Can’t I eat eggs if my gallbladder is opened?

  From time to time, we meet patients whose gallbladders have been opened and they will tell you that they had their gallstones opened in which year, and since then, they have never eaten eggs and never touched red meat, fried food, etc.. However, the puzzling thing is that the gallstones still recur and grow in the common bile duct.  In fact, as a hepatobiliary surgeon, we will encounter more, but after all, it is still a minority, so whether born gallstones or open gallstones do not worry, to face the disease, understand the reason, scientific prevention, which is the wise choice.  1, the doctor’s instructions to keep in mind. Patients who have been prescribed gallstones, bedside doctors and nurses will give health instructions when they are discharged, including diet and living habits, so patients who have been hospitalized must listen carefully and understand these health preaching, because these are the summaries of their years of clinical experience.  2, all diseases need to understand some mechanisms or causes. The causes of gallstones include lifestyle habits, dietary habits, personal anatomy, family genetic factors and even mood. The way to understand includes television, newspapers, the Internet, etc., but also includes making friends with the same or similar patients, to exchange experience in disease prevention and treatment, so that you can make yourself a half doctor.  In addition, the disease should focus on prevention, the prevention of gallstones include eating three meals a day on time; develop good habits, do not stay up late, to go to bed early and get up early; pay attention to dietary hygiene, eat less or do not eat roadside stalls; pay attention to the diet structure, eat less high cholesterol diet.  3, to pay attention to a degree. China has the middle way, that is the truth, do anything to master the degree, too much is too little. For example, in the case of the patient mentioned earlier, after gallbladder surgery, the diet does not eat eggs or oil, which is too much. It is not known that a proper diet of high cholesterol foods such as eggs or fried foods can promote the secretion and excretion of bile, allow the liver function to be exercised, allow the bile to be diluted, and allow the bile ducts to be properly constricted to compensate for some of the functions of the gallbladder. Although the gallbladder is gone, but the gallbladder function needs the bile duct to compensate, so excessive dietary control in turn inhibits the function of compensation, and affects the balance of the body’s nutrition, affecting the health of the body, so everything should be in moderation, and a good scientific grasp of the degree is the key.  So here tell gallbladder removal friends, after the operation, eggs are allowed to eat, fried eggs are also allowed to eat, as long as you do not overdo it. At the same time, post-operative review is also necessary, and annual follow-up visits to the surgeon’s clinic are a must. What is scary is the lack of prevention and excessive “prevention”.