Diet for Gallstones???

Titchy_2

Hi, I had my gallbladder removed (keyhole) just before Christmas. I had problems for 2 years with severe stomach pain and vomiting which would put me out of action for days - I thought I had an egg allergy! I ended up in hospital because a stone was stuck in the bile duct and causing jaundice and other liver problems. About five weeks later I got a letter saying they had a bed for me in a weeks time. I was lucky to get it sorted so quickly and I'm feeling almost back to normal now.

As soon as I realised it might be gallstones I stuck to a low fat diet, cutting out butter, spreads, oil and things like oily fish and became an expert at scanning packets for fat content. I read somewhere that the gallbladder contracts if a meal contains 10g of fat or more. Unfortunately my favourite sweets are very low fat so I think I over-compensated for the missing chocolate in my diet )

My problems started after I started losing weight (about 6 stone in 2 years). What's a girl to do eh?

tomstickland

A friend of mine has looked into this and apparently there are least 3 different types of gallstones and each requires a different approach.

in_my_wellies

F F F F

My friend was told by her consultant high risk factors are
Female
Fair
Freckles
Forty

She added Fat and he said he wouldn't be so rude as to say that!

elisebutt65

Nah - its:

Fat
Fertile
Forty
Female

lol :rotfl:

Purdy_1

I was diagnosed with gallstones when I was 23. I am now 31 and have not had them removed. I was put on the waiting list for keyhole surgery and called for in february 2000 but I declined due to just having a baby 2 months before and having a c section. They wrote back to me just telling me to control it with painkillers and see my gp to be refered back onto the list when I wanted them done. I went back to my gp and asked about 3 years ago but was told no surgeon would touch me an my then weight. A few weeks later I was ill with a gallbladder infection, I have never felt so ill in my life! I still havent had them done and since losing 4stone I am tempted to go back to see my gp and ask again. I dont really suffer with them, but I do have a low fat diet anyway.

BTW. I was told its the "5 f's" - female, fat, forties, fair, family.

Donegal_Paul

tomstickland wrote:

A friend of mine has looked into this and apparently there are least 3 different types of gallstones and each requires a different approach.

eh???

a gall stone is a gall stone

Donegal_Paul

Purdy_1 wrote:

I was diagnosed with gallstones when I was 23. I am now 31 and have not had them removed. I was put on the waiting list for keyhole surgery and called for in february 2000 but I declined due to just having a baby 2 months before and having a c section. They wrote back to me just telling me to control it with painkillers and see my gp to be refered back onto the list when I wanted them done. I went back to my gp and asked about 3 years ago but was told no surgeon would touch me an my then weight. A few weeks later I was ill with a gallbladder infection, I have never felt so ill in my life! I still havent had them done and since losing 4stone I am tempted to go back to see my gp and ask again. I dont really suffer with them, but I do have a low fat diet anyway.

BTW. I was told its the "5 f's" - female, fat, forties, fair, family.

was it your gp said that no surgeon would do it?

jaybee

Donegal_Paul wrote:

eh???

a gall stone is a gall stone

I seem to remember being told years ago that some gall stones are cholesterol based and others are calcium based. Whatever they are made of I know that they are very painful

Glad

Penny-Pincher!! wrote:

Hi

I had my gall bladder removed about 18 months and is a painful op. I think the main point about your diet when you have gallstones is to have a very limited fat diet. Low fat or non fat diets are ideal. I would suggest something like Rosemary Connely.

PP
xx

shouldn't you still be eating a low-fat diet then PP
I thought you said you were on a high fat diet?

Donegal_Paul

yes perhaps but a gallstones still a gallstone, makes no odds.