Diet for Gallbladder

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Following a diet for gallbladder can be a dietetic cure for people suffering from smaller gallstones and inflammation of the gallbladder.

Chicory Used to Treat Gallbladder

Causes of Gallbladder Disease

People most often think of heart disease when they hear of high cholesterol, but it is also linked to the development of gallstones in obese people. Diabetes and low thyroid have also shown to be contributing culprits, and recent research has also associated gallbladder symptoms with rapid weight loss.

Nutritionally, the primary cause of gallbladder disorders is related to eating a diet high in refined carbohydrates, especially sugar. Fat laden meals may also lead to gallbladder pain. Other causes linked to gallbladder problems include:

Chronic constipation
Hereditary
Poor health
Stress

Gallbladder Disease Symptoms

Age, heredity, and diet all play an important role in the development of gallstones. If you're a middle-aged white female living in the Western world, you are among the people most prone to developing gallstones. For some, they develop with rapid weight loss. Chances of developing this condition evens out by the age of 60, when just under 30 percent of everyone, both men and women have gallstones.

Common Symptoms of Gallbladder Disease

Constipation
Feeling of fullness after meals
Gas
Intermittent pain in the abdomen
Indigestion
Nausea

Less Common Symptoms

Acne
Anaemia
Dizziness
Intolerance to fats
Jaundice

Low Fat Diet for Gallbladder

For many who suffer from gallbladder disease or stones, a low fat diet is recommended to prevent complications. Foods to avoid include:

Alcohol
Animal fats
Eggs
Fried foods
Greasy foods
Pickles
Processed and denatured foods
Products made with sugar
Products made with coffee
Products made with spices
Red meat
Refined carbohydrates

Other Dietary Recommendations:

Eat small amounts rather than large meals.
Avoid carbonated drinks. (These can prompt stones to move and cause more pain).
If you plan to lose weight, slow steady loss is best.

Recommended Supplements

Take a good multi-vitamin and mineral supplement
Vitamin E (Don’t use if you are taking an anticoagulant)
Fish Oil Capsules

Home Remedies to Treat Gallbladder

For those looking for natural treatments to ease the gallbladder symptoms the following home remedies are often followed for acute gallbladder inflammation:

Fast for two to three days drinking only water until symptoms subside.
Following the fast drink fresh fruit and vegetable juices for three to five days. Recommended fruits and vegetables include:
- Carrots
- Beets
- Grapefruit
- Pears
- Lemons
- Grapes

Once the juice fast is finished, and you're ready to eat solid foods, good nutrition essential for your diet for gallbladder symptoms. Raw and cooked vegetables are recommended as part of a well balanced diet that should continue to include vegetable juices, and a reasonable amount of fruits and seeds. Along with this, include dairy like yogurt or cottage cheese and one tablespoon of olive oil two times a day. While olive oil is a fat, it is a healthy fat.

Juice fasting for gallbladder

Juice Recipes for Gallbladder

The following juice recipes for gallbladder are a sampling of delicious possibilities. For more juice recipe ideas, Dr. Norman Walker's book Fresh Vegetables and Fruit Juices offers a variety of juice combinations.

Beet Carrot Cucumber: Combine equal amounts of beet, carrot and cucumber juices. Recommended: Drink twice a day.

Pear Juice: Noted for its delicious flavor, and healing affect for gallbladder disorders.

Endive Chicory Juice: The flowers, roots and seeds of the chicory plant are used for their medicinal affect for a variety of disorders including gallbladder. Just about any combination of endive or chicory juice elevates the release of bile. Recommended: Approximately 30 to 60 ml three times a day.

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