Post gall bladder surgery diet

Post gall bladder surgery diet plays an important role for patients undergoing gall bladder surgery. The post gall bladder surgery diet is very important because it is that which puts the patient on the right track to recovery.

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The doctor has to check if the patient is experiencing persistent nausea. The post gall bladder surgery diet is not only to be followed at the hospital but also after the patient is discharged from the hospital and is at home.

Another reason for taking liquid foods as post gall bladder surgery diet is that the patient may experience constipation after the surgery due to the effects of the medicines taken for the surgery.

It is better to know the role of the gall bladder before you put post gall bladder surgery diet into action. The gall bladder releases bile into the digestive system of our body.

The bile is necessary for proper functioning of the digestive system in our body. When you take high fatty foods the gall bladder releases more bile to the digestive system so that the high fatty foods are disintegrated to be absorbed into the body.

Digestion of high fatty foods requires more bile to be released for digestion. If the gall bladder is removed the discharge of the bile is constant and hence it is not easy to digest the high fatty foods that are taken.

That is why high fatty foods and deep fried foods like chips are avoided in the post gall bladder surgery diet.Some patient suffers from constipation after a gall bladder surgery.

If such patients experience constipation even after 48 hours after the surgery they are given milk of magnesia as one of the medicine in the post gall bladder surgery diet. The stools are looser after a gall bladder surgery.

The foods that are avoided in the post gall bladder surgery diet are fried foods, high fatty foods, nuts, broccoli, and vegetables from the cabbage family.

These foods produced more gas. Spicy foods are also avoided in the post gall bladder surgery diet. These foods put more burdens on the digestive system which should be avoided after a gall bladder surgery.

Bloating, diarrhea, and burping are also caused by these foods and may be the cause for discomfort.

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