If you suffer from gallstones or a grumbling gallbladder as I did before I had my gallbladder out, whether you have opted for natural treatment or you are waiting for surgery, you will need to watch your diet.

Although experts believe that a no-fat diet can be harmful, it does seem to be universally accepted that cutting down on fat intake reduces the likelihood of a gallstone attack, as, without fat, the gallbladder will not be stimulated to release bile into the small intestine.

The gallbladder collects and stores bile, made by the liver as a result of its many detoxification processes. It then releases the bile into the small intestine when food enters from the stomach.

This helps with the digestion of food because the gallbladder contains bile salts and other substances that neutralize the acidic contents of the stomach as they arrive in the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine) and emulsify and break down fat.