| caitlynconnor
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| I am new to the beach but not low carbing. Several months ago (both times when I was low carbing ) I had gallblatter attacks. Both seemed to be a response to a heavy oil based salad dressing (that I haven't had again and no more attacks) but I am wondering if anyone else has had gallblatter issues on low carb plans and if so what can be done to modify it. |
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Mon Sep 06, 2004 3:03 am |
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| Caroline
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| I am a beach diet newbee. My question to you: how do you subsitute all the egg in this diet? Ive had plenty gallblatter attacks from egg in the past. Sorry I can't answer your question but heavy oil based dressings/food seems to be the guilty factor to me. |
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Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:34 am |
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| caitlynconnor
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Well I have never had a problem with eggs... or any other food, but I ate the same salad dressing -- a very oily based oil and had two gallblatter attacks.
Do eggs have a lot of fat in them? I didn't think they did.
I guess I am just going to go on with the "eat this and see what happens" but I kind of didn't want to do that because I am in a new job and can't afford to have an attack. |
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Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:38 pm |
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| celticscryer
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First, SB is not a low carb diet. It's a whole food, healthy eating plan that focus's on the glycemic index.
Second, by gallbladder "attacks", are you refering to gallstones? If so, you should be fine on this diet, since gallstones are caused by excess cholesterol stored in the gallbladder. SB was developed by a heart specialist, and is proven to lower cholesterol in most participants. However, if you are concerned, discuss this with your doctor before starting anything! |
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Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:39 pm |
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| Caroline
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h'm I am not going for the "eat this and see what happens" thing. I need to be fit at work....
Yep, I was refering to gallstones. It is nice to hear I should be fine but isn't egg bad for your cholestrol? I was once told to stay away from eggs. Also I found out in daily life that eggs were not for me. Anyway i will go to my GP to ask. Thanks for the reply! |
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Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:12 pm |
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| celticscryer
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| If personal experience has show you that eggs do not agree with you, by all means avoid them! But they are not bad for you; new studies in the past five years have shown that they raise the good cholestorol, not the bad as was once thought. |
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Mon Sep 13, 2004 4:36 pm |
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| colliegirl
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| My son was on Atkins and also had a gallbladder attack. Too much bad fat! |
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Mon Sep 13, 2004 4:43 pm |
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| sebander
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Although I had never been on SBD or anything like it, I have had gallstones. How do you know that this is what is flaring up and it's not something else, like acid reflux?? Gallstones are caused from high fat diets and any types of greasy, fatty filled foods will make them flare up. If you think for any reason that you have gallstones, you need to see a doctor. Unless things have changed, if you let them go for too long it could have devastating affects on your body and health...if not worse.
For me, I had problems for over a year. During this time one doctor that I went to, could not pinpoint the problem. I guess he assumed that I was too young(19) to have gallbladder issues. I finally found a doc that was able to diagnosis me properly and by the time that I had them removed, along with my gallbladder, I had almost 80 gallstones in me. It's no wonder I thought that I was going to die every time it flared up. Plus, the acid reflux.
If you have already seen a doctor about it, it's time to go back or find another doctor. There is no reason to suffer.
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Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:51 am |
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| Caroline
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Like you I found out at 19. By acctident actually. Like you said; weird for (skinny) women at 19. Normally the people with gallstones are female, over 40 and overweight. Gallstones are indeed caused by high fat diets and any types of greasy, fatty filled foods. But also egg, most of all the eggwhite will make them flare up.
Actually I did not have my gallblatter removed yet. As at the time I was not in so much pain the doctor suggested to watch my diet. So I stay away from loads of fats and egg. (and try to stay away from sugar) If I get more problems they will take it out.
How are you doing without a gallblatter? Everything back to normal or is there a difference?
And what is acid reflux? As a dutchie I have no clue. |
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Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:53 am |
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| sebander
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I am doing absolutely fine without my gallbladder. I have had no problems directly linked to having it removed. I did have on doctor tell me that my IBS(irritable bowel syndrome) could have been cause by the 2 laser surgeries that I did have. One of those surgeries being the removal of my gallbladder.
Acid reflux is what they call it when you have acid from your stomach backup into your esophagus because your valve is not closing properly. Mine was caused due to the fact that I had a hiatal hernia, which is when the stomach is above the diaphragm. Luckily for me, I generally do not get heartburn, but when I do, it's a doozie!!
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Mon Sep 20, 2004 7:46 pm |
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| SoulLips
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| I come from a long line of women with gallbladder problems. I'm certain that I have gallstones... but not to the degree of needing surgery yet. Before SBD I had frequent stomach problems and it wasn't unusual to feel particularly bad after high-fat meals. I've found that the SBD way of eating has resulted in very infrequent stomach problems! An added benefit to the weight loss and better blood chemistry! :P |
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Mon Oct 11, 2004 11:29 pm |
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| onesunshinerider
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Anita, I was 25 when I had my gall bladder removed and had been having problems for about 3 years. I had never met anyone my age who had that problem. I, too, was misdiagnosed for years. I was told it was everything from back spasms to too soft a mattress to kidney problems. The one problem the docs ran into was that my back hurt not in the front. Two days before I had surgery a stone blocked the duct and I bacame extremely jaundiced. After the surgery in which they took out 31 gallstones they found they had left 2 of them in there. After a weird procedure they got them out too.
I always had a high fat diet when I was younger. Did any of you who have had your gall bladder out have any problems with diarrhea afterwards? I did for years.
It's amazing how the surgery has improved since I had mine out. |
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Tue Oct 12, 2004 1:49 am |
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| SoulLips
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| I also had pains in my back... just below the shoulder blade area in the middle of my back. I can't remember the last time I experienced it. SBD has really helped! |
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Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:11 am |
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| mommy2three
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| hi. I had my gallbladder out when I was 23 (two years ago). It is actually very common for women in their early to mid child bearing years to have gallbladder problems. I'm not sure if it is directly linked to being pregnant or not. I had to have mine removed six weeks after giving birth to my daughter. I have had three friends my same age also have theirs removed. The Dr. told me it has a lot to do with genetics. I was not oveweight at that time, the dr mentioned no link between weight and gallbladder problems. |
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Wed Oct 13, 2004 2:43 am |
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| TriciaBelle
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I started SB 3 days ago. I have a 5 month old son. When I was pregnant, I had to have a late ultrasound in the 7th month and they noticed I had quite a few gallstones. I did not even know it and had never had any problems with them.
That is, until last night. I had 2 "attacks" in the middle of the night. The pain is just under the the breastbone dead center and hurts straight through to my spine. It also radiated into my shoulders. I thought I would die. It was really bad!!! :shock: :shock:
I was wondering about a link to this type of diet also. I really think that I can do this and I want to take off the weight. I have a doctors appointment today. I really do not want to have surgery though because I have not been back at work long enough to build up sick time to be out. How long were ya'll out of work? Was recovery difficult? Thanks so much for any input you may have and for listening to my whining. :)
Started SBD 10-12-04
Starting weight 182/mini goal 160 by January/long term goal 130lb. |
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Thu Oct 14, 2004 3:35 pm |
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