Foods for a Healthy Gallbladder

When everything you eat causes pain it is time for you to have your gallbladder checked. Your major concern should be what is behind  the symptoms, the root of the problem. Say if your stomach gas and bloating are caused by fats, they are directly related to your gallbladder. When they are caused by proteins, you probably have not enough stomach acid to begin the process of digestion. If eating starch and sugars bring about gas and distention you do not have enough bowel flora.

Remember that too much  fat is as detrimental to your gallbladder as too little fat. Moderation is the key word for your general health including your gallbladder.

If you have been diagnosed with gallstones or with a slow gallbladder, stay out of pain by avoiding the trigger foods in this video clip. Improve and maintain a working gallbladder by embracing a healthy diet, above all beets, lemon juice, flax and extra virgin olive oils.

Gallbladder disease is frequently misdiagnosed. These are the signs of a malfunctioning gallbladder often ignored by doctors and patients alike:

• Constipation – the fat that enters the small intestine has to be metabolized by the bile salts and the lipase from the pancreas. When the gallbladder does not release the bile efficiently the food and its fatty contents  wait longer in the small intestine to be metabolized which causes constipation.  The bile is also lubricating the colon preventing constipation. Please remember that constipation is not always caused by lack of fiber or liquids in your diet. Do not rush into swallowing pills; rather, have your gallbladder checked and eat the foods I mention in this video clip.
•  Burping, heaviness, and bloating after or while eating a meal, especially one containing fat, when digestion of fatty meals becomes a problem.
•  Decreased stomach (gastric) acid (HCL-hydrochloric acid)
• Stomach gas and distention
• Peeling of the skin on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet is due to an inefficient fat metabolism system and metabolism problems with vitamin A (fat soluble).
•  Sleeping problems: when you cannot fall asleep until after 1 AM or you fall asleep and wake up and stay awake between 11 PM- 1 AM your gallbladder is stressed. If you are awake between 1 AM-3 AM your liver is sick. Any sleeping problems between 1 AM-3 AM are caused by excess caffeine, hormones, stress, and medications all of which affect both the gallbladder and the bile production in the liver.
• Abnormal liver function tests:  raised glutamyl transferase , alkaline phosphatase , alanine aminotransferase , and bilirubin