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Friday, January 19, 2007

Gallstones??

I've been feeling a bit "under the weather" as my Mother used to say. I had an appointment with my Dr. on Tuesday to get my meds refilled (high blood pressure) so I told him how I had been feeling. He commented on my weight loss and the fact that I had not gained any over the holidays, I didn't tell him I did but I've lost it already..lol.
Anyway... after an exam he says he thinks I might have gallstones. As he put it, "you're at that age". He gave me some medicine to take and said hopefully it will clear up my symptons, if not, I am to go back in 2 weeks for an ultra sound of my gallbladder. He asked me what type of foods do I eat? Beef? Fried foods? Dairy? I told him NO beef or fried foods and very little dairy that I had been on WW for the last 9 months and eat mostly chicken and fish. He then explained to me that when you eat a low fat diet your gallbladder does'nt work properly, it slows down it's production I think is how he put it.
Of course I came right home and got on the computer and looked up gallstones and gallbladder disease. Seems a low fat diet is what caused my problems, but also being overweight causes it too!?? So now.. what do I eat? If I eat fatty foods it will cause me to suffer the pain, if I don't eat fats I'll lose weight but my gallbladder won't function correctly and also cause me the problems I've been suffering! I've been searching for a website that will help me but all I seem to find are the ones that want to sell me their formula's for eating right to have a healthy gallbladder. There are also products on these sites that claim their product will "clean out" my gallbladder....but of course it's only $160 to start off.
I went to WEB MD and found out a few usefull bits of information...but I need more!!
I want to find a list of foods I can eat.. and still loose weight that won't make me sick. I can't eat veggies.. well I can but I detest all veggies except corn, squash and green beans. Living on fruit is not an option either. Anyone have any suggestions??

2 Comments:

Blogger Missy Glave said...

Gallstones?? Oh my gosh, I hope the medication he prescribed gets rid of them for you. Do you guys have the Picsweet brand of veggies in your frozen vegetable aisle? They have the GREATEST mixture of veggies such as okra with tomato, squash and onion. It is delicious!! They have about 10 different mixtures to choose from ... you might try some of them, you might be surprised!

Sun Jan 21, 07:27:00 AM  
Blogger Andi said...

Well I had my gall bladder removed years ago and haven't had a problem since. The procedure was a day surgery type thing...I went in...they took the bugger out and I went home. Basically it was a "walk in the park" for me and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Prior to having it removed I had terrible gall bladder "attacks" with severe pain. I have no problems at all now. I'm sure everyone is affected differently though. Good luck~

Wed Jan 31, 08:12:00 PM  

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