October 21, 2025

Save Your Gallbladder: What to Do Before Surgery Is Even on the Table

38 minutes

Told surgery is your only option? In this episode, Nurse Doza shares five evidence-informed actions to support your gallbladder—clean up diet, detox the liver, fix the gut, fast strategically, and use hot/cold exposure—so you can reduce symptoms and keep your gallbladder functioning as designed. Keyword: gallbladder

5 KEY TAKEAWAYS

1. Cut inflammatory foods (processed oils, sugars, most dairy; refined grains) and favor proteins, healthy fats, and veggies.

2. Support liver detox with foods (turmeric, garlic/onion, crucifers, omega-3s) and targeted nutrients (NAC, milk thistle, ALA, taurine, Bs/minerals).

3. Restore the gut with fiber-rich “gut foods,” glutamine, and consistent motility.

4. Use 24–36-hour fasting windows to improve bile dynamics and metabolic signaling.

5. Add heat/cold exposure to influence bile acids, cholesterol handling, and energy balance.

The Good Poops Protocol — A targeted, gut-first bundle crafted to support regularity, microbiome balance, and healthy bile flow. By improving motility and digestive comfort, it helps you follow the diet, fasting, and liver-support actions discussed in this episode—key steps to protect your gallbladder before surgery is even on the table. https://www.mswnutrition.com/products/good-poops-protocol

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 START – Welcome, mission, and how this show helps

01:30 – Why “save your gallbladder” (and why removal isn’t the only path)

03:30 – Action 1: Change your diet now (what to cut and what to add)

06:30 – Healthy fats & proteins: salmon, avocado, turkey; veggies over fruit (for now)

09:00 – Action 2: Detox the liver with foods + evidence-backed nutrients

13:30 – Turmeric, garlic/onion, crucifers, omega-3s: how they influence bile

16:30 – NAC, milk thistle, ALA, taurine, Bs/minerals: supportive roles

19:30 – Action 3: Fix your gut (microbiome, motility, glutamine, “gut foods” list)

23:00 – Action 4: Fast 24–36 hours—why timing matters for bile acids and AMPK

26:30 – Action 5: Get hot & cold—sauna, shiver, BAT, and bile acid metabolism

29:30 – Putting it together: a simple week-one starter plan

31:30 – When to seek help: symptoms, labs, and consult options

33:00 – Closing recap and next steps

RESOURCES

1. “Gallbladder Diet – Foods to Eat & Avoid.” https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317196#foods-to-eat

2. Curcumin and gallbladder contraction (study PDF). https://apjcn.qdu.edu.cn/11_4_4.pdf

3. Omega-3s and metabolic health (review). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8118138/

4. Cleveland Clinic: Gallbladder diet guidance. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/gallbladder-diet

5. Garlic/onion and cholesterol gallstones (study). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20153000/

6. Milk thistle and liver support (review). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27321822/

7. N-Acetylcysteine in non-APAP acute liver failure (review). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7903568/

8. Alpha-lipoic acid and MASLD. https://nutritionandmetabolism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12986-025-00954-9

9. Taurine, cholesterol, and bile acids. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8836270/

10. Bile acids, microbiome, and fasting-related signaling. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10377837/

11. Glutamine and gut barrier function. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5668683/

12. Cold-induced BAT, cholesterol, and bile acid synthesis. https://www.nature.com/articles/nm.4357

13. Sauna, dehydration, and intestinal permeability model. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8324874/

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