Hi
I had my gall bladder removed last year. I was wondering if by eating alot of fat can do any damage to my liver. When I eat certain foods it gives me cramps & I have to run to the bathroom. I noticed that I'm not so bloated anymore but I'm started getting cramps in my upper stomache, the same area that lead to the removal of my gallbladder. Can this be from my liver because it has to take over for the gall bladder? I was told that I can get a fatty liver if I'm not careful.

Josie

Josie...

I, too, have no gallbladder. I even have scar tissue in my liver from where a tube had to be put through it after gallbladder complications.

I don't have any problems with this way of eating. In fact, although the fat content stands out because of the lower carb content, I'd guess that I eat much less fat now than before.

But I asked my doctor anyway, and she gave me the okay and has no concerns.

I'd say check with your doctor. Go to fitday.com and put in a low carb day vs. a typical high carb day's eating. I think you'll be suprised by the numbers.

Good luck to you!!

Shelley

You might want to check with your doc to make sure that there isn't anything related to your gall bladder operation that is causing the cramping. Sometimes a stone or 2 get left behind in the tubes and when they start to move you get pains just like GB attacks. Your doc is the best bet as a first course of action.

I had mine out 5 years ago. I had to go back in 3 weeks later to take care of stray stones. It was a very simple, short procedure, no big deal, no incisions. For 3 years I had the urgent need to go after eating. It was caused mostly by dairy products - yogurt, cheese, anything creamy. The doc told me it happens to some people, and there are meds you can take. I chose not to take them, trying to find other ways to deal with it.

After I started LCing, all of that went away, and I haven't had the problem since. Now dairy products are back in my menu and I'm a happy camper.

However, you should still consider seeing the doc just to make sure there isn't anything else going on.

In the ultra sound that they did when they seen that I had gall stones? I also have gerd. But I notice that it's getting better. I use to be lactose intolerent, but since I started low carbing it seems I don't have it any more.

Thanks ya'll for your thoughs.

Josie

It took me a few months to get use to fat consumption. I think that the low fat diet they put you on with Gall bladder disease makes the transition to low carbing alittle harder than most. I still have problems if I have too much butter or cream. But I'm fine with Oils and fat traces in meat.
Hope that helps. I've been low carbing for over a year and all my doctors blood tests have been coming back great!

Hi Josie,

Perhaps this advice from Doreen T ( to another member) may help: