>I've been on this diet for a month now (lost 12.5 lbs.) and was diagnosed >yesterday to have rather painful gall stones. Has this happened to anyone >while on this diet? Has anyone noticed problems digesting animal fat after >their gall bladder has been removed? There is for sure other solutions than surgery to get rid of gall stone . i don't have specific knowledge of those therapies but i read some stuff about it from peoples who have been able to cleanse their gall bladder. from stones. please get an other opinion ( from other kind of " therapies " before doing an irreversible operation . Sorry to not be of better help. Jean-claude I recall hearing something about 3 tbs of olive oil....but then I know that raises additional questions regarding how paleo is it, etc..... Does this sound familiar to anyone? -Nita