptoms, here are a few things that you can try:

•Gentle acupressure

•Bile salts after eating

•TUDCA for bile sludge

•Betaine hydrochloride to acidify the stomach

•Increase melatonin (infrared rays, improve sleep)

•Milk thistle, beets, dandelion greens, artichokes

If you have diarrhea, bile salts may worsen your problem. Follow a low-carb, moderate-fat, moderate-protein diet if you’re dealing with symptoms from gallbladder removal.

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