Foods to be Avoided in Gallbladder Disease

Eating a healthy, balanced variety of nutrients and limiting the amount of saturated fats and cholesterol-heavy foods you eat may help ease your symptoms. Try to avoid or limit high-fat foods in your diet like Fried Foods, Highly Processed Foods (Doughnuts, Pie and Cookies), Whole-Milk Dairy Products (Cheese, Ice Cream, Butter) and Fatty Red Meat. Following food items may be avoided:-

• Eggs
• Pork
• Fowl
• Dairy (pasteurized) milk, cheese, and cream.
• Gluten and grains in general such as wheat, barley, rye, spelt, kamut, etc.
• Corn
• Coffee, regular or decaf
• Oranges, grapefruit
• Nuts
• Trans fats, Hydrogenated, partially-hydrogenated oils, vegetable oils
• Margarine
• Fried Foods
• Saturated fats (it’s best to even avoid my favorite fat for just about everything, coconut oil until feeling better)
• Red meats
• Spicy foods
• Chocolate
• Ice cream
• Black tea
• Alcohol, beer, wine, liqueur
• Fruit juice
• Carbonated water
• Turnips
• Colas and all sodas
• Avoid all artificial sweeteners, sugar, preservatives, refined and bleached foods (like white flour)
• Avoid smoking as it can exacerbate the symptoms
• Avoid all possible food allergens

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