I recently had my gallbladder removed, it will be a month on friday since my surgery. for the first two weeks I was fine and didn t have any digestion problems. But then I started getting horrible diarrhea for a few days straight. After then it hasn t been as bad but my bowl movements are not normal. I generally have excess blood and mucus in it, and sometimes all that comes out is pure mucus with blood mixed in. Usually very fresh bright red blood. Today I ve had it really bad and actually had stool that looked extremely dark, almost black and had a watery consistency. My surgeon told me to take some extra fiber but it doesn t seem to be working. I haven t had any pain since the gallbladder was removed but during the time when I had the problem with my gallbladder I lost about fifteen pounds due to nausea so I did not want to eat anything, not sure if its relevant. I ve tried to avoid things like dairy and meat as they have caused some problems for me. Do you have any idea what it could mean?
Dear sir, it could mean many things, but I think that there shouldn't be any relation between your gallbladder removal and this symptom. It sounds for me more like typical colon disorder; IBD, Crohn or ulcers colitis, infective colitis etc. The best way to rule it out is to do colonoscopy. After that you can plan further tests. Blood in stool can also be serious sign of some benign(polyps, haemorrhoids, fissuea) as well as malignant diseases so don't be very concerned but do colonoscopy definitely. Wish you good health,