Honestly, you should not be commenting on something that you have no knowledge of or experience with. Not all people who have their gallbladders removed do so because of gallstones caused by high-fat, unhealthy diets.
I had my gallbladder removed in 2000, when I was 20 years old and weighed no more than 105 pounds. I was in and out of the emergency room for almost 4 months before they were able to figure out the cause of my pain. The reason that it took so long was because my attacks WERE NOT the result of gallstones; I had a muscle dysfunction that was preventing my gallbladder from releasing bile when I ate (my Hida scan came back showing only a 3% release). I never ate greasy or fatty foods prior to my surgery as they never sat well with me (ironically, that was most likely caused by my dysfunctional gallbladder). Since I grew up eating a healthy diet, that is something that has NOT changed since my surgery. I have always been extremely active and exercise 4-5 times a week. Despite all of this, I have experienced the same weight gain that is described by so many people before me... 10 years later I have maintained the same lifestyle and now find myself tipping the scales at 150 pounds. Like all of these other individuals, everyone from doctors to nutritionists have told me that my lack of gallbladder has nothing to do with my ever-increasing weight.
Ironically, I am still as strong as I ever was and still have the same cardio endurance...I can complete 3 hours of classes - boot camp, cycling and dance - back-to-back with no issue. My muscles are all still there, they are now just hidden underneath a hideous layer of fat that will not seem to go away.
It is amazing that there are hundreds of online posts dedicated to weight gain after this surgery and thousands upon thousands of individuals who struggle to understand the deep rooted cause of the changes they are experiencing... yet, there are still indivudals like yourself who think that they completely understand something that they themselves have NEVER experienced. Although everyone is entitled to their opinion, yours has no place in this conversation.
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Honestly, you should not be commenting on something that you have no knowledge of or experience with. Not all people who have their gallbladders removed do so because of gallstones caused by high-fat, unhealthy diets.
I had my gallbladder removed in 2000, when I was 20 years old and weighed no more than 105 pounds. I was in and out of the emergency room for almost 4 months before they were able to figure out the cause of my pain. The reason that it took so long was because my attacks WERE NOT the result of gallstones; I had a muscle dysfunction that was preventing my gallbladder from releasing bile when I ate (my Hida scan came back showing only a 3% release). I never ate greasy or fatty foods prior to my surgery as they never sat well with me (ironically, that was most likely caused by my dysfunctional gallbladder). Since I grew up eating a healthy diet, that is something that has NOT changed since my surgery. I have always been extremely active and exercise 4-5 times a week. Despite all of this, I have experienced the same weight gain that is described by so many people before me... 10 years later I have maintained the same lifestyle and now find myself tipping the scales at 150 pounds. Like all of these other individuals, everyone from doctors to nutritionists have told me that my lack of gallbladder has nothing to do with my ever-increasing weight.
Ironically, I am still as strong as I ever was and still have the same cardio endurance...I can complete 3 hours of classes - boot camp, cycling and dance - back-to-back with no issue. My muscles are all still there, they are now just hidden underneath a hideous layer of fat that will not seem to go away.
It is amazing that there are hundreds of online posts dedicated to weight gain after this surgery and thousands upon thousands of individuals who struggle to understand the deep rooted cause of the changes they are experiencing... yet, there are still indivudals like yourself who think that they completely understand something that they themselves have NEVER experienced. Although everyone is entitled to their opinion, yours has no place in this conversation.
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