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Cramps, physical illness not sure if food or post surgery relates.
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.
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I had my gall bladder removed in 2005. I was told the liver would take over some of the work of the gall bladder but that it is wise to cut down on fat intake.
I have always leaned more towards natural health and avoiding becoming ill rather than try the band aid solution of just treating symptoms without checking out what might be the root cause of the issue to begin with. Dr.s don't have the time to research this. You tell them why you came to see them, they give you meds or do a surgery but they probably know as little as you do as to what might be causing it so it will be up to you to discover what foods, spices, supplements, etc you need and what to avoid.
I had a period of time earlier this year where I had explosive gas along with diarrhea and it had lasted two weeks already. I'd never had that in my life and with all the reaearch I do plus subscribing on facebook to pages like natural health, Non GMOs and i want to eat 100% healthy, I began to receive articles about all sorts of illnesses and what things can cause them.
Other than reducing fat, I believe there are other things that can over time weaken your body and its systems and organs so you don't function properly.
So after being sick 2 weeks, I researched on line Ayurvedic medicine to take a test answering questions as to what of 3 main body types I was as these 3 types require totally different diets from the others. Once I knew whether I was a Vatta, Pitta or Kapha, I then looked up a list of diet ok for my body type. The list also shows what not to take and why. Some foods will cause gas in you but not in others, and diarrhea in you but not others. I would suggest checking it out as this is what I changed to get better. I also started taking probiotics and super dosing on vitamins.
Since you stated if you stop taking something and afterwards when you try again, initially you have no problems but after some time the problem comes back, you just may not be able to eat certain things at all anymore. Our bodies change every 7 yrears, all the cells replacing themselves so you can develop and allergy you never had and or have it go away again after 7 yrs. I mention this just in case it applies as I became allergic to onions for about 8 yrs and after, I was able to eat without doubling over in extreme pain that felt as bad as passing a gallstone which i'd done in past.
There are more people today than ever before also allergic to gluten in grains or lactose in dairy or nut or another food allergy but these 3 are becoming extremely common since the introduction of GMO seeds and high use of pesticides on those foods. Why is this relevant, if you do everything diet wise to cut out things your body type should have and that still doesn't help, then your body may be so overloaded with toxins that it can't keep you at even keel or even repair itself. All humans now carry vast amounts of toxins in our bodies and our bodies seem able to handle quite a lot and still be fairly healthy. Sometimes there is something you ingest, or sometimes its where you live that can be a problem too if something bad is in the water supply, that too can cause health problems. Have the Dr. check you out. If you are told you have something like a digestive or intestinal illness, they only know how to treat symptoms, not prevent it or even to get halfway better or at least deal with the pain. If they can find nothing wrong, you still can try things on your own to get better. I would start with educating yourself on Organic vs GMO and find out what symptoms people used to have until they stopped the diet they had, this includes what you drink. The more processed an item the less healthy it is. Convenience and fast foods and snacks are also not healthy. A daughter went on gluten free diet due to her issues with wheat. I can't say to you that there is just one easy thing that may be causing this problem for you. I was horrified when working fast food to find out what is going on with soda in our dispensing machine. People who are trying to avoid sugar substitutes due to health issues they cause and just get regular coke or whatever, are not actually getting that. Any flavored coke drinks don't come in sugar free options so people are being given the diet stuff. By the way, diet sugars are just as bad as any sugar like cane sugar for diabetics. I carry the best sugar substitute, Stevia straight, not the blends that also have bad stuff in them. Sometimes our bodies begin to suffer due to a prescription drug we take and that causes side effects that we have to take drugs for that all come with their own side effects as well. Thats just one example. So if you drink lots of pop, you may be reacting to whats in them. Coffee is also not very healthy is drinken every day or several times a day. Over time you can become addicted to the caffeine and the acid in coffee in bad for the stomach. If I drink coffee to often, even decaff, I will eventually have diarrhea issues and gas just due to the acids after too many days having it. On occasion I order decaff and it was accidentally caffeinated. Drinking one like that, since I am so sensitive to caffeine means that within 15-20 minutes I am in the bathroom with the runs, it goes right thru me. There's not much that can be done to undo how toxic we've made our planet but we still do have some choices and I have read of people who went to organics and buying local grown from farmers who dont use pesticides, or vegan or paleo diets to get healthy and totally got over their health problems and many of them were stomach issues, allergies or intestinal problems like irritable bowel syndrome or colitis, Crohns disease.
As for the pain, I have been reading much on medical cannabis for pain relief as well as doing the miracle of healing other diseases like Parkinsons or Cancer. If that is a possibilty where you live, you'd want the one with least amount of THC in it as that is what is the most psycho active ingrediant. The CBDs or Cannabinoids are the healing part. Sativa plants have higher CBD levels while Indica's have higher THC, and there are blends. What people has found worked best on their pain at very least if not also curing them, was using the CBD oil in a syringe taking the amount of a kernal of rice in the mouth and this way it goes to the liver, better effects than just inhaling it. I can't think of anything else but If you want websites on any of the particular things I've mentioned, I will look for some good examples for you.
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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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