Re: how to get proper nutrition without a gall bladder?

[Guest guest]

>> My grandmother had her gall bladder removed a few years ago, and as

a result can't eat any significant amount of fat without problems. <<

I had my gall bladder removed 7 years ago, and get 70 percent of my calories

from fat. This is simply not true.

Christie

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>>> My grandmother had her gall bladder removed a few years ago, and as

> a result can't eat any significant amount of fat without problems. <<

>

> I had my gall bladder removed 7 years ago, and get 70 percent of my

> calories

> from fat. This is simply not true.

Had mine out three years ago and while I don't get as much fat as

Christie I don't have any problems at all with it.

Lynn S.

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[Guest guest]

> I had my gall bladder removed 7 years ago, and get 70 percent of

my calories

> from fat. This is simply not true.

>

> Christie

Really? Wow. I only know what she tells me.

And of course she learns these things from her doctor.

It did make sense that not having a gall bladder would compromise

fat digestion.

Can you tell me more?

It may just be that she has very weak digestion in general, and that

if she were to strengthen it, she would be fine with fats.

Thank you Christie.

Jackie

> >> My grandmother had her gall bladder removed a few years ago,

and as

> a result can't eat any significant amount of fat without

problems. <<

>

> I had my gall bladder removed 7 years ago, and get 70 percent of

my calories

> from fat. This is simply not true.

>

> Christie

[Guest guest]

>> It did make sense that not having a gall bladder would compromise

fat digestion.

Can you tell me more? <<

Well, we still produce bile, it just doesn't hang out in the bladder waiting

to be released. Perhaps eating a LOT of fat, all day long, is the best thing

you can do, to give the bile something to do. <G> Because all I can tell you

is that I do great on this extremely high-fat diet. I have no digestive

problems whatsoever, and in fact, once I went on the high fat, low carb diet

(Atkins but with all whole foods/NT style), my lifelong irritable bowel

syndrome went away completely. For the last year or more, I only have

diarrhea on the day I get my period. Otherwise my intestinal health is

fantastic and I never have any form of indigestion.

Christie

[Guest guest]

>I can help her with healing her overall digestion, but I'm just

>wondering what is possible in regards to fats, without a gall

>bladder? Should she not eat any? Is there a way for her to digest

>them? Could digestive enzymes make it possible for her to eat fats?

>

>Thanks in advance!

>Jackie

She doesn't need a gall bladder to digest the medium chain fats in

coconut oil. An alternative to the coconut oil is coconut milk. From

what I've read, a cup of coconut milk contains 2 - 3 tablespoons

of coconut oil. Yes, coconut oil is a saturated fat, but it contains no

cholesterol and its medium chain fats are supportive of good health.

I use a Virgin Coconut Oil and I buy Thai brand coconut milk from

the supermarket. The CN milk is tasty used in creamy chicken or

mushroom soups.

Darrell

[Guest guest]

> Well, we still produce bile, it just doesn't hang out in the

bladder waiting

> to be released. Perhaps eating a LOT of fat, all day long, is the

best thing

> you can do, to give the bile something to do. <G>

That makes sense. She does seem to have a problem with fats, but she

always has. She has a lot of health problems so I'm not sure where

to start. She has allergies to dairy and I suspect gluten, and many

nuts. She may be okay with raw dairy. She hates oily foods. So

basically her diet of vegetables and chicken/fish is what she is

comfortable with.. she doesn't like any fermented foods. I have

tried to get her to take probiotics as her digestion is severely

compromised and she has taken many antibiotics. She hates taking

pills. She doesn't chew her food. She's a difficult case.

She DOES like caviar, so that's a start. and coconut. but not

coconut OIL.

I guess she may have a sluggish liver since she doesn't digest fats

well. Maybe I should look into those herbs that help cleanse the

liver, that katja reccomended..

Anyway, thank you for your help! It is good to know that she will be

able to eat fats, and that eating a lot of them may even be the best

thing for her.

I really want her to be happy.

Jackie

> >> It did make sense that not having a gall bladder would

compromise

> fat digestion.

> Can you tell me more? <<

>

> Well, we still produce bile, it just doesn't hang out in the

bladder waiting

> to be released. Perhaps eating a LOT of fat, all day long, is the

best thing

> you can do, to give the bile something to do. <G> Because all I

can tell you

> is that I do great on this extremely high-fat diet. I have no

digestive

> problems whatsoever, and in fact, once I went on the high fat, low

carb diet

> (Atkins but with all whole foods/NT style), my lifelong irritable

bowel

> syndrome went away completely. For the last year or more, I only

have

> diarrhea on the day I get my period. Otherwise my intestinal

health is

> fantastic and I never have any form of indigestion.

>

> Christie

[Guest guest]

> She doesn't need a gall bladder to digest the medium chain fats in

> coconut oil.

Yes, I've told her this many times.. the thing is, she doesn't like

oil of any kind. She does love coconut though. If I made her some

sort of dessert with coconut milk, I'm sure she would go for that.

She shouldn't really be eating any sugars or starches, but she

doesn't like sauces on anything. And it's far better than her low

fat frozen yogurt.

Thanks Darrell.

Jackie

--- In , " Darrell " <lazlo75501@y...>

wrote:

> >I can help her with healing her overall digestion, but I'm just

> >wondering what is possible in regards to fats, without a gall

> >bladder? Should she not eat any? Is there a way for her to digest

> >them? Could digestive enzymes make it possible for her to eat

fats?

> >

> >Thanks in advance!

> >Jackie

>

> She doesn't need a gall bladder to digest the medium chain fats in

> coconut oil. An alternative to the coconut oil is coconut milk.

From

> what I've read, a cup of coconut milk contains 2 - 3 tablespoons

> of coconut oil. Yes, coconut oil is a saturated fat, but it

contains no

> cholesterol and its medium chain fats are supportive of good

health.

> I use a Virgin Coconut Oil and I buy Thai brand coconut milk from

> the supermarket. The CN milk is tasty used in creamy chicken or

> mushroom soups.

>

> Darrell