I am glad all the test are neg. but why do I still have problem?

[oramar]

Since gall bladder surgery 6 months ago I have had liquid stools. At first they were painless and I was told it would go away so I waited. Recently they became associated with colic like pain. I under went upper GI and small bowel series and today I had colonoscopy. Well everything is 99% normal. The radiologist did remark that the barium moved through my system at a very rapid rate but other than that everything is normal. The colonoscopy were so good that the GI doc told me I have a bowel he would expect to see in much younger person. He put forward couple of ideas. One is irritable bowel. Second is a very mild case of Chrones disease. He says that sometimes a mild Chrones case will escape detection even with all the test I have had. I thought he would not find anything toooo awfully bad because I have never seen any blood and I can control the symptoms by eating bland diet. All the things that are good for you like fruits, veggies and whole grains give my system fits. Been taking Robinal for 2 or 3 weeks and that helped a bit. Now he wants me to take Questran. Oh and yes of course he has suggested fiber but I have not tried it yet. I know this does not sound serious but it is one of the two reasons I flopped in my attempt to go back to work. The other reason was an Asthma flair up. Oh by the way test for lactose intolerance were neg.

[OUstudentnurse]

Hi, I'm 19 and I've had my gallblader out for 5 months...I have the same problem, especially if I drink dark colored soda (cola, root beer, etc.), eat a fatty meal, or not eat any fat for an extended period. To see if this medicine would help me, should I go back to my surgeon or go to my family doctor?

[oramar]

I think that if the situation is causing you continuous distress you should have it checked out. However, if it is intermitent and not interfering with your life too much you could probably could give it more time to resolve. In my case at age 54 I needed a colonoscopy as a routine matter anyway so this gave me an excuse. Either your surgeon or family MD could advise you.