Diet for polyps in the gallbladder

Dietary nutrition is provided both during drug treatment of growths in the biliary system and after their surgical removal. In case of cholesterol formation, adherence to the principles of the diet can lead to self-resorption of the growth and normalization of cholesterol content in the bloodstream.

General information diets for gallbladder polyps

The principles of this diet are as follows:

• meals are taken in small portions, often (once every three hours);
• overeating is prohibited;
• It is forbidden to consume coarse fibrous foods;
• fried, fatty and smoked foods are prohibited;
• hot dishes must be cooled to a warm state before serving, and cold dishes must be warmed up;
• After eating, physical activity is possible only after an hour and a half, but not earlier.

What can and what can not?

The following products are allowed for consumption:

• bread toasts, biscuits, pretzels;
• vegetable, lean soups, milk porridges, cereal side dishes;
• clean meat without fat layers;
• sea fish, shrimp, crab meat;
• mild cheeses, tofu, dietary cooked sausages, dairy products;
• non-acidic fruits and berries;
• non-acidic vegetables;
• weak tea and coffee (with milk is fine), non-acidic compotes and juices;
• cottage cheese, puddings, soufflé.

The following products are prohibited:

• fresh bread and rolls;
• fatty confectionery products (with butter cream, deep-fried, etc.);
• spicy soups, strong broths;
• offal, game, lard, coarse meat;
• river fish, fatty fish, herring, dried and smoked fish;
• beans;
• sauces and dressings;
• sour fruits and berries (kiwi, currants, gooseberries);
• sorrel, rhubarb, radish, cabbage;
• salty, spicy, fatty cheese;
• carbonated drinks, alcoholic drinks, strong tea and coffee, concentrated drinks;
• chocolate, cocoa.

Diet menu for polyps in the gallbladder

An optimal diet menu might look like this:

• First breakfast: cottage cheese casserole, oatmeal with berries, rice pudding or banana smoothie, complemented by milk tea.
• Second breakfast: fresh or baked fruit (apple, banana, pear), or vegetable salad.
• Lunch: lean soup with vegetables, steamed cutlet or fillet, dried fruit compote.
• Afternoon snack: vegetable or fruit salad, compote or jelly.
• Dinner: milk porridge, boiled or stewed vegetables, fermented milk product.

The menu should not contain products rich in essential oils and extracts. Thus, you should avoid rich broths, black and red pepper, horseradish, radish, sorrel, mushrooms. Ice cream and soda should also be excluded from the diet.

If the polyps are small in size, it is recommended to diversify the menu with choleretic products, such as milk, fermented baked milk, boiled eggs, and beets.

When choosing drinks, preference should be given to herbal teas based on corn silk, St. John's wort, and tansy. You can drink mineral water such as Borjomi, previously decarbonated. It is advisable to drink mineral water at least three times a day, 20-30 minutes before each meal.

Fasting for polyps in the gallbladder

In medical circles, it is believed that fasting with polyps in the biliary system is not the best idea. The fact is that most problems in the biliary system are associated with bile stagnation. Stagnation often occurs with long breaks between meals - for example, with irregular meals or fasting. As a result of stagnation, an inflammatory process develops over time and even the formation of stones.

What can be achieved by fasting? Digestive processes stop, bile does not flow out, but accumulates and thickens.

To avoid stagnation, with polyposis it is recommended not to starve, but to eat fractionally: often and in small portions. Such a regimen facilitates the work of the hepatobiliary system and promotes its cleansing.

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Recipes for polyps in the gallbladder

• Protein omelette.

You will need: whites from three eggs, 30 ml of milk, a little salt and butter.

Whip the whites with milk, add salt. Cook in a steamer or pour into a frying pan with a small amount of butter and put on low heat to simmer. Serve with vegetables or 10% sour cream.

• Oatmeal and vegetable soup.

You will need: 200 g of potatoes, 2 tbsp of rolled oats, one carrot, a little salt and vegetable oil.

The vegetables are finely chopped, covered with water and put on the fire, boiled until almost done. Add rolled oats and boiled for another 10 minutes. Salt, add herbs and oil, and remove from the fire.

• Cream of carrot soup.

You will need: 0.5 l of vegetable broth, two large carrots, butter, salt, herbs.

Finely chop the carrots and cook in broth until done. Add salt and butter and blend until creamy. Serve with croutons and herbs.

• Curd pate.

You will need: 9% cottage cheese 100 g, 1 tbsp. 10% sour cream, sugar or honey.

Mix all ingredients until creamy. This cottage cheese can be used for spreading on toast or cookies. If desired, you can prepare a salty version of the dish: in this case, instead of sugar or honey, add salt, as well as chopped dill.

Alcohol for polyps in the gallbladder

Medical experts do not recommend drinking alcoholic beverages to those people who have been diagnosed with polypous inclusions in the biliary system. It should be noted that the biliary system is a clear and balanced mechanism that ensures the timely flow of bile into the duodenum. But drinking alcohol, even in small quantities, disrupts this balance: the function of the sphincters is disrupted, and the secretion of bile becomes asynchronous.

Alcohol activates the secretion of both bile and pancreatic enzymes, and simultaneously provokes a spastic contraction of the sphincter of Oddi, responsible for the secretion of bile. The process of overstretching the walls of the organ is launched, as a result of an increase in pressure in it. In turn, the listed disorders entail functional stagnation, followed by the development of inflammatory processes. And, as is known, it is stagnation and inflammation that are among the factors that provoke the appearance of polyps in the biliary system.

The ducts narrow, scar connective tissue forms, and the risk of stone formation increases.

If alcohol is consumed in large quantities, then the intoxication processes lead to a failure of fat metabolism - this is another factor that adversely affects both the mechanism of polyp development and the entire body as a whole.

In conclusion, it should be added that ethanol negatively affects the quality of microflora in the biliary system, which aggravates congestion and accelerates the development of inflammation.

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Tubage for gallbladder polyps

Is it possible to perform tubage in case of gallbladder polyps?

Experts believe that the tubage procedure using vegetable oil or beet juice for polyps can harm patients because of its excessive intensity. Doctors recommend cleaning the liver and bile ducts instead of tubage. This is done with the help of manual therapy, special massage techniques, and breathing exercises. In addition, you can clean the ducts well by taking choleretic herbal teas along with acupuncture and visceral chiropractic procedures. This therapeutic combination will help relieve spasms, eliminate tissue edema, and improve the outflow of bile from the hepatobiliary system.

Herbal infusions may include:

• chamomile flowers;
• St. John's wort;
• mint leaves;
• yarrow herb;
• fennel seeds;
• immortelle.

A good replacement for tubage is also taking one tablespoon of vegetable oil in the morning on an empty stomach, with a glass of warm water. And a mandatory condition is daily feasible physical exercise, which improves blood circulation and promotes natural cleansing processes of the body, and also prevents bile stagnation.