Re: fasting/gallstones

[Guest guest]

HI,

I'm responding to whoever said I was misinformed about

the causes of gallstones, I deleted the email by

accident.

Anyway I have read that fasting may cause gallstones.

It has been stated in several places that the

gallbladder needs to empty out it's contents regularly

in order to maintain tone and function optimally.

The gallbladder cannot empty out it's contents when

one is fasting.

Since my first gallstone attack about a year ago I

have researched the subject extensively as it relates

to me because my body, age and diet is different than

most people who tend to develop gallstones.

There are links between obesity and gallstones but not

everyone who develops gallstones are obese.

There is an age bracket for most people who develop

gallstones but not everyone who develops gallstones

fall into that age bracket.

Hence why I posted the information about the fasting

being a possibility.

My point is deduce information according to your own

body.

Maybe for you fasting didn't cause gallstones but for

others it can.

Fasting came up as one of the possible causes.

I think mine were caused by my vegan diet more than

anything and yes sugar but that's just me.

someone else's gallstones may be due to chronic

dehydration or the consumption of too much saturated

fats.

Of course fasting one day isn't going to do it anymore

than eating a burger once in a while is going to cause

a heart attack.

But the point is that we know there are different

causes for different people.

Everyone's body is different.

As far as my family members (Actually just my aunt)

developing gallstones because of diet and sugar.

My aunt lived most of her life in Haiti where sugar

isn't consumed that heavily. So I'm going to rule

that one out.

I on the other hand ,another story

I ate plenty of sugar and was vegetarian most of my

life and later on vegan.

She moved to the States only about 5 years ago where

she still lives in Miami and pretty much lives the

same lifestyle and eats the same foods she ate when

she lived there except now she's probably getting

genetically modified foods in her diet.

My aunt is 5 years or so older than I am which would

make her 34.

So she's more like an older sister.

The common link between her and i was the fasting.

And yes I have read on several occasions that fasting

may cause gallstones.

Still I only fasted probably thrice on purpose and

hated it.

I have several books in my library on fasting and it's

many benefits but my conclusion is that there are more

ways of getting to the top of a mountain than just

one.

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[Guest guest]

I also saw the info on fasting and gallstones on the internet and then

continued researching the issue and also checked 2 natural health books.

Another website said that " prolonged fasting " might cause problems, not

short term fasting. I believe the first website that mentioned fasting

wasn't specific. To me, short term is a day or few days, and not

longer. Long term fasting is a week and longer.

In Prescription for Nutritional Healing

fasting isn't mentioned at all as a cause of gallstones, however " rapid

weight changes can cause gallbladder problems. A study published in the

ls of Internal Medicine revealed that yo-yo dieting that is -

repeatedly losing and gaining weight due to dieting - increases the risk

of gallstones by as much as 70 percent. "

For treatment of a gallstone attack, the Prescription for Nutritional

Healing states " to eat no solid food for a few days, consuming only

water, then adding juices and then adding solid foods. "

This makes perfect sense as it helps the body heal. After my last

attack, rather than returning to normal eating, lighter is better. I

found that just drinking apple juice for a few days really helped, and

the pain didn't return.

Being vegetarian actually reduces your chances of getting gallstones

because less animal fat is consumed. This was mentioned on a website I

found. Eating sugar is what causes gallstones. Avoiding animal fats

is actually healthy. However your diet may have been lacking in certain

healthy fats.

The other book, Healthy Healing states that stones are caused by: " too

many fatty and fried foods, and the lack of ability to digest them,

chronic indigestion and gas from too much dairy and refined sugars, food

allergies, parasite infections can lead to calcium composition stones,

high cholesterol sediment, birth control pills, and lack of regular

exercise.

Namaste,

cathy