gallbladder???

February 25, 2004

greetings to all. Ive been having problems with my gallbladder and

gallstones. I did 3 flushes which consisted of drinking organic

apple juice followed by water every hour you are awake for

3days,then on the 4th nite before going to bed drink 1/2 cup orgainc

olive oil with the juice of 1/2 grapefruit. go to bed sleep on right

side,when waking in the a.m. drink another 1/2 cup olive oil and

grapefruit juice followed by 1/2 cup prune juice. then plan on

staying home all day!!! Ive passed about 400 gallstones,but still

have pain in that area some days. My question is could I do anything

differently to help ease the pain and eliminate more stones??? I

have also done castor oil packs to help with pain. thanx in advance

February 27, 2004

dear Sharon

there is a lot of debate as to whether or not these "gallstones" are in

fact gallstones or saponified fats, i.e. an artifact of the cleanse

to be sure you would want to get them analyzed

alternately, heat them up slightly in a pan or cookie sheet at a low

temperature

if they dissolve they are not gall stones, but once again, saponified

fat

from a simple physiological perspective i cannot imagine that you would

have had 400 gall stones in your liver and gall bladder

it seems truly unlikely

anyway, i would stop with the gall bladder flush immediately

the pain is likely caused simply from excessive spasm in the biliary

tree, caused by the flush

the saponified products could also be irritating to the gut wall (after

all, saponins are well-known irritants)

start taking some simple remedies to help relieve pain and normalize

bile secretion

e.g. to normalize secretions and decongest liver: fringe tree,

barberry, turmeric/haridra, dandelion, bhringaraj, boldo

e.g. to relieve spasm: wild yam, ajamoda, caraway, hops, peppermint,

cardamom, ginger

e.g. to soothe the intestinal wall: marshmallow, slippery elm,

licorice, aloe

e.g. formula:

fringetree 2 parts

wild yam 2 part

caraway 1 part

as tinctures, about 3 mL (40 drops) thrice daily before meals

alternately:

turmeric 3 parts

ajamoda 2 parts

ginger 1 part

as powders, 1 tsp in a tea cup of hot water, thrice daily before meals

also: marshmallow and licorice tea, 2-3 cups daily, full-spectrum

digestive enzymes

Caldecott

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