Gallstones

Chillycatmum

I have finally found out what is causing my stomach issues - had a scan today which has shown up lots of gallstones in my gallbladder, not sure what this means yet and what they are going to suggest to do, but the most likely next step will be my gallbladder being removed.

At least I know my pain is not due to nothing and there is a reason, but my next steps are to look at what I need to do with my diet - any help would be greatly appreciated

1thankful_momma

be sure to take it easy after surgery. Your body will need to adjust afterward. I am a couple years out from having mine removed and am able to follow the LCHF diet. I would suggest being conservative with fat right after the surgery and slowly add it back in, but you can still stay away from the high carb food.

Scochrane86

With me, diet changes didn't help. My triggers seemed to be anything from vegetables, to yogurt, to meat, etc.
After a few severe attacks, I was sent out of town for a quick gallbladder removal. I agree, take is easy after surgery, I ended up being off work for longer because I got an infection and just had a tough time.
It is much better that it is out now (had it removed in 2007)

anglyn1

I had mine out in 2006. I had a fairly easy recovery and I feel much better now. I honestly don't really have a lot of trouble with fats. Most of my post-gallbladder issues cleared up on low carb even with the high fat! The only thing is if I go a long time without eating anything at all I sometimes have an issues. However I have coffee with cream for breakfast and eat lunch around 2 or 3 and the coffee seems to be enough to prevent stomach trouble.

my4andme333

food_lover16 wrote: »

be sure to take it easy after surgery. Your body will need to adjust afterward. I am a couple years out from having mine removed and am able to follow the LCHF diet. I would suggest being conservative with fat right after the surgery and slowly add it back in, but you can still stay away from the high carb food.

I agree with this...I had mine out in 2008, fats were a huge problem for me! Take it easy and let your body recover. I have no problem at all with fats now that I'm on Keto, thankfully! Everyone is different so I'm hoping you won't have to deal with being more sensitive to fats after your removal

KnitOrMiss

I'm one of those that says if you only have stones and it isn't inflamed or necrotic, I would not have it out. They can treat stones. Stones are often formed IN THE LIVER even after the gallbladder is removed, so you can keep having issues. And make sure you research before letting your doc tell you what to do...or making suggestions. Educate yourself!!!

Digestive enzymes will be something you need to experiment with, and don't wait like I did, from 2000 to 2015 until I had many nutrient deficiencies and poor digestion before knowing I needed them. It did take only a couple years for the first issues to surface, but in an isolated view, I didn't know they were symptoms of the bigger issues. It took me going keto to escalate the process.

I have zero problems with fat now as long as I take the enzymes...

Anyway, I have to go have a medical test done, will write more later...

Oh, and raw greens will be the worst, eventually, if you end up with the digestion issues. I thought I had permanent food poisoning.

bametels

Not everyone has post-surgery problems. I've not had any ill-effects. I can eat anything and don't need any supplements. Hopefully, your situation can be managed without surgery. Good luck.

kimberwolf71

When I first started eating real food and eliminated all low fat/processed stuff, I began to get gall bladder attacks (not knowing what they were at the time). My dr scheduled an ultrasound and referred me to a surgeon. Basically the surgeon diagnosed the stones and tried to immediately schedule surgery... I postponed in order to digest the news and do some research...

Lo and behold... I have not had an attack in over 3 years. This is the best article I have come across that basically hit the nail on the head for my situation: https://www.dietdoctor.com/gallstones-and-low-carb.

I averaged 2 or 3 attacks a week for approximately 3 months, it reduced itself to none as I continued eating real food and eventually converting to LCHF. I cannot recommend the above article enough!