Stomach discomfort, back pain

Stomach discomfort is a problem we often encounter in our daily lives. Most of the time, it is related to the hygiene of food. Of course, there are also some pathological reasons. So what disease may be causing stomach discomfort and back pain? Stomach discomfort and back pain are often suspected to be cholecystitis, and patients are advised to seek medical confirmation. Let’s talk about the things you need to pay attention to when you have cholecystitis.

Foods that are taboo for cholecystitis

1. Fatty foods: Attacks of biliary diseases often occur in the evening or early morning after a full meal (especially greasy food). This is because a large amount of bile is needed to digest fat. Patients with cholecystitis will experience pain when the gallbladder contracts rapidly due to inflammation of the gallbladder and the presence of stones in the gallbladder. If there is stone obstruction, the colic will be more severe and accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Patients with chronic cholecystitis will experience dull pain and symptoms of indigestion after eating too much fat, such as belching, bloating, and aversion to greasy food. Therefore, the daily fat intake of patients with this disease should be limited to 40-50 grams. Fatty meat, fried eggs, lard, butter, cream, etc. should be avoided. It is best to eat vegetable oil.

2. Acidic foods: Acidic foods such as vinegar, bayberry, hawthorn, lemon, etc. can stimulate the stomach and duodenum to secrete cholecystokinin, thereby causing gallbladder contraction and inducing biliary colic.

3. Food that is too cold or too hot: Food that is too hot or soup, or food that is too cold, such as ice cream, iced drinks, iced coffee, and food that has just been taken out of the refrigerator, can cause spasm of the bile duct sphincter after ingestion, causing dull pain or colic in the gallbladder area. Therefore, patients with gallbladder disease should avoid eating too cold or too hot food.

4. Sugar: Sugar can stimulate pancreatic β-cells to secrete insulin, and insulin can increase cholesterol, causing the cholesterol in the bile to be oversaturated, thus promoting the formation of gallstones.

5. Spicy and irritating foods: Spicy and irritating foods such as alcohol, tea, coffee, chili, mustard, pepper, and Sichuan pepper can cause increased secretions of the stomach and duodenum, increase cholecystokinin, lead to spasm of the bile duct and sphincter, and obstruction of bile excretion, inducing biliary colic, so the above foods should be avoided.

6. High-cholesterol foods: The metabolism of cholesterol requires a lot of work from the liver. If the metabolism is incomplete, it will become an important raw material for stones. The main component of gallstones is 90% to 99% cholesterol, so limiting/consuming foods with high cholesterol content can adjust cholesterol metabolism disorders and prevent stone formation.