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                        Loose bowel is fairly common as a lingering after-effect of gallbladder surgery.  Bile is being injected into your intestine with significantly less filtration than when the gallbladder was in place.  Constipation, on the other hand, may be unrelated -- especially given that the surgery was over a year ago.  Suggest you consult with your family doctor or an internist.