Gallbladder inflammation, we are all familiar with this disease. This disease is a common biliary disease. Due to its high incidence and high risk, it is well known and taken seriously. So what should you eat if you have gallbladder inflammation and what are the symptoms of gallbladder inflammation? Let's take a look!
What to eat for gallbladder inflammation
1. Hawthorn
Hawthorn contains various organic acids such as hawthorn acid, which has a sour and sweet taste. It also contains lipase, which enhances enzyme activity and promotes digestion of meat. For people who feel bloated after eating meat or greasy food, eating hawthorn, hawthorn slices, hawthorn water, or hawthorn pills can help digestion. Hawthorn can also promote bile secretion and gastric juice secretion.
2. Corn silk
Corn silk has the functions of promoting bile secretion and diuresis. Corn is a treasure, and even corn silk can be boiled in water and drunk as tea. It has the effects of eliminating edema, lowering blood sugar, clearing heat and dampness, and promoting liver and gallbladder health. Steeping corn silk with green tea makes a simple and natural weight loss tea. When eating boiled corn, it is important to keep the two layers of inner skin and corn silk together.
3. Dandelion
Dandelion, also known as "po po ding", mainly functions to clear heat, detoxify, reduce swelling, and promote diuresis. It has a broad-spectrum antibacterial effect and can stimulate the body's immune function, which helps with bile secretion and liver protection. As a wild vegetable, it contains more vitamins and minerals than ordinary vegetables, and it has a positive effect on improving indigestion and constipation.
4. Lotus root
Lotus root contains mucin protein and dietary fiber, which can bind with bile salts, cholesterol, and triglycerides in the body, and excrete them in feces, reducing the absorption of fats. Eating lotus root with mung beans can help invigorate the spleen, stimulate appetite, promote liver and gallbladder health, clear heat, nourish blood, and lower blood pressure. It is suitable for patients with liver and gallbladder diseases and hypertension.
5. Low-fat foods
Patients with gallbladder inflammation should try to eat more low-fat and low-protein foods in their daily lives, and if necessary, mainly consume liquid food. After a period of treatment and as the symptoms of the patient improve, a small amount of fatty and protein-rich foods such as lean meat, fish, eggs, milk, fruits, and vegetables can gradually be added to the diet.
Symptoms of gallbladder inflammation
1. Acute gallbladder inflammation: Many patients develop symptoms after consuming a greasy dinner at night. High-fat intake can cause the gallbladder to contract, and lying flat makes it easier for small gallstones to slip into and block the bile duct. The main symptoms are continuous pain in the upper right abdomen, intermittent exacerbation, and radiating to the right shoulder and back. It is often accompanied by fever, nausea, vomiting, but less chills, and mild jaundice. Abdominal examination reveals fullness in the upper right abdomen, tension in the abdominal muscles, obvious tenderness, and rebound tenderness in the gallbladder area.
2. Chronic gallbladder inflammation: Symptoms and signs are not typical. Most patients experience biliary digestive disorders, such as aversion to greasy food, bloating in the upper abdomen, belching, and burning sensation in the stomach, which are similar to peptic ulcers or chronic appendicitis. Sometimes, when the gallbladder duct is obstructed by stones, it can present as an acute attack, but when the stone moves and the obstruction is relieved, the symptoms quickly improve. On physical examination, there may be mild tenderness or percussion tenderness in the gallbladder area. If the gallbladder is filled with water, a round and smooth cystic mass can often be palpated.
