Tips for breaking fast without gallbladder

I have been struggling with my first meal of the day after gallbladder surgery, which I’ve heard is a common problem. I usually have diarrhea within 15m-1 hour after eating. What tips do you gallbladder-less folks all have for preventing diarrhea after the first meal? It’s not an issue the rest of the day. I am trying to experiment with psyllium husk, steel cut oats, and probiotics at night and in the morning but still don’t have consistent success. I also am in the process of getting a prescription for bile binders from my doctor, but am looking for diet based strategies as well. I’d like to be able to fast for 12-14 hours each day. This was my old normal that made me feel good throughout the day, until I got pregnant and had my gallbladder removed due to complications. I regret letting them do it since my gallbladder was actually quite healthy looking when it came out and pregnancy is a temporary condition, but that’s beside my point and there’s no going back, so I’m trying to figure out my new eating habits. Thanks!

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Had my gall bladder out many years ago and experience this as well.

I try to use a digestive enzyme pill especially when eating a meat-heavy meal. It helps somewhat.

Also tried to regulate with a bowl of oatmeal in the morning but that doesn’t work well if you’re fasting in the morning.

Hope you can come up with a solution.

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Got mine taken out in 2014 and have suffered with LBM too for quite a while until 2017. Then it just resolved by itself. I noticed fatty foods made my LBM worse (though I’m able to tolerate them now as long as I take probiotics). So maybe try to play around with what food works for you. I haven’t been on IF then but am now and I break my fast with a probiotic drink then pretty much anything I want to eat with no problems.

Edit: I’m on 16:8 from 10am to 6pm

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I had mine out like 4 years ago and still need to be near a bathroom 15 minutes after eating. That’s my favorite part of IF is less diarrhea because less eating haha. Thanks to the comments I have some things to try. I guess I had just thought I would have to live with it. Best of luck to you!