| The gallbladder, a small organ situated near the | | | | A medicine that reduces the concentration of |
| liver, is the cause of the gallbladder disease, an | | | | cholesterol from the bile was created, but it has |
| illness that affects millions of people each year. | | | | not been approved yet. With its help bile could |
| Fats cannot be digested through normal | | | | spend more time in the gallbladder before the |
| procedures, a special substance is needed by the | | | | cristallization process occurs, because cholesterol |
| body in order to digest them. This substance is | | | | helps this process speed up. |
| called bile, and is created by the liver. The | | | | Also, after someone was operated and his/her |
| gallbladder has the role of keeping the bile | | | | gallbladder was removed, a special diet must be |
| produced in the liver until fats enter the stomach. | | | | followed after the surgery. If the gallbladder was |
| In this moment the gallbladder releases the bile | | | | removed then the bile and the fat digestion |
| and fat is digested and absorbed by the body | | | | cannot be controlled properly by the body. So if |
| through the intestine's walls. When the body gets | | | | you eat too much fat, the stomach can't handle it |
| older, problems can occur in the gallbladder - the | | | | because there isn't enough bile to digest it all, and |
| bile crystallizes and small stones form inside the | | | | it eliminates it quickly through diarrhea. |
| pear-shaped organ - gallstones. These stones may | | | | Here are a few tips that must be respected by |
| be a problem and sometimes this problem can | | | | those who had their gallbladder removed and |
| only be fixed through surgery. | | | | those who have problems with it and with |
| Recent research has proven that diet has an | | | | gallstones: |
| important role both in preventing the gallbladder | | | | -do not eat large meals. It's better to eat more |
| disease and after the surgery too. | | | | smaller meals |
| People who are trying to lose weight fast and | | | | -do not eat too much fatty foods |
| have a diet designed specially for this purpose are | | | | -drink low-fat milk |
| at a much greater risk of developing gallstones | | | | -do not try to suddenly loose a lot of weight |
| inside the gallbladder. This is because a fat-free | | | | Diet is an important factor in many diseases, and |
| diet changes the composition of the bile and | | | | gallbladder is just one of them. A heathy diet can |
| increases the amount of cholesterol in it. | | | | prevent this illness because certain substances |
| Furthermore, if someone does not eat enough fat | | | | found in food help the body eliminate some of the |
| substances, no bile is needed by the stomach so | | | | gallstone which could cause problems. If you eat |
| bile remains unused in the gallbladder. Bile that | | | | many fresh vegetables not only will you reduce |
| stays in the gallbladder too long and also has a lot | | | | your risks of getting gallstones, but you will help |
| of cholesterol will surely start to cristallize and | | | | prevent a lot more diseases, so remember how |
| form gallstones inside. | | | | important diet is for your health. |