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After gallbladder surgery, digestion can be tricky for a while. Here's how to modify your diet. By Krisha McCoyMedically Reviewed by Sanjai Sinha, MD
Reviewed: April 11, 2018 Medically Reviewed Your diet after gallbladder removal may include fiber-rich foods like beans and broccoli, as well as healthy fats like almonds.Getty Images; Thinkstock; Shutterstock When you have a problem with your
The Gallbladder and Digestion
The gallbladder is a small organ that sits under your liver.Its main function is to store, concentrate, and secrete bile, a liquid made by your liver that helps digest fatty foods.
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Dietary Adjustments After Gallbladder Surgery It's important to carefully follow your doctor's instructions about your diet after gallbladder surgery.RELATED:
Foods to Avoid While your body adjusts, it's a good idea to avoid high-fat foods for a few weeks after your gallbladder removal.
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High-fat foods include:Fried foods, like french fries and potato chipsHigh-fat meats, such as bacon, bologna, sausage, ground beef, and ribsHigh-fat dairy products, such as butter, cheese, ice cream, cream, whole milk, and sour creamPizzaFoods made with lard or butterCreamy soups or saucesMeat graviesChocolateOils, especially palm and Related
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Spicy foods may also cause digestive upset for a time after gallbladder removal. To figure out what foods, if any, are causing problems after your surgery, you may want to consider keeping a food journal.
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In this journal, you can record when you add foods back into your diet, as well as any digestive symptoms you’re experiencing — and possibly make a connection between the two. (2)If you need help developing a
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But, he notes, the observed objects are actually the result of the olive oil mixing with bile, the fluid in the gallbladder that digests fat.
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"Bile mixes with olive oil to form a yellowish-colored soap," Jagannath says. "There are no real stones actually pushed out by the gallbladder in most cases."
Jagannath adds that these objects usually float in the toilet, while real gallstones are hard — like pebbles — and sink to the bottom.And you should be especially wary of any product marketed as an herbal
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