Question: I have been suffering with frequent flu like symptoms (mainly nausea and fatigue; to a lesser extent more frequent bowel movements and earache/headache). I never get the full blown flu meaning I could always hold food down. The symptoms last between 2 to 4 days. Years ago I may of gotten them 4 to 6 times a year. In April 2014 they had progress so much I was getting them 4 to 6 times a month. I started seeing a doctor in July of 2013 as they symptoms were effecting my life even work. They did several tests (blood count, thyroid, stomach ultra sound, mono virus, blood tests of organ function, lyme disease, common allergies, common auto immune disorders, MRI of kidney). Every thing came back fine. The GI doctor did a endoscopy, biopsy for celiac disease, and a HIDA scan. I did not have celiac disease. I had the beginning of ulcers and gastritis. The function of my gall bladder was 15%. The doctor gave omeprazole, at first it releaved the symptoms a little but then the symptoms gradually worsened. Every thing pointed to the gallbladder (nothing else wrong that was obvious, symptoms usually started at night, family history, I got sick when I was given the injection during the HIDA scan).

We decided to remove the gallbladder. I knew going into the surgery this was not 100%. Even though my gall bladder was not functioning properly this did not mean it was the cause of the symptoms. When they removed it it showed clear signs of disease (hardened, inflammed). For 2.5 months no symptoms. I was feeling great, my life was back to normal. Then I had another episode. This time a rather severe earache came first. What could this be? Is my body just adjusting to not having a gall bladder. Could this be due to causes that were never diagnosed? What could be causing this?