AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

DIGESTION IN HUMANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After surgical removal of an infected gallbladder, a person must be especially careful to restrict dietary intake of . . .
A
starch
B
protein
C
sugar
D
fat
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When a gall bladder is removed the bile directly enters the intestine when produced. Eating fat food could increase its production. Bile acts as a natural laxative. Hence its best to reduce fat containing food.

Detailed explanation-2: -Eating the wrong food after gallbladder surgery can induce pain, bloating and diarrhea. To side-step this gastrointestinal discomfort, avoid eating high-fat or spicy foods, including: French fries and potato chips. High-fat meats, such as bologna, sausage and ground beef.

Detailed explanation-3: -A cholecystectomy is most commonly performed by inserting a tiny video camera and special surgical tools through four small incisions to see inside your abdomen and remove the gallbladder. Doctors call this a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. In some cases, one large incision may be used to remove the gallbladder.

Detailed explanation-4: -Can you tell which kind of food items would they be and why? Answer: Those foods will be fats because bile juice present in the gall bladder help in the digestion of fat. Removal of gall bladder makes it hard to digest the fat.

Detailed explanation-5: -If the gall bladder is removed from human body then it will become difficult for the body to digest fat. Therefore, the patient A, may feel difficulty in digesting fats and lipids containing food items such as oily food, meat and junk foods.

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