Re: THE F PROFILE...LORI

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---I'm glad you peeped out from behind your lurking bush! LOL!

Sounds like you have your hands full with a new little one,

breastfeeding and trying to manage a bum gallbladder. But from the

sound of it, you're doing well!

Strange, but I didn't have any attacks around my pregnancy times

even though I had two more children after the attacks started. I'm

not sure what's up with my body, but I think age, previous anorexia

and bad eating habits have caught me by the behind....now I'm paying!

Good luck with everything Lori!

Edie

In gallstones , " lori " <wordgirl@z...> wrote:

>

> > I was wondering how many of you here don't fit the fat, female,

> > fourty profile. I was actually shocked the first time I read

that!

> > I'm 38, female, been having attacks since my early 20's and

> weight

> > 115 soaking wet!

>

> i actually fit most of 'em. but was still clueless what was

> happening when i had my first attack (ER visit and all) - most

> pregnancy books don't mention the increased risk of stones

> during or after pregnancy, despite how common it seems to be.

>

> Fat - unfortunately so, probably a good 30lb above where i

> should be, and was as much as 60lb over before breastfeeding

> and recent dietary changes have started to get off some of the

> extra fluff.

> Female - check.

> Fair - blonde/green. yup.

> Fertile - first attack (january of this year) was 1 month to the

day

> after my son was born.

> Forty - not for 9 more years.

>

> since this is my official de-lurk, i guess i might as well blather

on

> a little bit more about why i'm here and what i'm trying.

>

> i've done 3 good flushes so far and a few more mini-flushes (in

> the midst of attacks). i plan to do my next flush this tuesday

night

> if all goes well. my last was 3 weeks ago and yielded maybe

> about 1/8 cup of mostly small stones, a few dark but most bright

> green. previous flushes have yielded more dark stones than this

> last - not sure what that means, if anything.

>

> i've not had an attack in several weeks, though have felt on the

> edge of one a few times after meals. this is still a nice

> improvement from a month and a half ago, when i was

> averaging one attack per week and had discomfort after almost

> every meal (i'm guessing that was inflammation).

>

> i'm taking a bunch of stuff each day, about 1/2 for my liver, 1/4

for

> milk supply (has anyone else noticed that many liver health

> promoters are also galactagogues?), and the final 1/4 for

> general nutrition jic i'm missing anything vital in my daily

meals.

> the big list: lechithin, milk thistle, malic acid, choline &

> inositol,

> vitamin c, generic women's multivitamin, calcium/magnesium

> blend, and blessed thistle. i occasionally take optiflora, but not

> often because it seems to correlate with my son having a lot of

> gas (though that could just be a coincidence).

>

> i've also taken to making and eating a lot of granola for fiber

and

> good fats (oats, honey, apple juice, almonds, cashews,

> sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, and wheat berries plus a few other

> odds and ends), as i realized my previous diet was severely

> lacking in fiber. i've also rediscovered and old childhood

favorite -

> applesauce, and enjoy it with many meals.

>

> i have a copy of " the liver cleansing diet " and practically live

on

> one of the soup recipes in there for lunch each day, but can't go

> full out on the diet in part due to laziness but in larger part

> because i'm breastfeeding and need more fat in my diet than it

> seems many of the meals suggested there would give me. so

> it's a delicate balancing act right now planning and eating meals,

> as i'm sure it is for many of us.

>

> ::: lori