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Tea Time: Gall Bladder

5/21/2019

Gallbladder is a small organ that holds bile (produced by the liver) and releases it into the small intestine to aid in fat digestion
Potential conditions
- Gallstones - could cause pain, nausea, inflammation
- Infection - could be caused by gallstones; causes pain and fever, may require surgery
- Cancer - rare
- Gallstones blocking ducts to pancreas - causes inflammation of pancreas, very serious
Treatments
- Surgery (gallbladder removal)
- Antibiotics
- Chemo/Radiation
- Ursodeoxycholic acid - oral med to dissolve gallstones
- Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy - high-energy shock waves to break up gallstones
- Contact solvent dissolution - chemicals injected into gallbladder to dissolve gallstones (rarely used)
Dietary treatment
- Low-fat diet for gallstones
- After surgery
  - small, frequent meals
  - avoid caffeine
  - avoid fatty and spicy foods
  - increase fiber slowly
- Some people continue to need to limit fat in their diet
Prevention
- Healthy diet - high in fiber, fruits, veg, healthy fats
- Physical activity
- Avoid rapid weight loss
Risk factors
- diabetes
- crohn's or other intestinal disorders
- excess weight

Tea Time: Canola Oil

5/3/2019

Comes from canola plant
Pros
- high in monounsaturated fats
- high in omega-3 fatty acids
- low in saturated fat
- high burn point - good for frying, deep-frying
Cons
- processed (like other oils)
- contains trans fats
Options
- cold-pressed may be a better option, but hard to find and expensive
- choose a variety of oils

Nutrition for Exercise

5/1/2019

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