Apparently my Tuesday 5:00 am abdominal pain was not bad gas but a passing gallstone. I was in the ER (treated well) all day; they told me about 1:00 "It's your gallbladder," but by that time I'd been out of pain for a couple hours p, and getting a diagnosis was good. A surgeon would see me--possible gallbladder removal that night! But first I had to get an ultrasound. By the time that happened, about 5:00, the organ had shrunk back to near normal. I went home about 6:00 with warnings, ate dinner, was okay. Am okay. BUT my ultrasound technician said "Oh, yeah, I see gallstones" (bile made stony). They Will Be Back. I am waiting to hear from my GI doctor of ten years, but with whom I haven't communicated for five years. My GI health hasn't been great, but his help can only do so much. "What does the J-Pouch group say?" he'll probably ask!

QUESTION: have any of you wonderful fellow sufferers lost your gallbladder? My poop health is still fragile, still slowly improving, and loss of a gallbladder can cause: diarrhea. In my case, more diarrhea. So if you've been through this, how are you? And while I appreciate the thoughtfulness of many of you, and TIA, please just respond if you've actually had your gallbladder removed.

(I did look to see if this has come up before, and either didn't see it--help with searching welcome--or it's too tiny a subject.)

Thanks, friends.