I am a 23-year-old male. My Gallbladder was removed 3 days ago(Tues. June 9, ‘09) due to Gallstones.
My surgeon never explained to me anything to expect after the operation nor anything to do with lacking a Gallbladder.
I go see my surgeon this coming Monday for a follow-up and to have the staples removed from my [...]
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Gallbladder removal
Monday, June 15th, 2009Family History of Cancer - Colon Cancer
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007My father passed away on 9/30 of colon cancer, we were really close and I am depressed but getting out of it. I am on Lorazepam for the anxiety. Since his death I have had a little discomfort almost right on the bottom part of the left rib. If I stand or lay down absolutely [...]
Continue readingBlood in stool
Friday, January 5th, 2007I’m 28 years old and here recently I have been seeing blood in my stool. Should I be worried?
Doctor Joshua’s Answer
There can be basically three types of blood in stool:
1) Bright red blood. By far the the most common reason is hemorrhoids (piles). Anal fissures are also typical causes. There are also other, more [...]
Scar Tissue Pain after Abdominal Surgery
Friday, January 5th, 2007hi .. i am 15 years old , i was 14 at the time .. i had pains in my stomach and it got real bad and i had been vomiting all night. so i went to the emergency room they didnt do nothing , they said i had something else. i went to my [...]
Continue readingGastroscopy / Endoscopy, GERD, drug discontinuation
Sunday, December 3rd, 2006Hi, i’ve had heartburn for about 10 years, but it went untreated for so long because of my age. i recently changed Dr’s and he put me on Protonix for about a year now, which allowes me to eat w/out the burning, but i have to stay on it. in the past month, [...]
Continue readingStomach Pain After Eating
Sunday, December 3rd, 2006Every time I eat I have a bad stomach ache. It’s in a strange spot higher up than most stomach pain and it is very sharp. It is very different from gas pain so I already know it isn’t that. It happens EVERY time I eat and it has been going on [...]
Continue readingGastric Bypass Surgery and Stomach Cramps
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006Dear Dr. Joshua,?
I am a twenty seven year old woman that had gastric bypass surgery over?
three years ago. I have been experiencing some severe cramps in the right
side of my abdomen. Also, I have been having more migraine headaches alot
more often.The pain from both are so bad that I can no longer tolerate [...]
Swallowing Difficulty - Caused by Cervical Spine?
Friday, August 4th, 2006August 2, 2006
Hi,
I need help!? I have been having swallowing problems and now experiencing weight loss.? I do not have an appointment with a gastro doctor until August 28, 2006.? I had a barium swallow test done and it showed that my neck bones are pressing on my esophagus.? Is this [...]
Dark Stool
Friday, July 21st, 2006My question to you is: I’ve been having some problems with constipation for about 3 years now. However, I’ve been diagnosed with IBS about 2 months ago(irritable bowel syndrome) and I started taking Zelnorm, which helped me greatly. I”m no longer on the medication and the only thing I take right now is Metamucil, [...]
Continue readingElevated GGT (gamma-GT)
Wednesday, June 28th, 2006Three years ago, I got a blood test and it showed a ggt score of 135, I just took another on and the score is 128. All of my other blook scores are in normal limits. I have never drunk alcohol. Can you tell me what is going on?
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (Gamma-GT, GGT) may [...]
