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Diet after gall bladder surgery Nausea is one of the most common symptoms experienced by patients who have undergone gall bladder surgery. Clotting of blood can also be an expected symptom. Inflammations and swelling where the area was operated upon is also likely to take place. Such symptoms are known as post-cholecystectomy side-effects. In order to avoid the unpleasant symptoms of post gall bladder surgery side-effects, patients who have been will have to take extreme measures in curbing certain lifestyle related activities and dietary restrictions.
Patients will have to restrict the consumption of saturated fat and prevent the intake of any kind of alcoholic beverages. Eating smaller portions of foods during a given meal will also help in preventing the symptoms. Most individuals who have had gall bladder surgery are counseled to consume approximately four or five small meals in a day instead of regular meals that comprise two or three portions per serving.
Moreover certain vitamins, mineral supplements and bile salts that have been prescribed by the surgeon would also need to be given to the patient for quicker assimilation and digestion. The patient should preferably be kept on a diet of vegetables rather than meat and deep fried food items or spiced foods must be restricted to as less as possible.
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