Hi - I'm new here. I was dx with Crohns in July of 2010. That was after a two year battle with doctors to figure things out. I had a gall bladder attack prior to the dx of crohns. I've been on Lialda for about a year. Had another gall bladder attack over Labor Day 2011. Gall bladder taken by laproscopic surgery last week. It was bad and glad they could get it out. But the surgeon did mention there was an abnormality on colon at one place. (no kidding!). My question is I am still experiencing a lot of gassiness, bloating and general discomfort and aversion to food after a week after surgery. Lots of diarrhea after I went off of the vicodin which totally plugged me up. Has onyone out there had a flare up after gall bladder surgery? I'm not sure I remember what feeling normal feels like??
Gall Bladder and Crohns
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Hi there, welcome to the forum:bigwave: You could have alot of bile going through your system and I found after my laproscopic surgery I had really painful gass, but that went away in a few days. Having crohns also is hard to tell because you can cause the bowels to flare with alot of bile going through. You should as your doctor about Questran, it is a bile acid binder. You may only need it for a short time but it takes time for the body to heal. Being that you have Crohns it can take longer. Are you on any meds? Hope to see your around the forum.
6 weeks prior to needing my gallbladder out I suffered with diarrhea after eating and this went on for 3 months after it was out. Then it flared up a couple of months later and for the past 2 1/2 years this is hows its been. Since June this year after eating im ill, pains and running to the loo. Saw doc in sept, had endo and colonoscopy, results just back...clear. Lost 1 1/2 stone in past 6 weeks. Colonoscopy showed granularity, inflammation at caecum, eryethema, mucosa and patchy congestion...erm...so whats wrong. Consultants secretary rang and said go see your gp and maybe tried imodium...erm, been on those for 2 1/2 years and said try painkillers.....cried all afternoon 
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