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Here is the issue. My little sister (23) had gastric bypass surgery a year ago. She is 5'2 and was obese. She has since lost all of her access weight, but is having health problems. Her doctors told her that she needed to be eating a lot of protein and to eat very little sugar. I think she is supposed to keep it below 4 grams at a time. If anything doesn't agree with her she throws it up involuntarily.
So, she eats a ton of meat, boost shakes, and virtually no live food. Now she is having extreme gallbladder pains. The doc. said that her gallbladder is extremely under-active and is working at less than half of what it should. They are talking about taking it out.
I know this can be helped with diet! Her PH must be way off and she is putting nothing in her body as far as live enzymes to aid in healing her body. I am a huge fan of the Jubbs nutritional fast and was going to recommend that. However, I want to be soo careful because of her sensitivity to sugar and I don;t want her body to be overwhelmed with the detox and things to get worse.
What do you guys think about reccomending a lot of green smoothies, some really good fats, and a gallbladder cleanse.
Her doctors are leading her astray with the high meat diet she is on. They even told her that fried foods were okay! Any input would be awesome! Thank you all so, very much!
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Your sister needs a lot of protein but a balanced diet. Green smoothies are always good. Did she lose the weight too quickly? That alone could be the problem. When ppl get GB they lose part of the normal function of their stomachs thats how the lose the weight without doing much. Im sure the MD told her that so she has to take vitamins for the rest of her life particularly B12 and eat healthy. I used to work for an MD that did these surgeries, all this she is doing sounds backwards from what we told people. Im surprised a doctor would tell her to eat fried foods or all meat maybe they told her in moderation. 4g of sugar doesnt sound right and with the vomiting something else is wrong. During the first 1-2 years she will lose weight regardless of what she eats but if she continues to eat poorly she will just gain it back. Maybe suggest she see a nutritionist? Look into dumping syndrome and maybe try teaching her about that too.
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Boyana
If she is questioning what her doctor is saying, she should consider getting advice from a nutritionalist who specializes (or at least is very familiar) with dietary issues for people who have had gastric bypass surgery. I have a relative who has had it done years ago. I am not an expert in it, but I do know that there are major issues with vitamin and nutrient absorbtion because of it. She may no longer be able to disgest some food (including some raw foods) like the rest of us. Please don't just advise her to "go raw." She really needs to know what her body can and can not digest properly. There may be some raw foods that she can not eat now. Hers is a special circumstance and she really needs to see someone that specializes in nutrition for people like her.
Hi Greenlove, so sorry to hear about your sister. I'm posting my husband's story and hopefullly you and your sister will find it helpful. This account is not super organized since I have to leave the office soon but I wanted to write this before I go offline:
My husband has had gallstones and the doctors wanted to have his gallbladder removed which was a few years ago. He also suffered IBS issues on a regular basis. He then became a vegetarian which helped a lot and the gallbladder pain went from bad to just a dull nagging ache. This dull ache was bearable so he lived with it for a while. About a year and a half ago he became a vegan and started drinking green smoothies in the morning. This helped even more with the gallbladder aches.
This past August was where things really took a drastic turn for the better. First we met Natasha Kyssa and then Angela Stokes and Matt Monarch. My husband was very inspired by their raw journeys and decided to get back into shape and do more raw foods. It's so cool how other raw foodies can be so inspiring and spark such positive changes in people! He picked up a book called The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush by Andreas Moritz from the Monarchs during their lecture. He had his first colonic and did the Gallbladder Flush and felt great afterwards. This is something that should be done several times a year to get out all the stones. The colonics really helped him as well. (one before and after the gallbladder flush)
The thing that was super helpful in curing his IBS issues was giving up coffee! Yup coffee was really plaguing his poor digestive system and colon. And I imagine it's probably not great for the gallbladder either. Actually Andreas Moritz does say that coffee is highly acidic and that acidic foods should be avoided.
Eating more raw foods, eliminating breads and other processed vegan foods has also been helpful in his overall health. Since August he's lost about 10 pounds! He loves E3 Live and taking chollera tablets. He's also been training with me for my first half marathon. Regular exercise has also been great for him and so good for his self esteem.
Oh we also got Brendan Brazier's Thrive Diet book which he loves. He makes Brendan's smoothies sometimes as a meal which are super healthy, packed with protien and great raw stuff.
So there have been a lot of things that have helped my dear husband along his path to good health. Rome wasn't built in a day and it's been a while to get my husband to where he is now. The key is to be gentle and not force anything on anyone. Pressure never seems to work. Leading by example has been the best thing for him. But I'm sure I probably don't even need to say that. :-)
Again, best of luck with your sister. I'm sending her my best wishes and truly hope she becomes well. Raw foods can be miraculous and life changing.
Warmly,
Joyce
Thank you so much everyone:)
What's interesting is that the surgeon at Dartmouth Hitchcock medical center told my husband to avoid meat for his gallbladder. Terrible that your sister's doc said otherwise