No More Alcohol After Cholecystectomy? Posted: 02-04-06 13:54pm
Hello all,
i had my gall bladder removed over a week
ago. The surgeon said there was no need
to change my diet or habits after surgery.
Most of us know that's a load of bunkum,
but...A co-worker's doctor told her that
she should no longer drink any alcohol
because the liver partially adapts to help
take the place of the gall bladder.
Anyone else heard this? I'd rather give
up wine and have a healthy liver for the
rest of my life, but i'm just wondering
how much truth there is to this.
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Guest
Posted: 02-04-06 23:20pm
I had my gallbladder removed in nov of 05
and I have had a few drinks since then, my
dr told me to not drink for at least 2
weeks but I waited longer and still do not
drink much or often but, I enjoyed a drink
at a christmas party and on new years..
But nothing more than a drink or 2.. No
ill effects from it...
Now greasy and fatty foods are a totally
doffrent story..
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Guest
Posted: 02-05-06 13:31pm
I had gallbladder surgery in april of 05.
I have not had to change my diet at all.
Nor was I told I could not drink alcohol.
I have a glass of wine a few nights a week
with dinner, no problem.
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Guest
Posted: 02-06-06 00:01am
Hi there. Thanks for the replies. :-)
i was really thinking of long-term
effects, not immediate. I'm not worried
so much that i'll feel sick from a couple
glasses of wine, but that my liver will be
taxed more than it should over the course
of my life from occasional drinking.
My co-worker's doctor told her that the
liver takes over part of the gall
bladder's function when it's removed, and
that she should not drink at all (she was
also just an occasional drinker, like
myself). I can't find anything about the
gall bladder/liver relationship on the
internet. I was just wondering if anyone
else had heard anything like that from
their doctor. If this is true, i'd rather
give up drinking altogether and have a
healthy liver. I'm only 30, and wouldn't
want to develop liver problems all because
I didn't stop drinking wine with dinner,
you know?
I don't drink a lot, but I suppose I could
just play it safe and stay away from
alcohol.
Just wondering if anyone else had been
advised not to drink, since my doctor
didn't mention it. Your liver's health is
nothing to play with!
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JenC
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Dec 2005 Posts: 8
Posted: 02-07-06 19:32pm
I just had my gallbladder out less than
two weeks ago, and no one said anything
about not drinking, or even limiting
alcohol intake. I've never heard of this
before.
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Guest
Posted: 02-08-06 19:19pm
Your liver is the one who makes-- all--
the bile to begin with. Your gallbladder
is just for extra storage. Without the gb
the liver just constantly drips into your
upper intestine. I've never heard of what
this dr told your friend. Sounds more
like his own personal opinion on drinking,
then documented scientific fact. But with
like everything, moderation is key.
