Can I exercise if I have gallstones?

Everyone knows that after suffering from gallstones, we often feel pain in the lower abdomen during the onset of the disease. Because there are stones in our gallbladder, sometimes the position of the stones may change due to exercise. Some patients may also have stones excreted due to exercise. These possibilities are all possible. So, can you exercise if you have gallstones?

People with gallstones can exercise. The liver is responsible for producing bile, which is stored and concentrated in the gallbladder. When you eat, food stimulation triggers a reflex that causes the gallbladder to contract and discharge bile into the intestines, which aids digestion along with other digestive juices. When you don't eat, your gallbladder won't contract and expel bile. The gallbladder is pear-shaped and gradually narrows towards the direction of bile discharge to form the gallbladder bile duct, which is normally only 0.3 cm thick.

When there are stones in the gallbladder, they will move in one direction as the gallbladder contracts, that is, move towards the narrowed gallbladder and bile duct. If the stones are stuck in the narrowed area, they will cause local smooth muscle spasm, thereby causing pain. This is why biliary colic usually occurs after meals. Exercise will not cause unidirectional movement of bile and stones in the gallbladder, so it will not cause biliary colic. Therefore, patients with gallstones can participate in sports such as running.

In terms of diet, it is recommended to eat a proper amount of meat and vegetables. You can eat egg yolks, avoid overeating, and eat less greasy food. If the stone is larger than 0.5 cm, neither Chinese nor Western medicine can dissolve it and only symptomatic treatment is available. If biliary colic occurs frequently, affects the patient's life, or is followed by bile duct stones or pancreatitis, surgical treatment is recommended.

Patients with gallstones can regularly adhere to running exercises. We should all know that running can make the body very healthy and increase our physical fitness. Then some diseases will become less serious, and some diseases will even be cured without treatment. Therefore, the benefits of running can be seen. Of course, if your condition is unstable, you should rest and do some light exercise, such as taking a walk. Once your condition stabilizes, it is recommended that you go running.

Patients with gallstones have very strict diets and cannot eat foods with high cholesterol, such as preserved eggs, animal livers, etc., and cannot eat high-fat foods, such as fatty meat, fried foods, etc. We often hear that people who often skip breakfast are prone to gallstones, so breakfast is very important. Patients with gallstones should eat breakfast every day. It is best to eat a good breakfast and eat nutritious food.

Patients with gallstones should drink more water. 8 glasses of water a day is the basic requirement, so drink more water. Also, don't do too much jumping exercises and remember not to eat spinach. Because spinach contains certain elements that are harmful to gallstones. Of course, you can eat more fruits and vegetables. Apples and bananas can be eaten frequently.

It is best for patients with gallstones to quit smoking and drinking, which are substances harmful to the body. No matter what disease it is, I think you should not continue to smoke and drink. It will aggravate the disease to a certain extent. If some people do not have self-control, they can smoke and drink less, but I think for the sake of their own health, most people are willing to quit smoking and drinking.

Patients with gallstones should not overwork in daily life, so they should not over-exercise. They should exercise appropriately, not challenge the limits of their body, and do simple exercises. They must also ensure adequate sleep and rest time and not overwork, otherwise it will easily cause serious illness. Please pay more attention.

This is all we have to say about whether you can regularly run and exercise if you have gallstones. We hope that our explanation of this can be helpful to our patients. The occurrence of gallstones can cause serious harm to our patients, so we must take relevant preventive measures in our daily lives.