Re: non-fatty food causing attacks? YES - Chicken Breast!!!

April 21, 2003

Zora,

I had the same problem with non-fatty foods. As a matter of fact,

fatty foods never really bothered me, but chicken breast would almost

always bring on an attack. I was starting to think that the problem

wasn't my gall bladder because chicken breast has hardly any fat. My

doctor told me that the bile in the gall bladder is also used to

break down certain kinds of protein. He said that chicken breast can

be hard to digest if it is overcooked or tough. This makes the gall

bladder work harder to release more bile to break it down. I even

know someone who doesn't have gall stones and she can't digest

chicken breast. My advice would be to stay away from chicken breast

or any other food that causes a bad reaction.

About foods that dissolve gall stones - I only know of apple juice

and peppermint oil, but I have never heard of them causing attacks.

Good luck and best of health to you...Randi

> Can someone provide me, please, with a list of (or links to) non-

fat

> foods that might stimulate the gallbladder and cause an attack.

>

> I just had another horrible long attack that started last night,

and

> I can't figure what caused it. (My gallbladder is still inflamed

from

> an attack I had 1 week ago and I really need to rest it for a

while.)

> For dinner, I had artichoks, a bit of corn, a bit of pepper,

> cucumber, and about 1oz of chicken breast. The whole week I've been

> eating non-fatty food and drinking apple juice, eating vegies,

> fruits, and bread. Now, I'm wondering whether the foods that are

good

> for dissolving gallstones (apple juice, artichoks) could also cause

> an attack. I've never had attacks before unless I'd eaten some

fatty

> foods.

>

> Thanks,

> Zora

April 24, 2003

thats interesting because I have been a vegetarian since a child and still

had this massive gallblader attack. I now try to eat no fat (really boring)

and so far (2 weeks) I havent had to be hospitalised. I do feel like I am

living with a time bomb though and trying to finish a Masters Degree at the

same time. I am going to start on the apple juice hoping that will help

too. I take berberis, chandra pedra tea, milk thisle and I think that is

about all I can cope with at the moment.

>From: " Vic and Rosemary " <roseagain@...>

>Reply-gallstones

><gallstones >

>Subject: Fw: Re: non-fatty food causing attacks? YES -

>Chicken Breast!!!

>Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:37:19 -0700

>

>Hi gang,

> Who says that chicken is low fat? From the studies I read ALL animal

>flesh has plenty of cholesterol. Even fish has lots of cholesterol. I am

>not surprised that eating chicken breast brought on an attack. I have not

>had a bad gb attack since I gave up eating animal products over 3 years

>ago. I am now doing the liver flushes to remove the stones that were

>caused by 42 years of eating dead animals.

> Rosemary.

> Zora,

> I had the same problem with non-fatty foods. As a matter of fact,

> fatty foods never really bothered me, but chicken breast would almost

> always bring on an attack. I was starting to think that the problem

> wasn't my gall bladder because chicken breast has hardly any fat. My

> doctor told me that the bile in the gall bladder is also used to

> break down certain kinds of protein. He said that chicken breast can

> be hard to digest if it is overcooked or tough. This makes the gall

> bladder work harder to release more bile to break it down. I even

> know someone who doesn't have gall stones and she can't digest

> chicken breast. My advice would be to stay away from chicken breast

> or any other food that causes a bad reaction.

>

> About foods that dissolve gall stones - I only know of apple juice

> and peppermint oil, but I have never heard of them causing attacks.

>

> Good luck and best of health to you...Randi

>

> > Can someone provide me, please, with a list of (or links to) non-

> fat

> > foods that might stimulate the gallbladder and cause an attack.

> >

> > I just had another horrible long attack that started last night,

> and

> > I can't figure what caused it. (My gallbladder is still inflamed

> from

> > an attack I had 1 week ago and I really need to rest it for a

> while.)

> > For dinner, I had artichoks, a bit of corn, a bit of pepper,

> > cucumber, and about 1oz of chicken breast. The whole week I've been

> > eating non-fatty food and drinking apple juice, eating vegies,

> > fruits, and bread. Now, I'm wondering whether the foods that are

> good

> > for dissolving gallstones (apple juice, artichoks) could also cause

> > an attack. I've never had attacks before unless I'd eaten some

> fatty

> > foods.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Zora

>

April 24, 2003

Hi gang,

Who says that chicken is low fat? From the studies I read ALL animal flesh

has plenty of cholesterol. Even fish has lots of cholesterol. I am not

surprised that eating chicken breast brought on an attack. I have not had a bad

gb attack since I gave up eating animal products over 3 years ago. I am now

doing the liver flushes to remove the stones that were caused by 42 years of

eating dead animals.

Rosemary.