Gallstones

Digestive health
1

hi I have been diagnosed with gallstones. what are the foods I can eat and what foods do I need to avoid

2

Try where ever possible to eat a low fat diet.
You do not want your liver to be producing too much bile and storing in GB. When you eat fatty foods you need a lot more bile to digest these foods.

3

thanks for that. I’m just a bit lost as I don’t have an actual list of foods that I can and can’t eat. just fed up of the pain now and not sure how long I’ll be waiting to be seen

4

Basically any food that has or needs to be fried.
Change to baked.
Look at your diet and see what foods trigger the discomfort.
Are you in UK - go back to Gp for referral to upper GI.
If you get really bad upper GI pain, that is off the scale, report to A&E.
There are a number of reasons you need to be seen, gall stones getting stuck, infection etc.
If you are not UK, sorry can not be of any more help.
AG

5

thanks for that. I am in Ireland. I’m on a waiting list to see the surgeon but that’s 3 months long. thanks for the advice

6

Avoid anything with high fat content. and fried foods . cakes pastry. crisps, red meat etc.