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Best Diet For Gallstones

Health Encyclopedia: Gallstones

Alternative Names

Cholelithiasis

Prevention

There is no known way to prevent gallstones. If you have gallstone symptoms, eating a low-fat diet and losing weight may help you control symptoms.

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Expert & Community Posts

How are Acid Reflux and the Gallbladder Related?

By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...proton pump inhibitors prior to gallbladder removal. Dietary treatment can be beneficial in both... Read more »

Why You Need to Get Screened for PAT This February

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...stimulants (especially amphetamines and cocaine), smoking, gallstones, fevers and respiratory... Read more »

Question about soft, bland diet

By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...the doc wanted me to follow a soft, bland, low fat diet...help. What do I eat besides oatmeal,... Read more »

Questions on Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Rates

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...continue to do so and should be avoided. No special diet is required, nor will one work, unless... Read more »

Fibromyalgia Feels Like You're 80

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

In one of my SharePosts from the American Academy of Pain Management's Clinical Meeting in... Read more »

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Health Guide

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Risk Factors

...surgery.Sickle-cell anemia.Impaired immune system.Intravenous nutrition.EthnicityBecause gallstones are related to diet, particularly fat intake, the incidence of gallstones varies widely among... Read more »

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Highlights

...pressure, high blood sugar, and obesity. Obesity itself is also a risk factor for gallstone disease.DietFats. Some studies have found a lower risk for gallstones in people who consume foods... Read more »

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Prevention

PreventionDiet plays a role in gallstones. The following discussions are some observations on specific dietary factors.Role of Fats. Although fats have been associated with gallstone attacks --... Read more »

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: References

...cholecystectomy in women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004;80(1):76-81.Tsai CJ, Leitzmann MF, Willett WC, Giovannucci EL. Dietary carbohydrates and glycemic load and the incidence of symptomatic gall stone... Read more »

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Introduction

Gallstones are small, hard pellets that can form in the gallbladder, a sac-like organ that lies under the liver on the right side of the abdomen. Most people with gallstones don't even... Read more »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When it comes to weight-loss diets, one size does not fit all. A two-year trial comparing three diets suggests different... Read summary »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- One of the hottest diet trends of the past decade is back, but this time, meat is taking a backseat to vegetables. New research... Read summary »

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