Nutrition

Some people find that symptoms from their gallstones are much improved by reducing dietary fat intake as much as possible. A low fat diet may also help with weight loss if appropriate for you.

If you are having surgery to remove your gallbladder and you are significantly overweight, with a body mass index of 40 or more, you will need to follow a special diet for 2 weeks before your operation to make the operation safer for you. This is called the 'Liver reducing diet' and further information about this can be found here. Your doctor or the preoperative team will explain if you need to follow this diet, which should only be done for the specified period of time on the advice of your clinical team.