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I know you aren't doctors but perhaps someone here has had this problem or a non-medical approach to dealing with it. In 2015 I had my gallbladder removed due to plaque build up they call gall stones. This was diagnosed after 7 or 8 years of attacks that would result in vomit at random times that looked like motor oil and diarrhea.

The gallbladder is a pouch below the liver that you can function pretty much without. The primary function is to help with digestion of fat and to move bile from it to the bile duct.

While I seldom vomit at all these days or have diarrhea I do find myself having unbearable cramps, sudden need to poop or diarrhea after eating or drinking certain foods. I do a lot of work downtown and often have to eat. I avoid fast-foods as much as possible but do like coffee and go to fast-food places last resort.

Problem is I get those intense cramps and symptoms mentioned only sometimes and when I try to eliminate certain foods it works for awhile and then try them again and it's okay and then start eating it again and bang. It can also happen with stuff I eat at home but not as a regular staple. More or less I'm looking for a way of sorting this all out with no more pain or sudden ahem issues.

The surgeon never gave me a list of stuff never to touch either except that he knew a vice which I'm trying to stop was drinking pop but that's not an every single day thing either. If anybody has any ideas it would be welcomed as I'm totally at a loss.

Incidentally, the cramps I am talking about are excruitiating to the point it feels like someone has stabbed me with a knife multiple times and twisted around in my sides. It has gotten to the point that sometimes I will be on toilet with the first issue while throwing up in pain from it. It's brutal when it happens and being downtown and unable to go about my business freely is making me not only sick but annoyed.

I know exactly how you feel my wife had her Gall Bladder removed about 20 years ago and she fights the same battle you do. There is not a list of foods to stay away from as everyone's body reacts differently.

One suggestion is fatty foods since this is the main purpose of the Gall Bladder. Without it your body will have problems digesting it. What we have done is try and remember what foods she has eaten and how they were cooked when these attacks happen.

What we found is if she eats any of these in excess she has an attack. Deep fried foods as in French fried potatoes, tomato sauces in excess, dairy product's such as cheese and whole milk and less often certain types of nuts.

With the exception of the tomato sauces these foods are high in fat content. The tomato sauce is high in acid. What we do is plan our menu's to limit the intake of these foods. Eaten in moderation almost eliminates but not totally eliminates the attacks though they are less often and less severe.

My suggestion is to watch what your eating. When you have an attach think of what you have eaten in the past few days. Anything with high fat or acid content should be eaten in moderation and not apart of your daily diet. Make salads a big part of your diet as they are filling and are not high in fat or acid if you leave out tomato's. Replace the tomato/e with fruit such as a small amount strawberry's.

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(Rating: 5) I usually need to eat salads without any dressing. I find myself throwing up or having runs after eating a salad and nothing but the salad be it Caesar or something else.
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