49: The Gallbladder Removal Nobody Warned You About: What Happens to Digestion and Hormones After ft. Jami McQuivey

Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body · Jun 11, 2026 · 37m

What if your gallbladder was never the real problem?

In this episode of Beyond Wellness Culture, Dr. Brook Sheehan sits down with Jami McQuivey, host of Gallbladder Gone? Now What?, to talk about what women need to know before and after gallbladder removal.

Jami shares her personal story of being dismissed by doctors, being told her pain was “all in her head,” having her gallbladder removed, and then getting worse instead of better. What followed was a long road of digestive issues, infections, SIBO, H. pylori, chronic E. coli, and a deep desire to understand what her body was trying to tell…