DEAR DR. GOTT:
I am 48-year-old female. Following gallbladder removal four years ago, I have suffered with chronic diarrhea. My surgeon told me this was common and it would stop within six months. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been the case.
Within 30 minutes after eating, I have a spasm in my side (where the gallbladder was), feel a pinching sensation and then have the urge to have a bowel movement (BM). The first five or six hours of nearly every day are spent running back and forth to the bathroom. Often the first BM is normal but as the day progresses they look like dark sand mixed with liquid.
I have had several tests done throughout the past four years but no one seems to be able to pin point the case. During one test, I was told there were two spots caused by the staples from the surgery. [Read more...]