[softy54534]

I had my gallbladder removed 17 years ago and have struggled with my weight since. I've gained an unwanted 40lbs. I never had a problem with my weight prior to the surgery and always knew that the loss of my gallbladder was the problem. I finally found an answer, the following makes soo much sense to me and I wanted to share it with you. I know there are a lot of people out there with a similar problem as I have been searching the web and am not alone in this.

This was found on a website that talked about avoiding gallbladder removal:

Unnecessary gall bladder removal is generally the recommended course of action for persons with recurring painful gall bladder attacks. The gall bladder stores large amounts of bile produced by the liver. Removal of the gall bladder can produce problems with the absorption of the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K as well as the essential fatty acids. Normal persons respond to a fat containing meal with the secretion of the appropriate amount of the hormone cholecystokinin to cause the gall bladder to release the correct amount of bile into the small intestine which results in complete absorption of the fat. Persons lacking a gall bladder have slow steady release of bile which is not adequate to allow complete absorption of all the ingested fat if a fatty meal is eaten This leads to suboptimal delivery of bile to the intestines with impaired fat absorption. The liver continues to produce large amounts of bile but this bile is no longer stored in the gall bladder for proper delivery to the intestine.
Most surgeons and primary care physicians do not instruct the patient who has had a cholecystectomy in the therapy needed after gall bladder removal. Provision of bile salts (tablets or capsules of bile) taking one to three after a meal depending on the quantity of fat eaten will correct the impaired reabsorption of fat. This generally permits absorption of enough essential fatty acids and fat soluble vitamins so there are no nutritional problems. Two good formulations are Cholacol from Standard Process Laboratories and Bile Salt Factors from Jarrow Laboratories. These bile salts can be found in natural food stores and are sold by Tehama Clinic 1-425-264-0059.

Hope this helps, I am purchasing some bile salts tom. will let you know results. If there is anyone out there already using bile salts please let me know how they are working for you.

blessings,

Diana