What can I eat with gall stones?

Question

I just got diagnosed with gall stones and won't have surgery for a few days. Now I'm wondering... what can I eat?
And does anybody have any recipes I could try?
My gall stones are really bad and I'm really scared.
Please help...

Answer 1

dont eat anything fattening and dont eat any diary products. i ate mostly everything fatfree. i would eat mashed potatoes with fat free butter, and a salad with fat free dressing. for something sweet, i would eat reduced fat graham crackers. just pretty much anything without fat because if you consume fattening products, they could trigger an attack. (and believe me, they arent fun.) ya, it sucks, but just put up with it until your surgery.

another thing i would eat is grilled cheese sandwiches with the fat free butter and fat free cheese. its not as good as the real thing, but it works.
oh and the girl that said gallstones are calcium deposits, is wrong. they are cholestorol deposits.

Answer 2

Hi, I had gall stones and I had the surgery about 4 years ago and everything was fine. You will be fine but you need to chill out on eating before the surgery, I had pain from eating toast. Eat as little as possible but eat enough to keep healthy. try oatmeal, mashed potatoes, stuff that doesnt have a hard time breaking down. Also fatty food will make your pain worse. STAY AWAY from fatty foods. Even after surgery you need to watch what you eat as far as fatty foods go, you still could get a duct blockage even after your gallbladder is gone from eating fatty foods to much. do NOT be scared you will be fine.

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.
A gallbladder operation is absolutely necessary:
(1) When an acute inflammation is present. This can be diagnosed by elevated temperature, pain and tenderness in the vicinity of the gallbladder, an elevated white blood cell count, and x-ray evidence of a diseased organ.
(2) When the patient is having recurrent attacks of severe, colicky pain due to the presence of gallstones.
(3) When, in the presence of positive proof of gallbladder malfunction, the patient is suffering from chronic indigestion, nausea, flatulence, and pain in the right upper part of the abdomen.
(4) When jaundice, caused by an obstructing stone, is present.
Approximately 10 percent of patients who have been operated upon for gallbladder disease will continue to have symptoms after surgery. These symptoms are thought to be caused by spasms of the lower end of the common bile duct (biliary dyskinesia). However, they are rarely severe or disabling. Most postoperative symptoms can be adequately relieved by antispasmodic medication.
The bile ducts take over the duties of the gallbladder. This may take three to four months before it works smoothly, and during this interval the patient may suffer from mild indigestion or pains caused by spasm of the common bile duct.
The patient should stay the same kind of diet he followed before surgery, that is, a bland low-fat diet.
If gallbladder has been removed, they cannot re-form stones in the gallbladder. However, a very small percentage of patients may re-form stones in the common bile duct or in the stump of the cystic duct which has been left behind.
Avoid fat and oils.
Please note that I am not a medical professional.
Please see the web pages for more details on Gallstones and Gallbladder removal.

Answer 4

Best to stay on liquids like,chicken soup, jello, Popsicles. don't try to eat to much at once because you will most likely throw it back up. Gallbladder surgery is usually an easy one and you usually will have a fast recovery. After my surgery I was feeling great in just a couple of days. Just try and lay around and rest the best you can right now. Drink plenty of fluids so that you don't get dehydrated.

Hope you get better soon.

Answer 5

I had to stay on a 13 grams of fat a day until I had my gall bladder removed. It really sucked. I ate a lot of chicken. Good luck.

Answer 6

I'm not sure what you can eat with gall stones, but I believe they should be served with a red wine.

Answer 7

Stay away from fats. There are many low fat recipes books around around. Parragon Publishing, Queen Street House, Bath BA1 1HE, UK , publishes a very large hardback book entitled '1000 LOW Fat, Salt, Sugar, Cholesterol Healthy Recipes.'
You really should consult with your doctor. You will probably have to watch fat the rest of your life. Was it Truman that said " that the greatest fear we have to fear is fear itself." Relax and everything will go better.

Answer 8

Pretty much ANYthing you eat will aggrivate your stomach. Just eat bland light food., nothing spicey...Goodluck with surgery.
I had 12 stones removed..I know what you're feeling right now*..but you will feel much better after surgery*

Answer 9

You should probably ask your doctor. Gall stones are usually calcium deposits, but not always. Check with him/her to be sure.

Answer 10

I had them so bad that the only thing I could eat was pickles