Relationship inventory.

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What a great post! Thanks for explaining so much about your

pilgrimage for health, . (I was trying to come up with a

metaphor that combined the idea of a search as well as plain old

hard work because I know it's not a fast and easy process.)

In your search for answers as to why you -- who have " done

everything right " -- according to our modern way of thinking of

health, have you looked into food allergies and food sensitivities?

That's something I've been doing a lot of work on lately... I hate

being sensitive to wheat and other grains with gluten in them! Food

sensitivities can cause us a lot of problems, from emotional

distress and anxiety to headaches, bloating, edema (the cause of a

lot of joint swelling and pain for me), stomach-aches, and diarrhea -

- to name a few of the symptoms.

Also, you didn't mention any parasite cleanses, and parasites are

something anyone eating a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables has to

consider. Curezone covers parasites in great detail, so I'm sure

you've at least thought about them as a potential cause of your

gallstones.

Your idea of searching your relationships for hidden stresses is a

good one and I'm already taking mental inventory. Thanks for the

reminder.

Lucinda

> -Hi all,

> My gallbladder awareness began a few weeks ago after

> my first gallbladder attack.

> I don't know what caused the attack.

> I was truly perplexed.

> I'm Vegan, I exercise

> I'm in excellent shape and although I'm still

> experimenting to get all the right nutrients while on

> a vegan diet I discovered a lot of things that have

> made my energy levels go up tremendously.

> Out of nowhere a few weeks ago I experienced pain on

> my right side that made me contemplate going to the

> ER.

> I called every family member because I thought I was

> dying.

> The pain was really intense

> The last time I felt something like that was when I

> was 16 and it was a toothache.

> Actually the tootache was worst.

> This pain lasted all night long.

> I made a tea with cloves and garlic and seasalt on my

> mother's suggestion and fell asleep eventually after

> tossing and turning to find a comfortable position

> which of course doesn't exist when you're having a

> gallbladder attack.

>

> I wanted to go to the ER and what stopped me was 1) I

> didn't have health insurance and 2) my last trip to

> the ER the doctor told me to go home and take tylenol,

> then I got a 300 dollar bill in the mail, this was

> about 2 years ago or so when I woke up and felt an

> elephant standing over my hearth.

> Me being the health nut savvy (young and think I know

> everything), I was insulted by what the doctor said

> and went home and the elephant I felt was standing on

> my heart eventually went away for good.--

>

> I resolved to get medical insurance even though they

> dont' pay for any treatments I would consider from a

> naturopathic doctor or a holistic doctor.

> I got it simply for lab test and diagnosis.

> The doctor is an advisor and this is my body so I'm

> going to listen to him and weigh my options and figure

> out a plan of attack.

> I've always had a distaste for doctors and always

> thought they didn't know what they were talking about.

> Going to see one was always like eating toenails for

> me.

> I decided to deal with it on my own since the pain

> went away after I woke up.

>

> Well I immediately went on an all raw fast because I

> know that when one is sick the body benefits from

> fasting.

> I began my internet research and started

> self-diagnosing (not smart, don't do that people!)

> I did the all raw fast for 4 days the pain was

> completely gone and then contemplated doing The 60 day

> grape cure which is suppose to cure cancer. I was

> trying to self diagnose.

> My diagnosis came up as

> liver cancer. I can be a nut sometimes

>

> I did grape cure for 1 and decided I didn't have

> liver cancer so I'd do something else.

> Finally I got on curezone and now I've decided it was

> gallstones because everyone there was describing

> exactly what I was going through.

> I learned that the last thing I need was to be doing a

> grape cure.

> Gallbladder needs to be stimulated to release bile and

> so I needed fats more than ever.

> I never need an excuse to eat fats.

> I immediately went to Erewhon and bought a bag of raw

> macadamia nuts... delicious!

> My gallbaldder was happy I could tell.

>

>

> my onclusion is that I have one stone and it's

> calcified.

> I doubt it's a cholesterol stone.

> I think it's stuck in a bile dcuct. I still have yet

> to go to the doctor but I do feel my liver or

> gallbladder everytime I eat.

> there's a slight discomfort in liver/gallbladder area

> after I eat mostly and there is also slight pain

> between the shoulder blades and my right arem, so if

> it isn't gallstones that I have then the sky isn't

> blue.

> I've made appointments to go to the doctor and

> something gets screwed up with my insurance everytime.

> I'm definitely going to see a Doctor next week just

> for the purpose of a formal diagnosis.

> Even though everything isn't perfect I'm glad i didn't

> go to the ER during my attack. I could have easily

> been scared to have my gallbladder removed.

>

> I've had 2 colonics since my attack and they've helped

> as well.

> I did a gallbladder/liver cleanse and passed 5 stones

> but I threw up the cleanse in the morning.

> I'll try the cleanse with flax seed oil and see how my

> body handles that because some people have suggested

> using flax seed oil instead to do the cleanse.

>

> i think the reason I have gallstones is probably

> because everytime I go out of town, being VEgan

> there's never anything safe to eat so I eat french

> fries and salads the whole time.

> I do have a thing for french fries.

> I don't have a weight issue as a deterrent.

> People who gain weight when they eat crappy foods

> should consider it a blessing because it forces you to

> stop eating it

> but when you don't have that warning signal then you

> think it's ok until you get gallstones in my case.

>

> This group and curezone has been great for me because

> I can see in black and white people experiencing the

> same thing I am.

>

> I was angry about my gallstones.

> Everyone around me thinks I'm making it up.

> They're like you look healthy, you're the healthiest

> person we know blah blah blah.

> I'm suppose to be an example for my friends and family

> and I'm afraid this gallstone thing is going to make

> them run in the opposite direction of eating organic

> which I encourage them to do and the many other

> things I encourage them to do.

> I'm like the superhealth nut who read just about

> everybook and I just don't understand how I got

> gallstones.

>

> I think more therapeutic than anything I've done is a

> relationship inventory I'm taking.

> That includes all family members and all friends.

> I've started a journal with lists and details

> everything gone wrong in relationships with friends

> family and lovers and how i think I've store that crap

> in my liver.

> I found 10 year old grudges and I'm still on just 2

> people.

> I urge everyone with liver/gallbladder issues to do

> this.

> It came to me by instinct and it's working.

> I hope you try it too.

>

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