“What is safe to eat after gallbladder surgery?”
I underwent gallbladder surgery recently. What is safe to eat after such a surgery?
8 Answers
There is no specific food restriction after gallbladder removal.
The dietitian should explain this for you or Google it.
Try to avoid fatty foods
Low-fat diet for several weeks. If no diarrhea, one can slowly increase food with high fat contents.
I usually recommend a soft, low fat diet for a few days post cholecystectomy, and progress to regular diet as tolerated.
Hello and Happy New Year! The standard advice is to maintain a low-fat diet. This is good advice from general health and cardiovascular points of view.
As soon as you’re ambulating, without any post operative complications. Your surgeon should advise you.
About 1 in 3 patients will get diarrhea after having the gallbladder removed. This happens most frequently with fatty, greasy, or oily foods. I have also occasionally heard patients state that dairy will cause problems as well.
I typically do not give any strict dietary precautions to my patients. If you eat a food and immediately feel bloated, nauseous, or have diarrhea, I would avoid that food for a week or two before trying to re-introduce it into your diet.
Studies say that the symptoms (post-gallbladder removal diarrhea) resolve in up to 99% of people within 3 months. I have found it rare that I have to recommend permanent dietary changes or prescribe medications.
I typically do not give any strict dietary precautions to my patients. If you eat a food and immediately feel bloated, nauseous, or have diarrhea, I would avoid that food for a week or two before trying to re-introduce it into your diet.
Studies say that the symptoms (post-gallbladder removal diarrhea) resolve in up to 99% of people within 3 months. I have found it rare that I have to recommend permanent dietary changes or prescribe medications.
