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I had to have my gallbladder removed because it was malfunctioning. It was not contracting to squeeze out bile. My ejection rate was only 8% based on the Hida scan. I am just wondering how many others have had this problem (not stones). I have found several links to this same issue as a symptom or seeming result of years of untreated Celiac disease. ...

Before I realized the issues I was having were due to gluten, I ballooned up, it seemed. I have always been a healthy weight, but I put on about 10 lbs for no apparent reason. Then I started getting sicker and sicker after eating. I initially lost weight because I didn't know that the very comfort foods I was reaching for were making me sicker. I eliminated...

I had a lot of anxiety over seemingly random things despite the fact that I have a pretty good life. I couldn't figure it out. After going gluten-free, all that stopped. It did take a while before it completely went away, just like with all the other symptoms I had (migraines, tummy rumbling, etc...).

I had my gallbladder removed at the end of October, 2010. I'm glad I did. My Hida-Scan indicated my gallbladder was functioning at 8%. I've read that there is a link this exact problem (called gallbladder inertia in some citations) and untreated Celiac. I recently started a gluten-free diet in December of 2009. I don't think that this condition is reversible...

As far as testing goes, in your case you seem to have a number of issues. For simple cases, like mine, testing isn't really that important, in my opinion. My doctor did not pursue a lot of testing, either. After having GI problems and migraines for years, everything came to a grinding to a halt-I couldn't "eat a thing" without getting sick last Christmas...