If you get your gallbladder removed and your surgeon says it could cause diarrhea for a while but your discharge papers say take stool softener because of the pain medication? Listen to the surgeon.

It hasn't been a fun couple of days.

Thank you for reading my very short rant. Back to the bathroom!

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[–] obinice@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Thanks for the advice! I'm getting mine out next year hopefully soon, to deal with my cripplingly intense 10 hour long gallstone pain episodes O_O

Nothing like writhing in the most intense excruciating pain for 10 hours and then finally falling asleep of exhaustion from the experience at 9am and having to sleep and recover all day, completely randomly with no warning, eh?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Ugh, sounds pretty awful. My issue isn't gallstones. I talked about it elsewhere in the thread so I don't want to annoy people by repeating it, but I do understand that sort of pain issue both because I have a nerve disorder and because I had kidney stones last year. I really won the genetic lottery.

Anyway, good luck with your surgery!

[–] Tehdastehdas@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Or you could diet the stones away and keep the gallbladder:

https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-good-diet-considerations-for-Gallstone-sufferers/answers/107344862