Gallstones Support Group

Hi Casey,

I was diagnosed with gallstones on Thursday after a scan and was told to not eat dairy products...cheese, milk etc. I've suffered with pain for quite some time and now know what triggers pain. I cannot tolerate anything greasy, so no fried food anymore. Eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, pasta and rice. Keep away from spicy foods aswell. I still eat bread and meat but not excessively.

Hope this helps a bit.

Jules x

thank you soooo much, that helps a ton, all they told me was to not eat fatty foods??!! i thought to myself, well that's broad, lol. for the past few days i've been eating nothing but jello and wheat bread plain. but i did figure out somewhat the dairy products on my own, before i was diagnosed i had decided to splurge for breakfast one morning, i had: eggs, toast with butter, and chocolate milk!!! that was the worst attack i have ever had and i had no clue what it was, i thought i was having a heart attack. is there any kind of sweets that we can eat? i see that u'r a woman and i am craving because of pms and i am afraid to eat anything sweet. thanks again.

casey

Hi Casey,

I also crave suger when I'm due a period and I'm still eating chocolate and I can't say that I've had pain afterwards. Wouldn't over do it though, eat it in moderation. One of my worst attacks was after eating a McDonald's, I blamed the food but then realised I'd had a milk shake with it and now know it was that, so high quautities of milk is definitely out for me. I'm seeing a gastric specialist at hospital tomorrow and I'm going to ask him for advice on what I can and can't eat. I will keep you updated.

Jules x

I know what you mean about craving sweet stuff. I have the exact same problem. I know of a couple of kinds of candy that are fat free but satisfy a sweet tooth. Mike & Ike are good, and come in different flavor assortments. I love the Tropical Typhoon assortment. Also strawberry twizzlers are fat free. Then there are some recipes out there that are fat free. My father makes cookies that are fat free called chocolate meringue cookies. Yum! I could get you the recipe if you want. There are also some sweet things that are low in fat. Nilla Wafer cookies have only 2 grams per 8 cookies. Rice Krispies Treats have only 2.5 grams per bar (the original size, not the bigger kind). Also, for cooking recipes, use substitues for the butter and eggs. Mom uses Smart Balance for butter and egg substitute for eggs, otherwise I get twinges. I'll let you know of anything else I think of.

I read somewhere that like .8% fat is what you're looking for. I find that to be...quite difficult to achieve. I would stick with less than 3%, eat NO dairy, NO fried stuff.

My main source of food has been fat free corn chips and mild fat free salsa, bagels with fat free cream cheese (light spreading).

I've also been chewing my food REALLY REALLY well...think mama bird feeding a baby bird well.
1. This makes me feel full and I don't overeat.
2. If most of your digestion takes place in your mouth, I figure it can't hurt to keep my food in there longer, emulsify more fats, make the liver/gall bladder do less work.

Just a "personal theory" at this point, but no attacks so far.