K91: Postprocedural disorders of digestive system, not elsewhere classified
K91.5: Postcholecystectomy syndrome
The gallbladder is in the top right part of the abdomen below the liver. The liver produces bile. The bile flows through bile ducts to the gallbladder and is stored there. When needed, the bile flows through another bile duct to the intestine. There, the bile helps to digest fats.
If you have gallstones in the gallbladder and thus symptoms, the gallbladder is usually removed. The symptoms should disappear as a result. In your case also, the gallbladder was removed.
You nonetheless have symptoms. These include for instance a feeling of fullness after eating or flatulence. You may also have abdominal pain or a fatty bowel movement.
There are several reasons for the symptoms. You may still have gallstones in your bile ducts, for example. Sometimes the amount of bile fluid is not adequate for digestion. That can be the case especially with very high-fat and lavish meals. It is also possible that a bile duct is severely constricted.
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