There is nothing superfluous in the human body: each organ has its own purpose. If, in order to save the life and health of a patient, doctors have to remove an organ, it does not go unnoticed: the patient inevitably has to make adjustments to his lifestyle.
All this fully applies to the consequences of cholecystectomy. Removing the gallbladder increases the load on the liver. In such a situation, she needs to be helped to function normally, in particular, to improve bile secretion. Therefore, diet becomes one of the most important components of a patient’s rehabilitation program after surgery.
We are talking about diet No. 5, which gastroenterologists recommend for most diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Cooking and eating
Dishes are prepared boiled, baked, food is salted normally. The food should be warm. Diet: at least 4 times a day, preferably 5-6 times.
Allowed
Bread: day-old or dried wheat, rye and other types of bread, shortbread cookies
Soups: various soups from vegetables, cereals, pasta with vegetable broth or milk, fruit soups Meat and poultry dishes: products from lean beef, poultry, boiled or baked after boiling, in pieces or chopped. Milk sausages
Fish dishes: various low-fat varieties of fish (cod, pike perch, navaga, pike, carp, silver hake) boiled or steamed
Vegetables: various types of vegetables and herbs, sour sauerkraut, canned green peas, ripe tomatoes
Dishes made from flour, cereals, legumes and pasta: crumbly semi-viscous porridges, puddings, casseroles, dishes made from oatmeal and buckwheat porridge are especially recommended
Eggs: no more than one per day, added to dishes, egg white omelet
Fruits, berries, sweet dishes: various fruits and berries except very sour ones, canned fruits, compotes, jelly, lemon (with tea), sugar, jam, honey
Milk, dairy products: milk with tea, condensed, dry, low-fat cottage cheese, small amounts of sour cream, mild cheeses (Dutch, etc.). Cottage cheese and cottage cheese products are especially recommended Fats: butter, vegetable oil (up to 50 g per day)
Appetizers: soaked herring, pressed caviar, salads and vinaigrettes, jellied fish
Drinks: tea and weak coffee with milk, non-acidic fruit and berry juices, tomato juice, rose hip decoction
Must be excluded
All alcoholic drinks, fresh baked goods, pastry products (cakes, pancakes, pancakes, fried pies, etc.), soups with meat, fish, mushroom broths, fatty varieties of beef, lamb, pork, goose, duck, fatty varieties of fish (stellate sturgeon, sturgeon, beluga, catfish), mushrooms, spinach, sorrel, radish, radish, green onions, pickled vegetables, canned food, smoked meats, caviar, ice cream, products with cream, chocolate, legumes, mustard, pepper, horseradish, black coffee, cocoa, cold drinks, cooking fats, lard, cranberries, sour fruits and berries, hard-boiled and fried eggs.
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Diet after gallbladder removal
12.10.2021
Although gallbladder removal is a fairly common operation and is not considered very difficult, it nevertheless disrupts the standard digestive process. Normally, the gallbladder is a reservoir for bile, which enters the stomach to digest food.
When this reservoir is missing, bile flows uncontrollably, even in the absence of food. This causes discomfort in the person who has undergone surgery . This period is called postcholecystectomy syndrome, which can be overcome with diet and therapeutic nutrition.
First meal after surgery
While the sutures are healing and the recovery process is underway, the intestines are extremely weakened. He physically cannot work at full strength as before, so the diet after surgery must be strict. The first day after surgery , you are only allowed to drink. You can quench your thirst with still water, weak tea, and diluted juice.
From the second day after surgery , the patient can begin to eat pureed oatmeal or rice porridge, light soup, and jelly. Then you should add low-fat cottage cheese, boiled fish and chicken, and white bread croutons to your diet. If possible, you can prepare steamed chicken fillet cutlets with the addition of bread, onions and carrots. This should be the diet until discharge.
Most often, the gallbladder is removed due to the appearance of stones in it. In this case, you need to permanently exclude dishes that contain cholesterol from the menu. This will help minimize the possibility of stones forming in the bile ducts.
What to eat after discharge
It is worth noting that food before and after surgery are two different diets. There should now be no fast food or cafe food on your table. You will have to get acquainted with new home cooking recipes. Naturally, hot seasonings, spices and even salt should not be added to food. The latter can be replaced with citric acid or sugar.
Everyone knows that during frying and boiling foods, they lose many useful components. Boiled vegetables give their nutrients to the broth, which we sometimes don’t even eat. The diet after gall bladder surgery includes properly cooked vegetables. They need to be filled with water, closed with a lid, avoiding strong boiling, and stirred periodically.
Steamed dishes
In addition to boiled foods, steamed dishes are ideal food for cholecystitis , cholelithiasis or cholangitis. Such food perfectly preserves all the necessary microelements and vitamins, which are also present in raw foods. In addition, this method of cooking is considered more economical, since the volume of food is not reduced.
Steaming food is not at all difficult, you just need to know a few subtleties. Firstly, you should get a double boiler or a special pan with a double bottom. The broth that cooks the food here is steam. Steam the meat in large pieces for about an hour. The timer on steamers will show how long it takes to cook different foods.
You can cook various vegetables in a double boiler, but they need to be washed and peeled before cooking. The process of boiling potatoes, carrots or zucchini usually takes no more than half an hour. Cabbage or beets take a little longer to cook.
You can also steam various grains. Before cooking, rinse them thoroughly and place them in a saucepan or special container that comes with the steamer. When the cereal is ready, add milk, a little vinegar or light sauce. You can create a very tasty and, most importantly, healthy menu from cereals and meat or from steamed cutlets and vegetables.
The main thing is not to salt the food before steaming; it is best to add a pinch of salt to the plate. This way you will significantly reduce your salt intake.
In general , the diet after gallbladder surgery is not very restrictive. If you approach the development of your daily diet correctly, then in the end you won’t even notice that your food lacks fried and spicy dishes that are so loved by many.
Boiled and steamed foods can also be very tasty, and most importantly, beneficial for the body that has undergone surgery .
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Indications
- diet No. 5B - for severe inflammation after cholecystectomy ;
- diet No. 5A - on days 8 - 10 of treatment;
- diet No. 5 - in the recovery stage, after diet 5A ;
- diet No. 5Sh - after cholecystectomy with hypermotor dyskinesia of the biliary tract or with concomitant pancreatitis , duodenitis ;
- diet No. 5L/F - after cholecystectomy against the background of hypomotor dyskinesia to enhance intestinal motor function and stimulate bile secretion;
- diet No. 5P - after cholecystectomy for acute pancreatitis .
Adviсe
After removal of the gallbladder, you need to practice reasonable physical activity: morning exercises, walking. In the first six months, intense loads on the abdominal muscles are not allowed. In the first month after laparoscopic cholecystectomy , you are allowed to lift no more than two kilograms. After 6 months there are no special restrictions for natural physical activity.
Sanatorium-resort treatment is recommended no earlier than three months after cholecystectomy.
Many people complain of frequent constipation after surgery. If constipation occurs, we recommend including 6-8 prunes in your daily diet, which should be soaked in a glass of warm water and left overnight at room temperature, covered with a saucer. In the morning, drink all the water and eat prunes (you can do it in two doses).
Breakfast items
Curd paste
What you will need:
- Cottage cheese maximum fat content 9% – 100 g
- Sour cream or cream - 1 tbsp. l.
- Sugar - 1 tbsp. l.
Mix all products thoroughly. Lazy housewives can pass the mass through a sieve. Variations of this recipe - add salt to taste, finely chopped herbs - dill, parsley - and you have a salty curd paste recipe. Spread the paste on yesterday's piece of bread, put a piece of boiled chicken or beef on top - and you have a complete breakfast, snack or afternoon snack on your table.
Semolina
Ingredients:
- Semolina – 2 tbsp. l.
- Milk – 3/4 cup
- Water – 1/4 cup
- Butter – 1 tsp.
- Sugar to taste, but not more than 1 tbsp. l.
Place milk, water, salt, sugar in a saucepan, bring to a boil and add semolina. Cook until thickened with constant stirring. Add butter and decorate the porridge with non-acidic berries or pieces of fruit. If you want an unusual semolina porridge, try adding fresh carrots during cooking. The root vegetable is washed, peeled and grated on a very fine grater. The porridge is cooked using standard technology; 3 minutes before the end of cooking, add carrots to the pan, stir and let it boil. Season the finished porridge with oil.
White omelette
Ingredients:
- 3 egg whites
- Milk – 30 g
- Salt, butter
Separate the whites and beat them with milk and salt. Ideally, this omelette is cooked in a steam bath in a double boiler. What to do if you don’t have such a kitchen gadget? Grease a non-stick frying pan with oil and place on fire. Pour the whipped egg whites into a heated frying pan, cover with a lid and simmer over low heat until cooked. Serve with vegetable salad or sour cream sauce.
Lazy dumplings
You will need:
- Cottage cheese – 1 package or 250 g
- Flour – 2 tbsp. l.
- Sugar to taste, but not more than 1 tbsp. l.
- Egg – 1 pc.
- Salt
Mix all products thoroughly and form dumplings. Boil in boiling water. Serve with sour cream or berry sauce.
