Diet Considerations

What should I eat? Most contributing factors that cause people with cholecystitis to have an episode is due to their diet and what they choose to put in their mouths. The gallbladder is used to store bile made from the liver which helps digest fats. Due to the inflammation of the organ, fatty foods can cause the gallbladder to become even more irritated or even continue to form gallstones. Avoid eating foods high in fat or fried foods to decrease the risk of another attack or the formation of gallstones. These foods include: red meat, nuts, eggs, dairy products, ice cream, chocolate, spicy foods, carbonated drinks, black tea, coffee, alcohol, fried foods like fries and vegetables such as cauliflower and cabbage The most helpful foods to eat that will most likely not irritate the gallbladder would be avocados, blackberries, vinegar, potatoes, pasta, rice, yogurt, lean meat, low fat milk and whole grain foods.



Retrieved from:

• Copstead-Kirkhorn, Lee-Ellen, Jacquelyn Banasik. Pathophysiology, 5th Edition. W.B. Saunders Company, 2014. VitalBook file.

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