For breakfast or lunch on the day preceding an oral cholecystogram,the patient's diet should contain:

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The diet should contain some fat before the administration of contrast for an oral cholecystogram. The ingestion of fat will cause the gallbladder to contract and empty bile into the duodenum for fat digestion. The gallbladder will then be empty and ready to receive new bile from the liver containing the contrast agent.

For Breakfast or Lunch on the Day Preceding an Oral