Food to avoid till operation
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Hi,
I've just been diagnosed and waiting for a date to have it removed. Until then I am really careful and have some diclofenac suppositories (which actually seems to work better than codein). But I still struggle to limit my consumption of fat food. Today I had cooked salmon and some nuts, which I thought was fatty but not excessively so I would be ok. But nope I had an attack that finished just now. So what are your trigger food?
Definitely for me cheese, fast food burger or pizza type, salmon and nuts now. Milk seems to be ok for me.
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susan22821 nenisea
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I would recommend that you avoid all fats as much as possible. Nuts are high in fat, as is salmon. The gallbladder does not differentiate between the types of fat. What happens when you eat is that the gallbladder contracts to excrete as much bile as the food you have eaten requires, hence more fat the more it works to produce the needed bile. However, I was on a low fat diet anyway and it seemed the attacks started for no apparent reason, so this is not an exact science. Keep your food portions small and eat little and often, rather than big blow out meals. If you have stones, any time the GB is active you run the risk of a stone moving and wedging in the outlet duct, which is what causes the excruciating pain.
Other than that, and the painkillers it really seems to me to be a case of taking things easy and hang on till the op, which I hope will be soon for you.
Good luck. Let us know how you progress.
nenisea
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What do u eat then? Apart from vegetables and fruits obviously lol it seems that my entire alimentation was based on fat lol so now I really struggle to find things to eat and that are a bit nicer than a carrot stick lol
susan22821 nenisea
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sarah50457 nenisea
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Firstly, sorry to hear you're suffering too.
I think everybody's trigger foods are different, but for me I avoid breaded chicken (regular chicken seems to be fine), chocolate after about 4pm, and not too much of it during the day. Any pork will trigger an attack, except for thin sliced ham which I keep in as a later eve snack if I get hungry. Takeaway Pizza is usually a no go, unless I know the takeaway uses the rollers not the pans filled with grease, and even then it can be hit and miss. I was also advised by a friend who had these problems for 25 years that tomatoes were bad, but I find regular cooked tomatoes to be ok, but I have avoided ketchup for a month now. Any fast food will usually set me off. No cooking/olive oil whatsoever, and definitely no garlic.
I find that I'm eating plain food, if I need a sauce I use Mayo. I've lowered my bread intake, but use tortilla wraps, a very lean steak is usually ok, coco pops with semi skimmed milk, beetroot, venison (new discovery,very good for bbq season!), wholewheat pasta with a tomato sauce. Plain chicken, cheese works for me, but I only eat small amounts anyway. Store bought pizza seems to be ok.
As I say, this is just what works for me. I also use a set of pans called "spider pans" which don't need any oil to cook with and won't stick to the pan, which is super helpful. Check the fat content of everything! I hope you find something to eat, I've been living off coco pops for the last month!
jayne2806 nenisea
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my main things to avoid were blackcurrent, drinking choc, choc, (though white was ok)', spicy foods (onion bhaji big No no), too much cheese, berries, a I could take codeine before op (last wed) bun a huge no no afterwards....
feeling much better now I have had the op, fingers crossed for you too 😊
ps I was on lansoprazole morning and just before evening meal and renitadine mid morning and bedtime -seemed to work when I spread them like that with graviscon in between but not within two hours of the lanz..
sarah87162 nenisea
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Also be careful once you have had your gallbladder removed.
People are very different and it is a question of experimenting.
Take care and keep in touch
Sarah xxx