Polyps In Gallbladder

[missmommy]

my stomach has been hurting so they sent me in for an abdominal ultrasound and found polyps in my gallbladder. dr said they will probably just remove it. but she wants to wait until i have my colonocopy next month.

i am curious if anyone else has had this, and if it is associated with celiac disease? my dr does not know but i will be meeting a gi doctor next month. and if anyone knows anything about this, would a problem with the gallbladder cause weight loss?

[jerseyangel]

I had an ultrasound last summer due to elevated liver enzymes and continuing D. I was also found to have gallbladder polyps. The technician told me that they were very common. The radiologist concurred that they were benign.

Interestingly, I had an endoscopy following this, and they found stomach polyps. These were biopsied, and also benign.

My GI does not feel that this is connected to the Celiac, since it's a pretty common finding. However, the elevated liver enzymes, she feels, are "Sprue related".

[Mother of Jibril]

Gallbladder problems are common in pregnancy because of the increased estrogen. They're also common when your intestines are damaged (from celiac disease, leaky gut, IBS, etc...) because your gallbaldder, liver, and kidneys have to work extra hard to compensate. Bile and undigested fats can back up into your gallbladder and form stones.

I'm sorry that you're having a hard time with this!