What are the consequences and long-term side effects of gallbladder removal?
After successful removal of the gallbladder, the body loses its ability to store and regulate bile. Immediate consequences would be felt in the digestive system, for example chronic diarrhea or indigestion when you eat fatty or oily foods. Some people avoid dining in restaurants for fear of inconvenience and embarrassment. To be fair, there are also people who have no complaints after gallbladder removal. When bile is thin, it flows easily but there is no gallbladder for storage, so it constantly drips into the duodenum even when no food is present. This irritates the intestinal walls, causing diarrhea in the short-term, and other intestinal problems in the long-term. In some people, bile is thick and does not flow easily but there is no gallbladder to squirt enough of it into the duodenum even when food is present. This causes indigestion and constipation (insufficient peristalsis and lubrication) in the short-term, and the more serious liver congestion in the long-term. Stagnant bile
