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Nutrition for Gall Bladder Stones Dietary Principles:
* Eat as little as possible or go on short fasts.
* Increase foods rich in Vitamin C - citrus fruits and green vegetables.
* Increase fluids.
* Maintain a low fat, high fiber diet.
* Elimination/rotation diet, rotation diet, rotation diet expanded
Therapeutic Foods:
Dandelion greens, horseradish, mustard greens, black radishes, water chestnuts, beet tops, pearl barley, watermelon, grapefruit, radishes, apples, tomatoes, olive oil, celery, beets, carrots, artichokes, lemons, parsnips, dandelion greens, watercress, burdock root, and foods high in water-soluble fiber: flaxseed, pectin, guar gum, oat bran, and mucilage
Recommended Fresh Juices:
Radish, prune, black cherry, and celery Carrot, beetroot, and cucumber Prune, black cherry, celery, and radish Beet Carrot and spinach Carrot, beet, and cucumber Carrot, celery, parsley Watermelon
Also Try This:
Place beet leaves into a pot of water, bring it to a boil, then simmer for 20 minutes. Drink as a tea, 3 x day (1 cup).
Foods and Beverages to Avoid:
Any food that may produce an intolerance; also nuts, hot sauces, spicy, fried, fatty, salty, refined, processed and high protein foods, vinegars, cow's milk and other dairy products, white bread, sugar and sweets, mucous-forming foods: tofu, meat, ice cream, shellfish, coffee, beverages containing caffeine, and alcohol
Specific Supplements:
Vitamin C - 2-3 grams a day
Vitamin E - 200-400 I.U. a day (Begin with 200 and increase dosage slowly.)
Essential fatty acids (Supplements are available in capsule form.)
Lecithin - 100 mg. 3 x day
Taurine
Bile salt tablets (available at health food stores)
Antioxidant tablets (Available at health food stores)
Choline - 25 mg. a day
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