Frequency of gallbladder attacks

I am new to this site and wonder if someone has some advice.

I have had stomach issues for the last couple of years and was diagnosed with gallstones and a collapsed gallbladder last october,

The " attacks "were coming about once a fortnight but are now almost every other day " Usually they will start with severe indigestion type symptoms and loose bm. Within an hour I am in the midst of excrusiating pain that disables me for anything from 2-5 hours at a time.

I have not been able to pinpoint any particular food types that set these attacks of.

My concern is the increasing frequency of the attacks and does this mean my GB is deteriating and although I am on the waiting list for surgery should I push this as the waiting list is quite long.

Any comments or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Caroline

Thanks for your reply. I do try to follow a low fat diet, but this seems to have little effect on my attacks,

For example, this weekend I had cereal for breakfast and a chicken salad later and several hours later another attack.

I am due to have a MRI in July, this was requested by my surgeon as he could not get a complete view of my gallbladder due to the fact that it was contracted, even though I had fasted for 8 hours previous to my scan.

It is the increasing frequency and the fact that I now vomit each time which rarley happened during previous attacks.

I know what you mean by any food you eat causing pain, I seem to be in constant discomfort but not pain, like a tight band or a golf ball stuck there.

Thanks for your reply its good to chat to someone who has gone through similar problems.

Caroline