Gall bladder removal to get rid of gall stones is a common surgery. Whilst the surgery gets rid of the gall stone issue, people can still experience discomfort or worsening digestive issues. Sometimes a bit of extra help after surgery is needed to avoid this or improve and treat the symptoms.
If you are experiencing problems post surgery, such as bloating, weight gain, discomfort, sluggish digestion, irregular bowel movements or abdominal pain it’s usually one of these two things…(or both!)
- Scar tissue around liver and intestines
Digestion needs good circulation for effective absorption and repair work, and the intestines needs room to flex and expand slightly as food passes through. When there is scar tissue from an operation this can stop these processes working properly, and poorer digestion can be the result. Bloating, cramps, constipation, diarrhea, sluggish digestion and discomfort are a few of the things people can experience if scar tissue is negatively impacting digestion. One of the best things you can do to help this is to have a massage that helps your digestion and breaks down scar tissue. Abdominal massage with someone who’s also trained in scar massage does just that. Massage helps reset the digestive system – improving movement, flexibility of tissues, releasing pressure and tension, creating space and reducing inflammation which all really helps reduce the symptoms described above. Scar massage also helps to release adhesions that may be having a negative effect.
To book a session click here. You also learn the massage in a session so you can do it whenever you have symptoms and also speed up the healing process.
2. Too much fat in your diet
Your gall bladder’s function is to act as a reservoir for bile. Bile digests fats and acids. We don’t normally eat acids in very large quantities but fat can be a different story. If you eat a takeaway or a similar meal, your gall bladder would inject plenty of bile into your system so you can digest it. No gall bladder means no extra injection of bile, which means a large portion of fats is very hard to digest. This leads to a lot of discomfort such as bloating or cramps. I’m seeing an increasing number of people that worryingly don’t seem to be aware of this issue. Reducing fats in your diet makes a huge difference to your body’s digestive abilities if you have no gall bladder. If you feel you need to have a high fat meal for any reason it’s best to eat a little bit of it and have some more later. There is no reason to cut fats out of your diet, and good fats are a crucial aspect of a balance diet, but monitoring how much fat you consume in one go is really important if you have no gall bladder.
If you’re digestion is poor at the minute and you think this is the reason, an abdominal massage to help reset your digestive system is probably a good idea. It can really help with recovery from gall bladder surgery. You can also get tailored self-help techniques, self-help massage tuition and nutritional guidance as part of your session. To book a session click here.
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