Gallstones: what to eat? 🆙

Il food, as we well know, it can heavily influence ours health state.

Have you ever tried to eat only fried food or just sweets for a week every day? How are you in the end?

Likewise, thehealthy nutrition can help you get better. The same is true, specifically, for the individual organ health.

In case of gallstonesabove all, the food is therebalance between feeling good and feeling bad.

What to eat and what not to eat in case of gallstones? Let's try to find out.

Gallstones: what to eat

Dietary advice in case of gallstones provide

a weight decrease, in case of overweight,
A good dose of fiber and water to drink,
regular physical activity,
3 meals a day plus two snacks mid-morning and mid-afternoon.

But beware of excessive and too fast weight loss, which can trigger a crisis gallstones.

What to eat in case of gallstones

The foods allowed when suffering from gallstones are:

Cereals (pasta, bread, rice, cereals in general, wholemeal)
Milk and yogurt, low-fat
Lean white meat
Ricotta, cottage cheese, quark cheese, preferably goat, once or twice a week
Fruit (2 fruits per day)
Vegetables to taste
Condiments: extra virgin olive oil

Gallstones: What Not to Eat

In general, to prevent gallstones one must avoid high-fat foods saturated (mainly of animal origin), avoid too large meals and very seasoned dishes, which are likely to trigger colic.

As for food, here are the ones from avoid absolutely:

Eggs, especially the yolk
spirits
Whole milk and derivatives
Cream
Fried (cutlets, omelettes, croquettes etc.)
Fatty meat
Crustaceans, mussels and clams
Sausages
Olive
sauces
Creme

Gallstones: what they are

Gallstones are solid formations consisting mainly of cholesterol, bile salts and bilirubin.

Their formation inside the gallbladder or gallbladder, happens because ofexcess of these substances or in case of obstructions to the bile ducts which prevent the correct flow of bile, favoring its solidification.

When gallstones travel along the bile ducts they occur painful colic.