Diet After Gall Bladder Surgery

After your surgery is over and you are back at home, you will want to start out your new diet by completely eliminating any foods that contain fat. Even butter, cheese and other common fats can be very uncomfortable or painful to eat immediately after the gall bladder has been removed. Many people who have gone through this surgery are surprised at just how sensitive their digestive systems are to the new, post-surgery conditions.

Your guiding principle during the recovery process should be: pay attention to your body's signals, especially during the minutes and hours after you eat a snack or a meal.

Remember, during the first few weeks after your surgery, you are advised to take it easy and strictly follow these guidelines. If you do not, you run the risk of your body rejecting the foods it has trouble digesting (without the help of your gallbladder to excrete extra bile to help things along).

Over time, depending upon a whole lot of different factors, it is entirely possible that your body will adjust to the new situation completely, allowing you to go back to all of the foods you used to love. But, tread carefully: do not rush the process. Rather, as the weeks and months go by, try adding a little bit here and a little bit there back into your diet to see how your body reacts. If you feel sick, vomit, have cramps or get severe indigestion, your body is telling you that you are moving too quickly. In that case, back off a bit. But, if your body seems to be okay with the re-introduced foods, go with the flow and keep trying a bit more.