Well - initially I was told by my Doctor that after my gall bladder was out I could eat whatever I liked. I believe this is true, in that after your gallbladder is removed you are not getting the massive stabbing pain and are not in total agony if you eat certain foods cos you don't have a gallbladder or gallstones to give you that particular pain - But - before I had my gallbladder out, and before it used to give me a problem, I used to have a cast iron stomach - so to speak - but after the operation to remove my gallbladder, I have since been bothered with a lot of tummy troubles, mainly IBS and Candida which flare up periodically. I am absolutely certain that though having my gallbladder out may have helped me initially it has definately made me more sensitive to things. Now if I have a flare up of Candida or IBS I have to avoid wheat and Yeast products, and this seems to clear it up, and then I go back to eating what I want, which I must add I probably shouldn't do, but it is soooo hard avoiding everything with yeast and as long as I feel fine I just eat a varied diet. One thing high fat food or ice cream does not bother me at all now, so maybe I've swapped one food sensitivity for another <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> But I couldn't have put up with the pain that I had from my gallbladder it was awful just awful, candida and ibs is not nice but I have not had the same pain with this at all. By the way I don't know why I got gallstones, I did not have a very high fat diet,or very overweight and was only 32 when I got my gallbladder out - my doctor had no idea either she said it was "just one of those things!" I also know someone else who was just 30 when she had her gallbladder out and she had a good diet and was pretty thin too, - weird eh. I don't know if not having a gallbladder would help or hinder me from detoxing from mercury?? I have been wondering about this.?

Are you getting your gallbladder out or are you just watching your diet? Hope you feel better soon <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />