Diet for people with gallstones

People with gallstones should limit fat intake because it affects liver, bile and stomach function. When eating a lot of fat, bile into the intestine irregularly, stimulating the gallbladder to squeeze too strong, part of the bile joins with cholesterol to create stones.

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Gallstones are more common in women than men and tend to increase with age. The cause of gallstones is chronic cholecystitis, bile stasis and gallbladder infection. Constipation also creates an opportunity for intestinal bacteria to grow, leading to duodenal, gallbladder and bile duct inflammation, thus making it easier for bile to settle into stones. Gallstone has 2 types:

Honey pigments: This type is less common.

Cholesterol stones: Often associated with high cholesterol in the blood. Cholesterol is easy to cause stones if it has other fats attached, often associated with obesity. Obesity is an important risk factor for gallbladder disease, according to research by the University of Kentucky (USA). Monitoring for 15 years showed that 3,200 out of 42,000 fat women had to undergo gallstones surgery. People with waist circumference of more than 91.5 cm are twice as likely to have gall bladder surgery than those with less than 66 cm waist.

In Vietnam, according to research by Viet Duc Hospital, nearly 42% of patients with gallstones have obesity.

How to eat gallstones?

Reduce fat: Need to limit cholesterol foods such as animal viscera, eggs .

Increased protein to increase liver cells has been damaged, anti-liver cell degeneration.

Rich in powdered sugar: This food is easy to digest, does not affect honey. Many fiber helps to digest well away from constipation.

Rich in vitamin C and group B (to increase fat and sugar metabolism). Use fresh vegetables and fruits very well.

The ratio of protein, fat, and sugar nutrients in adults is normally 1 / 0.75 / 5 while those with gallstones should be 1 / 0.5 / 5.

Food should not be used : Tea, coffee, cocoa, chocolate; Fatty fish meat, palm oil, coconut oil, animal viscera. Limit your intake of egg yolks.

Foods to eat : Fruit juices, fresh fruits of all kinds, fresh vegetables, scrambled eggs, lean fish meats such as lean pork tenderloin, beef, fish, carp, legumes like soybeans, green beans, black beans. In addition, there are some bile foods such as turmeric, lime leaves, which can be used.

In order to stimulate the gallbladder to contract gently, a small amount of easily digested fat such as avocado can be used, then live vegetable oil and chicken fat.