Gallbladder problems?

Question

what is the foods not to eat and food that are ok to eat ?I was diagniosed with gallstones yesterday ,and he told me a few foods to stay away from ,but would like more information .

Answer 1

All advises and treatment modalities do not apply to everyone universally.
Treatment policies differ from one person to another. Broadly speaking-- if you are young, with no other diseases , active person with likelihood of travelling out of station, attending parties- marriages etc. etc. then dont think of dietary restrictions to be imposed upon you for the rest of your life. IT WILL BE RATHER SIMPLE AND EASY TO GET LAP. CHOLECYSTECTOMY OPERATION done and be over with it for life time, rather than nursing a diseased gall bladder with all its possible complications including - Acute Pancreatitis which simply kills 3 to 7 % people inspite of best possible treatments.

On the other hand-- if you are 70 year old with not a very active life or have some serious associated disease like- heart problem, diabetes etc, which make you a high risk candidate for any operation -- then collect all the possible dietary restrictions and follow them religiously.

As such operation for gall bladder has become very simplified and patient has to be admitted for 24 hrs only. There are very small 3 to 4 stiches on abdomen covered with simple band-aids.

So be bold and discuss your problem and take proper decision.

Answer 2

The "gallbladder flushes" described in the alternative medicine literature which use olive oil and lemon juice are bogus. The lemon juice and olive oil interact to make soap, and the lumps you see in your stool are lumps of this soap, not gallstones.

Olive oil is fatty and drinking the olive oil can trigger a gallbladder attack in itself. Eating a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet can reduce the incidences of gallbladder attacks and help avoid the formation of gallstones in the first place. But don't listen to anyone who claims miraculous alternative cures for gallbladder disease.

Answer 3

Cholelithiasis is the presence of one or more calculi (gallstones) in the gallbladder. In the US, 20% of people > 65 yr have gallstones, and most disorders of the extrahepatic biliary tract arise from gallstones. Gallstones may be asymptomatic or cause biliary colic but do not cause dyspepsia. Other common consequences of gallstones include cholecystitis; biliary tract obstruction (usually as a result of bile duct stones), sometimes with infection (cholangitis); and gallstone pancreatitis. Diagnosis is usually based on ultrasound. If cholelithiasis causes symptoms or complications, cholecystectomy becomes necessary.
Eat a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet. This kind of diet includes cottage cheese, fat-free milk, fish (not canned in oil), vegetables, poultry, egg whites, and polyunsaturated oils and margarines (corn, safflower, canola, and soybean oils). Avoid foods with excess fat in them such as meat (especially liver and fatty meat), egg yolks, whole milk, cream, butter, shortening, lard, pastries, cakes, cookies, gravy, peanut butter, chocolate, olives, potato chips, coconut, cheese (other than cottage cheese), coconut oil, palm oil, and fried foods.
Please see the web pages for more details on Gallstones.

Answer 4

US website offers stone removal the natural way by Juice !
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Answer 5

Do not know u want presc. for food or medicine. if u tke the following presc. u can eat anything. generally tomato is not advised for ptient with calculus any where. u have been just diagnosed as cholicystolithiasis patient.
HOMEOPATHIC.
R/- BERIBERIS VULGARIS/15ML WITH DROP CORK-DOSAGE 10 DROPS IN HALF A TUMBLER WATER -7AM-12NOON AND BED TIME. FOR AT LEAST 30 DAYS. It will avoid further suffering and a prophylactic avoid drinking hard water.

Answer 6

Eggs and fried everything are bad. I had a stone and they took my gallbladder. Before the operation everything too oily made me sick. What foods he mentioned I wondered

Answer 7

fatty foods, greasy foods, lettuce, spicy foods, and anything that may give you heartburn. sometimes heartburn and inflammation of the gallbladder in combination can be a nasty feeling. you want to be as comfortable as possible. i hope you feel better. i have been in your shoes.

Answer 8

Fatty foods and spicy foods. Get it out.

Answer 9

avoid foods with calcium oxalate like spinach, tomato, milk, arbi, zimikand

Answer 10

Hi Holly

Here are some ideas to resolve your issue.

Natural Cures

Most gallbladder surgeries can be easily avoided through nutritional and natural intervention, with emphasis on identification, avoidance, and treatment of food allergies.

Diet: Identify and avoid all foods to which you are allergic or sensitive, especially eggs, milk and dairy products, gluten, wheat and dairy products. Also reduce your saturated and overall fat intake, keeping it below 20 percent of the total foods you eat, and eliminate all processed and hydrogenated fats. But do not cut fat completely, as this can actually increase your chances of developing gallstones. Monounsaturated fats (olive oil, coconut oil) are the best fats to include in your diet.

Be sure to eat less, as well, since overeating places stress on the gallbladder. At the same time, be sure to eat breakfast, don`t skip meals, and eat a balanced and healthy diet full of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, legumes and other vegetarian sources of protein. Increase your intake of dietary fiber to improve bowel movements, and avoid refined carbohydrates, which can cause gallstone formation. Overall, eat less animal foods, remove processed foods and move toward a whole foods vegetarian-oriented diet. If you are overweight, lose the weight, but slowly and sensibly.

Good foods to include in your diet are black cherries, pears, beets (raw and cooked), fresh steamed and water sautéed greens such as beet tops collards, kale, plenty of steamed broccoli and cauliflower, snack on seasonal fruits, eat plain organic yogurt, as well as more raw foods in general.

Gallbladder Flush: Flushing the gallbladder of stones is a common natural cure and practice of holistic physicians. It is quite easy.

For six days do the following: Eat a whole foods diet with no animal products and no processed, refined foods. Eliminate all flour products, eat whole grains such as quinoa and brown rice. Limit dairy products to organic plain yogurt. Drink plenty of raw, fresh apple juice, and eat applesauce and organic apples as both meals and snacks. Eat fresh leafy green salads, steamed vegetables, tofu, tempeh, and vegetable soups.

On the afternoon of the seventh day, have 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil mixed with 1/3 cup of fresh lemon juice. Drink all at once and skip your evening meal. Go to bed early (no later than 10 p.m.), and sleep with your right knee tucked up to your side. In the morning, you should eliminate the gallstones, which will appear greenish yellow. If you do not have a natural bowel movement in the morning, see the enema instructions in the Cleanse and Detoxification section and proceed with an enema. Six months to a year after your first gallbladder flush, you can repeat the process.

The protocol just described is a very gentle non-invasive gallbladder flush. See Cleansing and Detoxification for a more advanced detailed protocol.

Herbs: Combine the tinctures of wild yam, fringetree bark, milk thistle, and balmony in equal parts and take one teaspoon of this mixture three times a day. An infusion of chamomile or lemon balm can also be taken regularly throughout the day.

Hydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is the application of water, ice, steam and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation and the application of hot and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program. Many Naturopathic Physicians, Physical Therapists and Day Spas use Hydrotherapy as part of treatment. I suggest several at-home hydrotherapy treatments.

Juice Therapy: The following juice combinations can help improve gallbladder health: carrot, beet, cucumber, radish, and fresh dandelion roots, with a clove of garlic; or grape, pear, grapefruit, and lemon.

Lifestyle: Choose non-toxic cleaning supplies and personal body care products.

Nutritional Supplementation: The following supplements can help relieve gallbladder symptoms: digestive enzymes with each meal, vitamin B-complex, vitamin C, choline, inositol, lipotrophic factors, alfalfa tablets, acidophilus, lecithin, and the amino acid, L-taurine. Peppermint oil sipped in water throughout the meal can also be helpful.

Topical Treatment: Castor oil packs placed over the gallbladder can speed relief of symptoms.

Alternative Professional Care
If your symptoms persist despite the above measures, seek the help of a qualified health professional. The following professional care therapies have all been shown to be useful for treating gallstones and gallbladder disorders: Acupuncture, Detoxification Therapy, Environmental Medicine, Magnetic Field Therapy, Naturopathic Medicine, Neural Therapy, and Osteopathy

Cause
Toxins overloading into your system from chemicals, additives, processed and junk foods, as well as excessive saturated animal fat in the diet, contribute to gallbladder problems. If the liver becomes overloaded with excess saturated fats, the gallbladder gets stressed and inflamed. This excess of saturated fats become cholesterol deposits and when enough have formed, they crystallize with the bile to form gallstones.

Women get gallstones four times as frequently as men, especially women over 40 years old who are fair-skinned, and overweight. Twenty percent of adults over 65 years of age get gallstones that create problems and pain. Over half a million surgeries are performed each year to remove gallbladders due to gallbladder disorders, the most common being gallstones. And this can be easily be avoided by cleansing the body of toxins.

Constipation, food allergies (especially to milk products and eggs), digestive disorders (especially caused by a deficiency of hydrochloric acid), intestinal diseases, an excessively low-fiber diet, dental disturbances, parasites, rapid weight loss, and stress can all cause or contribute to gall stones and other gallbladder disorders. For lasting relief of symptoms, all of these factors must be addressed if they are present.

Best of health to you