can cabbage and lettuce make you have gallbladder attacks? - Gallbladder Message Board

wmjsease · 07-24-2008, 08:17 PM

I ate cabbage the other night, and within a few minutes, I hard really really sharp pains in my right side where my gallbladder is. It subsided within a few minutes. Then tonight, I ate an Asian salad from McDonalds with the asian type dressing with it. I wasn't but five minutes into eating my salad when all of a sudden I got so nauseated, and my stomach started to hurt sooooo bad. Then my head started hurting also, and I got really weak. I had to lie down for about 30 minutes before the pain subsided. I also got really chilled. After a while I felt a lot better. Could this be gallbladder related. I know that doctor told me one time, that cabbage can trigger gallbladder pain. I'm 37, and am a lot overweight, but have been trying to be a little more active and lose some weight. I'm also female. I worry about my heart, because my cholesterol is high, but am on cholesterol and blood pressure meds, fish oil, and garlic for that. So I'm not sure.

Harry · 07-26-2008, 08:22 AM

As you may know the gallbladder puts out bile to help digest greasy type foods. I have not heard that cabbage and lettuce affects the gallbladder but both are not easy to digest.

Titchou · 07-26-2008, 12:19 PM

It was most likely the salad dressing.

Shal75 · 08-06-2008, 08:52 PM

I also had my gallbladder removed and I have read that many vegatables can cause pain after eating. Cabbage and other fiborus vegtables need extra bile to digest so you will experience some cramping after eating .

Take a look at this site to see the foods you might want to avoid or eat in small portions .

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