Gallstones occur when bile, which is normally fluid, forms stones in your gallbladder. This is the organ that sits beneath the liver. Most commonly, gallstones contain lumps of fatty (cholesterol-like) material that has solidified and hardened.A healthy and balanced diet that is low in fat and cholesterol, moderate in calories and high in fiber, intake of Fruits and vegetables which are full of nutrients and fiber, high in vitamin C, calcium, or vitamin B is the best way to improve and protect your gallbladder’s health.
Vegetables | |
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To Avoid | To Consume |
Red and Green chili | Bitter gourd |
Frozen vegetables | Snake gourd |
Okra | Ridge gourd |
Rhubarb | Bottle gourd |
Spinach | Ivy gourd |
Green leafy vegetables | Turnip |
Cereals | |
Whole refined flour | Oatmeal |
White bread | Whole wheat bread |
White rice | Porridge |
Pulses | |
Dried and frozen pulses | All pulses |
- | Legumes |
Fruits(Without Seeds) | |
All canned and packaged fruits | Custard Apple |
Dried fruits | Pears |
- | Grape and Watermelon |
- | Melon |
- | Banana |
- | Oranges and Apple |
Diary Products | |
Whole milk and cream | Low-fat milk (occasionally) |
Full-fat yogurt | Curd |
Cream cheese | Buttermilk |
Condensed milk | Yogurt |
Cottage cheese | - |
Non-Veg | |
Meat (limited amount) | Egg white |
Fish fried | Boiled egg |
prawns | Lean Meat |
lobster | Skin out chicken |
crab | Tuna |
lean beef | Salmon |
Spices | |
Red chili powder | Fennel |
- | Turmeric |
Coriander | - |
Fenugreek | - |
Dry Fruits | |
Cashew nuts | Flax-seed |
Peanuts | Sesame seeds |
- | Pumpkin-seed |
- | Almond |
Fats & Oils | |
Unsaturated fats | Cow ghee |
Cream | Groundnut oil |
Palm oil | Mustard oil |
Coconut oil | Olive oil |
Butter | Canola oil |
Oils & Fats | |
Unsaturated fats | Cow ghee |
Cream | Mustard oil |
Palm oil | Olive oil |
Coconut oil | Soybean oil |
Butter | Rice bran oil |
Drinks | |
Alcohol | Milk |
Carbonated beverages like Coke, Limca, Pepsi, | Homemade soup |
Canned soup | Buttermilk |
Packaged soup and Canned fruit juices | Carrot juice |
Caffeinated drinks | Bitter Gourd juice |
Coffee | Aloe Vera juice |
Tea | Lemon water |
- | Amla juice |
1 glass of water with 1 tsp chia seeds
Veg upma / Veg Dalia / Veg Vermicelli (Sewian) / Veg poha / Veg Idli / Brown Bread Sandwich / Besan pancake (gram flour) / Stuffed Chapatti / Chapatti with Veg or Dal / Curd with 1 Eggs white portion
Lemon water/ Fruit / Buttermilk / Coconut water / Sprouts / Salad
Mix chapatti / Plain chapatti / Veg pulao / Boiled rice / Vegetable with Dal + Curd and Salad
Herbal tea / Green tea / Roasted Chana / Sprouts / Rice flakes snack / Flaxseed- 1tsp
Home-made Soup
Mix chapatti / Plain chapatti / Vegetable with Dal and Curd