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What Causes Body Heat And Sweating After Gallbladder Removal?
I had my gallbladder removed in Oct of 2013. I was at 247 lbs, now its about 9 months later and I have lost a total of 110lbs, I get hot and sweat on my back all the time. I have see different doctors to rule out what is wrong, they say blood work is fine. That everything is in normal range. They had a CT scan done. The outcome was that everything looked fine and there was a growth on my left tube of my liver, but they tell me its nothing. Really? There is something wrong, I have lost so much weight so fast, I have no insurance and I feel that doctors will not run anymore test because the hospitals know I am high risk on not being able to pay them pay in full for the services. Any ideas
Mon, 5 Jun 2017
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
This looks to me like so called postcholecystectomy syndrome which has all these symptoms and this occurs in about 10% of patients who undergo cholecystectomy, usually can be transient, and rarely persistent or lifelong.
Symptoms include systemic symptoms such as sweating and heat sense but also dyspepsia, nausea and vomiting, flatulence, bloating and diarrhea, persistent pain in the upper right abdomen.
Some individuals may benefit from diet modification, such as a reduced fat diet following cholecystectomy since it may be more difficult for digestion of fatty foods. Postcholecystectomy syndrome treatment depends on the identified violations that led to it. Typically, the patient is recommended dietary restriction table with fatty foods, enzyme preparations, antispasmodics, and sometimes oral ursodeoxycholic acid can alleviate the condition.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
This looks to me like so called postcholecystectomy syndrome which has all these symptoms and this occurs in about 10% of patients who undergo cholecystectomy, usually can be transient, and rarely persistent or lifelong.
Symptoms include systemic symptoms such as sweating and heat sense but also dyspepsia, nausea and vomiting, flatulence, bloating and diarrhea, persistent pain in the upper right abdomen.
Some individuals may benefit from diet modification, such as a reduced fat diet following cholecystectomy since it may be more difficult for digestion of fatty foods. Postcholecystectomy syndrome treatment depends on the identified violations that led to it. Typically, the patient is recommended dietary restriction table with fatty foods, enzyme preparations, antispasmodics, and sometimes oral ursodeoxycholic acid can alleviate the condition.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein
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