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Stomach Pain, Nausea And Cold Sweats After Having Gallbladder Removed, Losing Weight. What's Wrong ?
29 yr old female mother of two. Need help with stomach pain nausea and cold sweats after having gallbladder removed about two years ago. I have MS. So I get over heated or cold and fatigued very fast. This is a nightmare!!!!! My doctor has tried acid reflux/heart burn meds with no help. The symptoms are so bad that I can not sleep or eat very little. At first the nausea was so bad that I have lost 50lbs in less than 3 months. Not a very healthy way to lose weight. At the time of surgery I was over weight size-14 so the loss was not considered a problem. Now I m a size 3. Still dealing with the stomach pain, nausea, and night sweats . I have had a upper GI and found nothing wrong..go figure. Is there tests or a way to monitor the symptoms so I can get better. This seems to be a common problem after this type of surgery after reading some of the blogs online. Please I need some answers. Thank you AAAA
Wed, 28 Aug 2013
Hi,
Thanks for writing in to us.
You might be experiencing the post cholecystectomy syndrome.
Postcholecystectomy syndrome (PCS) describes the presence of abdominal symptoms after surgical removal of the gallbladder (Cholecystectomy).
Symptoms of postcholecystectomy syndrome may include:
Upset stomach, nausea, and vomiting.
Gas, bloating, and diarrhea.
Persistent pain in the upper right abdomen
Symptoms occur in about 5 to 40 percent of patients who undergo cholecystectomy.
The pain associated with post-cholecystectomy syndrome is usually ascribed to either sphincter of Oddi dysfunction or to post-surgical adhesions.
Approximately 50% of cases are due to biliary causes such as remaining stone, biliary injury, dysmotility and choledococyst. The remaining 50% are due to non-biliary causes. This is because upper abdominal pain and gallstones are both common but are not always related.
Hope this helps
Thanks for writing in to us.
You might be experiencing the post cholecystectomy syndrome.
Postcholecystectomy syndrome (PCS) describes the presence of abdominal symptoms after surgical removal of the gallbladder (Cholecystectomy).
Symptoms of postcholecystectomy syndrome may include:
Upset stomach, nausea, and vomiting.
Gas, bloating, and diarrhea.
Persistent pain in the upper right abdomen
Symptoms occur in about 5 to 40 percent of patients who undergo cholecystectomy.
The pain associated with post-cholecystectomy syndrome is usually ascribed to either sphincter of Oddi dysfunction or to post-surgical adhesions.
Approximately 50% of cases are due to biliary causes such as remaining stone, biliary injury, dysmotility and choledococyst. The remaining 50% are due to non-biliary causes. This is because upper abdominal pain and gallstones are both common but are not always related.
Hope this helps
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