Crohn's disease and gall bladder

Last week, I was having minor pain in the middle of my left side. Earlier, this week, I was havng pain in my stomach. I have had an incrase of losing cointrol of my bowels lately My holistic doctor thinks it has something to do with my gall bladder. Is there any relation between Crohn's Disease and the gall bladder?

Individuals with Crohn's disease of the terminal ileum are more likely to develop gallstones. Gallstones form because patients with Crohn's disease lack enough bile acids to solubilize the cholesterol in bile. Normally, bile acids that enter the small intestine from the liver and gallbladder are absorbed back into the body in the terminal ileum and are secreted again by the liver into bile. In other words, the bile acids recycle. In Crohn's disease, the terminal ileum is diseased. Bile acids are not absorbed normally, the body becomes depleted of bile acids, and less bile acids are secreted in bile. As a result there is not enough bile acids to keep cholesterol dissolved in bile, resulting in gallstone formation.

quote from - http://www.medicinenet.com/gallstones/page3.htm

Crohn's Disease can acuse inflammation and ulceration throught the entire GI tract - from the lips to the anus. What many people don't think of is that it can also affect any organ related to the GI tract including the sinuses, tonsils, lungs, gall bladder, liver, pancreas & appendix. In some cases it can even affect non related organs like the kidneys and skin.

Although gall stones may be more common in Crohnies, it's possible that inflammation alone may be the culprit for some of us, as it was for me. However, your pain really does not sound like it's GB related. GB problems most often cause pain on the upper right side under the ribs which radiates around the ribs to the back. Usually the pain intensifies after eating, easpecially if one eats a high fat meal, where more bile would be required.

I hope you find some answers and relief soon.