Gallstones and diet

Hi Daisy, I had gallstones a few years ago so have some idea of how difficult meals can be. I found that basically going as fat-free as possible helped, so not just avoiding the obviously fatty foods but also switching to skimmed milk and avoiding all fat and oil in cooking and serving food.

I also found that having an empty stomach made me feel very ill, so eating little and often helped. Instead of 3 meals a day I’d have something to eat every couple of hours or so, small meals with snacks of fruit, dry crackers, bread or low-cal soup in between. Jelly went down well too. Main meals would be usually be chicken, fish, eggs, with rice or plain mashed potatoes, or pasta. I was ok with gravy too - we use bistro granules. Sometimes all I wanted was the mashed potatoes and gravy....

The surgery was wonderful! I felt better as soon as I came round from the anaesthetic. In fact, it was only then that I realised just how ill I’d been feeling before even when I thought I was feeling ok.

Hope these suggestions help, and maybe someone else will be able come up with some other ideas too.

Good luck to your DH with surgery, it’ll be a life-changer!