I am having serious weightloss - not due to diet anymore/am seeing a specialist for testing related to IBS/gallbladder removal and too much bile in my system. It is just as you say - all my symptoms are due to excess bile in my system. What I want to know is why does this produce weightloss? They want to put me on Questran to absorb bile in my system, a side effect of this drug is - weightloss. ? I'm a little confused. If the diahrea slows and I then have less bile in my system - why would that lead to weightloss?

Too much bile.
High fat diet I get D and don't seem to be digesting fats well at all, however I lose weight.
Lower fat diet I get C and have that hemmrd's, acidic burn I was talking about and weight gain.

Right now I stick to high fat, no pain and D.
If I have too much bile in my system doesn't that mean that I have enough bile to digest fats? Or ?
Too little bile and it seems like the fat content digested would be less and I'd lose, but I gain.

?? Can you straighten the relationship of bile/weightgain-loss and how the drug questran plays a role?

Please detail as much as possible, yes, I've searched the web -
nothing explains the details to me. You always do so so beautifully.

I'm seeing a specialist to be tested now...colonoscopy etc. I appreciate you and your knowledge so much - will help others I am sure.