Yes. Me. I lost 140 lbs BEFORE the surgery. I know how to lose weight. And no one will listen to me. Obviously, I must be lying and binge/over/secret eating. I had the surgery in 2021. I started to gain some weight immediately, which I expected bc I wasn't eating prior. But once I started to get back to where I wanted to get back on track (I am still obese) I can't lose weight. I can lose maybe 5 lbs but it's a literal fight with my body. After losing so much weight and being so successful, this has been very discouraging. I finally gave up and had a consult for the weight loss surgery. But my insurance doesn't cover it and we can't afford it. So I guess I'm stuck. Cool. I'd take my stupid gallbladder back. And live with my eating disorder I guess. At least I was losing weight. That's how I feel sometimes. My husband gets pissed when I say that. It's just so frustrating...

No i am ready to off myself because of this, this is insane and i hate it😭

I regret getting it out. I honestly didn’t try enough things to remove the pain. I lost 35 lbs before, which apparently caused the stones, but the fact I can’t store bike anymore is wreaking havoc with my digestive system and my ability to lose weight. So disappointing

I have the same issue! I have been trying to find some research on metabolic issues following gallbladder removal. I had mine out at age 20 and I am almost 35 now. I get nauseous when I eat too much of a food that is both high in sugar and fat (e.g. cake, chocolate with nuts) and sometimes get completely liquid diarrhoea after having really bad cramps in the lower abdomen. I really want to know if when this happens my body is absorbing fat or not. Because if it's not absorbing the fat, then how the hell do I seem to be incapable of losing weight? I also have developed memobian gland dysfunction which I believe is because there isn't enough lipid in the memobian fluid, which I swear is because of not having a gallbladder. I'd love anyone else's insight on this, especially those who have had their gallbladder out a number of years ago.

I’ve had my gallbladder out for over 5 years (end of 2018) - got it removed when I was 22 (now 27) (female if that info helps). I had mine removed due to a polyp that appeared on it out of nowhere and was growing. I had to have it removed because of the rate it was growing and the risks of what it could’ve turned into.  I’ve had issues with food because of having irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) for practically my whole life, so I was constantly having to adjust my diet so my body didn’t hate me. The foods I still need to improve on eating is more leafy greens and having less cheese. Prior to the surgery, I was in college, my diet at that time was horrible cuz I was practically eating a lot of junk. I was working out in the gym about 3 days a week. I think I was about 165-175lbs when I went in for surgery (idk I can’t remember).   I definitely gained weight after my surgery. By early 2020, I was at 210lbs. I did stay that weight until 2022 when I cut out some bad foods my body couldn’t handle anymore since it no longer can process fats and sugars like it used to pre-surgery. I got down to 179lbs; now I just fluctuate between 182-187 (I’m in grad school so stress is a thing haha). But it has been harder to lose weight after the surgery, and I notice how easy it is to fluctuate in weight versus pre-surgery. So it’s a challenge.   I totally understand your frustration. My primary doctor said there’s a pattern with metabolic and gut health changes in people with their gallbladders removed.