3. What is cholecystitis?
Inflammation of gallbladder
Common to people eating high fat and
calories
Cholelithiasis- also known as gallstones
4. Diet Therapy
1. Low-fat diet maybe used to avoid stimulus to gallbladder
which constricts to excrete bile with subsequent pain.
Avoid rich pastries, chocolates, nuts, fatty, fried and gas-
forming foods
2. Plain and simple foods are recommended
3. Spices and high residue foods may cause distention and
increase peristalsis
nutritional therapy,
Treatment: reduce discomfort
5. Whole milk, cream, ice cream
Whole milk, cheese, fatty meats, fish and poultry
Chocolate, fried foods gravies, cooking fats lard
Most baked foods; cakes, cookies, doughnuts,
pastries, pies and sweet rolls
Foods restricted
