Re: Foods to eat and to avoid?

[Guest guest]

Hi Geri,

Sorry to hear you have been frequenting the ER. It's hard to know

exactly what foods to avoid - I think everyone can be affected

differently by different things. The foods you listed include a lot

of things that are gassy - maybe that could be contributing to your

pain on the left??

I always had pain in the middle and upper right when I had gall

stone attacks - it even went around to my back. Pain on the left can

be a symptom of diverticulitis - which means that there could be

kind of like bulges in the intestines that food particles can get

stuck in. (That causes pain!) That's why people with diverticulitis

are told not to eat things with seeds or nuts. If you can, it might

be worth getting a colonoscopy to at least rule out diverticulitis

or some other intestinal ailment.

In the meantime, I would try to just eat whatever you know you can

digest for sure without pain. I have always had digestive troubles,

gall stones, reflux, etc. Through it all, I found to be rice one of

the easiest foods to digest. Also, I always had trouble digesting

broccoli, but I recently put it in the blender with chicken broth

and ate it like a soup. It was much easier to digest that way and

it preserves the nutrients. (You can also add chick peas or beans

and make a healthy spread for bread.) Garlic makes it taste great,

but it can be very irritating if you don't cook it first.

I hope you will be okay. Just try to eat light and avoid anything

that hurts you now so you don't end up in the ER. Best of health to

you... Randi

>

> Hi folks,

>

> Am new to the list, and new to having gallstones (sigh). I had 4

ER visits

> in the past 6 weeks, and I've been cautiously figuring out what

foods are

> safe to eat, to avoid the attacks.

>

> Is there a good, definitive long list somewhere of " this is

safe, " " this

> is not safe? " So many of the lists that I find online seem to

include

> everything, or to contradict one another. I know to avoid fatty,

greasy,

> spicy, dairy. But what about these?

>

> Corn

> Broccoli

> Citrus

> Tomatoes

> Beans

> Nuts

> Cabbage

> Whole grains

> White breads

>

> Also - I get left-side cramping even more often than right-side -

anyone

> else experience this? And I really notice the cramping when I'm

wearing a

> snug waistband or a seat belt - is that normal for gallstones, too?

>

> Thanks,

> Geri

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Geri, Glad to meet you and welcome you to the group.

I did not know I had Gallstones until recently, but have been having

a lot of pain between shoulder blades and all the way down on each

side. I know how painful these attacks can be.

As to suggesting foods.... each of us is so different... what works

for one will hurt another. So it is just a matter of trying to find

something that works for you.

An article in the files here written by Dave really helped me. It is

about 15 pages longs and in it Dave shares some wonderful tips on

food, castor oil packs, etc. etc. that can really help when we are

going through these attacks. He also helped me a lot to get over the

fear of doing my first liver flush.

So go over and click on Dave articles and print it out... I believe

it will be a big help.

Many blessings

Norma

>

> Hi folks,

>

> Am new to the list, and new to having gallstones (sigh). I had 4 ER

visits in the past 6 weeks, and I've been cautiously figuring out

what foods are safe to eat, to avoid the attacks.

[Guest guest]

On Sun, 9 Oct 2005, Norma wrote:

> As to suggesting foods.... each of us is so different... what works

> for one will hurt another. So it is just a matter of trying to find

> something that works for you.

I appreciate folks advice on this... I've been cautious with new foods,

though, to avoid ER trips. 4 is enough!

When that awful pain happens - is there any at-home med that one can take

that will end the pain, that a doc can prescribe? On 2 of the emergency

room occasions, I had the GI cocktail (maalox, belladonna, lidocaine) and

that worked - but on the next occasion, neither that nor demerol injection

touched it, and I needed topamax, also by injection.

Sigh, and thanks,

Geri

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/9/2005 5:31:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

gdw@... writes:

When that awful pain happens - is there any at-home med that one can take

that will end the pain, that a doc can prescribe? On 2 of the emergency

room occasions, I had the GI cocktail (maalox, belladonna

Geri:

To avoid the ER I suggest you invest a few hours reading the archives. You

will find a wealth of info there on all sorts of things to take/do to make

yourself comfortable should you have an attack. However, like all things that

are worthwhile it takes an investment on your part - time to sit and read

through these. Good luck and enjoy a fresh cup of herb tea and the relaxation

and

self-empowerment of reading through the wisdom already accumulated here.

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