i was rushed to hospital 2 years ago turned out to be gallstons and my gallbladder had got infected, everything was removed in surgery. it was fast rushed in of a night, scan next day, first thing next morning in theatre. home 2 days later.
i just thought i had been having bad heartburn so never did anything about it. it was a friend who made me phone nhs 24 when i was at hers having an attack, glad i did now.on the day of my surgery i woke feeling really ill, apparantly my body was pumping loads of toxins because of the severly infected gallbladder. before it ws removed my digestion didnt work basicly, i still have probs and have found that dairy is a no go most of the time, unless i am naughty and want a taste and face the consiquences, my sis in law had same but she got oppisite her tummy was constat diareheoa after op. and someone else i know can eat what she like with no consequences at all after her op, everyone is different.
its important to remove the stones/gallbladder if its really in a mess as i found not going to dr atall left me really ill. but removal is not always neccesary, you can do gallstone flushes, or make changes like avoiding dairy and fat to stop attacks. if you have the op you will need to make dietry changes as your digestion may be effected which way no one knows some ppl are fine. there is a good website
http://www.gallbladderattack.com/ this tells you how to eat. make sure you know your choices i was left with no choice, and had alot of probs with tummy after the op, which after much investigation turned out to be severe ibs. my digestion is very sluggish now and my sis inlaw is too fast. good luck whatever you decide