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Why are you trying to blame your addiction to food on your gall bladder, Aussie? I had my gall bladder removed and so did millions of other people who didn't need surgery to shrink their stomach.

Gall Bladder disease has been linked with weight gain. This is because the bile stored from the liver assists in the breaking down of lipids/fats. When that process is compromised the bile that is secreted from the liver is more diluted and not as concentrated as the bile stored in the gall bladder. Usually the weight gain starts in some people who have a genetic predisposition, when a large amount of gall stones start to appear in the gall bladder and the gall bladder's function limited. That is why fatty foods must be avoided when the subject is suffering from gall stones as the fat causes the gall bladder to contract as the gall bladder tries to break down the lipids from the fatty foods by contracting and extreting the concentrated bile. When the stones are present they can be painful and cause biliary colic. After the gall bladder is completely removed this function is no longer available to effectively break down the fats as well as before. Weight gain is not inevitiable but is likely in a large amounts of people who are prone to the weight gain.

Further info, there are actual forums about people putting on weight after a gall bladder operation. If you start struggling with your weight and you are watching what you are eat, going to the gym and the weight is still an issue, it might be gall bladder related.