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What about gallstones?

fumanchu

fumanchu

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Has anybody here got gallstones? I'm worried about trying low-carb high-fat in case it gives me problems.
 
Hello, no I haven't got gallstones, but a friend of mine had to have a gallbladder operation ( non diabetic) and was put on a low fat diet and he lost weight too.

Hopefully someone else will be along with some help.

Best wishes RRB
 
I'm wondering if its ok to do low-carb ad low-fat at same time though ,... would I get enough nourishment that way..
 
My father had them, he was put on a low fat diet, many years ago.
However, the diet was most likely for weight low, and to lower his cholesterol, rather than a direct treatment, so it depends on your view there.
 
fumanchu said:
I'm wondering if its ok to do low-carb ad low-fat at same time though ,... would I get enough nourishment that way..
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That's a different question.
If you don't hit your calorific intake equal to your expenditure, the answer in no. More protein isn't ideal.
I did a portion controlled low fat/ low carb/ low protein, about 800 to 1200 calories, I lost 4 stone.
I'm now doing a low fat, low protein, carb diet, (in fact the Newcastle diet) 800 calories a day, to lose the final stone.

It's not sustainable.
 
fumanchu said:
I'm wondering if its ok to do low-carb ad low-fat at same time though ,... would I get enough nourishment that way..
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you can do low carb low fat for a short time to lose weight. most diets fail that way though because it takes a lot of will power to go hungry. it also doesn't help you work out a diet you can live with for the rest of your life..it's common to go back to old eating habits and put the weight back on

Dr Eric C. Westman, MD and president elect of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians (weight loss doctors), has 15 years of experience helping patients lose weight and improve their health using low carb. He has also helped do several high-quality scientific studies on low carb.

" Don't do low carb low fat " @4.00 min

 
Saying as I'm actually doing the newcastle diet, I'll expand it a bit.

Gallstones are cholesterol. If you low fat, historically this was thought to reduce cholesterol. LCHF advocates believe that diet will reduce cholesterol. So make your choice from that.

The Newcastle diet is very low calorie. I don't add fat to it, as fat is twice as calorific as carbs by weight, for example, if I ate solely fat, my food intake would be the equivalent of two standard bars of butter a week. Nothing else.
So I go for the unmodified plan.

As to having to flush the stones from my gallbladder, by eating fat to enable a good run, who knows?
All I can say is I've been low fat for at least 18 months, and I haven't seen a problem yet.
I could be the exception.
 
I think I'd be best doing low carb moderate fat, and see how that goes. Hubby is diabetic not me, and he needs to LC, but I'm not doin 2 separate meals because that would drive me insane.
 
fumanchu said:
Has anybody here got gallstones? I'm worried about trying low-carb high-fat in case it gives me problems.
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I think it's starting to go completely off topic, as we don't know anything behind the question, before saying what you should, or shouldn't do.

Are you looking for a weight loss diet, a lifetime diet, T2 or T1, any other health problems, anything else is important.
 
fumanchu said:
I think I'd be best doing low carb moderate fat, and see how that goes. Hubby is diabetic not me, and he needs to LC, but I'm not doin 2 separate meals because that would drive me insane.
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That's fairly easy though, we tend to do that, it's a family meal, I just had more veg, my wife had more spuds. If you want more fat, give him more fried foods.
But you'll have to decide together if that is suitable for him.
 
fumanchu said:
I think I'd be best doing low carb moderate fat, and see how that goes. Hubby is diabetic not me, and he needs to LC, but I'm not doin 2 separate meals because that would drive me insane.
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Sounds like a good idea to start with and if you want to, you could then tweak it a little more if suitable :)
Did you hear something about Low carb, high fat and possible gallstone problems ?

Good luck RRB :)
 
I've just read your other posts, and think you need to consider getting more advice from a specialist dietician before going on any extreme diet, as there does seem to be more than one thing going on, and maybe some changes happening.
 
fumanchu said:
Has anybody here got gallstones? I'm worried about trying low-carb high-fat in case it gives me problems.
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Hi, @fumanchu , are you having any treatment to remove or reduce the gallstones?
I would speak to your Doctor with regard to your diet as the purpose of the gallbladder is to store and concentrate bile,which helps digest fats.
 
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Oh right Dibbles, my friend who was 63, had a large rounded tummy and loved his food, especially cheese. It was only after being diagnosed with gallstones and then the operation that he was advised to eat low fat and was given a list of foods. by the hospital. So he and his wife eat the same meals.

RRB
 
Dibbles1 said:
Yes! What @jack412 says, low fat diets cause gallstones… Only found that out a few weeks ago. You'd think that information should be made widely available to anyone advised to diet.
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It's an interesting subject, the gallbladder and the liver.
I've just done a home study course on them.
Can I ask if you have any links to that?
 
I'm sorry I don't mean to be confusing. Husband has many medical probs and we are sorting that out. But I want to keep him on LC for his diabetes. I also want to cook the same food for both of us, and that's why I was asking about this way of eating and gallstones. If I start trying to do two totally different meal plans for a household of two people then I will crack up :banghead: I am googling and looking up info now, thanks!
 
Robinredbreast said:
I'm going to have a google, as it's an interesting thread.

RRB
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It's an interesting subject.
The interaction of the pancreas and liver was my first thought, but then you realise there's a lot more to it.
 
fumanchu said:
I'm sorry I don't mean to be confusing. Husband has many medical probs and we are sorting that out. But I want to keep him on LC for his diabetes. I also want to cook the same food for both of us, and that's why I was asking about this way of eating and gallstones. If I start trying to do two totally different meal plans for a household of two people then I will crack up :banghead: I am googling and looking up info now, thanks!
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Who has the gallstones, and how big are they?
 
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