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Gallbladder Health: Why Bile is Crucial (Even After Removal!) #shorts

14 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube short, Dr. Tabatha Barber stresses that bile remains essential for health even after the gallbladder is removed, a topic she says is rarely discussed in both functional and conventional medicine. She highlights the connection between gallbladder removal, bile deficiency, and the prevalence of fatty liver disease (MASH), noting that many patients ask for guidance on post‑cholecystectomy support. Dr. Barber recommends simple, practical interventions—such as digestive enzymes, ox bile supplements, or TUDCA—to help restore bile function and improve patients' quality of life after gallbladder removal.

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really big thing that I've been pushing, and we'll talk about it today, is the importance of bile, gallbladder or not, because I think this is a conversation that many people aren't having, even in functional medicine. I mean, we see it more in functional medicine, but certainly not in conventional medicine. You know, if we look at the stats on MASH, right, the fatty liver, and we look at the gallbladder removals, and so many people in my messages every single day say, you're the first person that's mentioned I should be supporting my body after having my gallbladder removed. Yeah. And it's a game changer. And it could be something as so simple as a digestive enzyme with some OxPhyle or some TUDCA, or, you know, a separate supplement, whatever that person might need that really can change their quality of life.