A Logical Protocol to Restore Gallbladder Functionality

August 24, 2005

There are four things we would have to do to reverse the

changes that are stopping the GB from functioning properly:

1) Dissolve the stones which are responsible for the whole

syndrome

2) Reverse the thrombosis of the gallbladder artery to

re-establish a proper blood flow to the organ, and

prevent further necrosis. I think exercise might succeed

in doing at least this much.

3) Reverse the existing fibrosis in the gallbladder wall.

Two Chinese herbs are thought to be able to reverse

liver fibrosis, so perhaps they might reverse gallbladder fibrosis

also:

a) " Dan Shen " (salvia, sage root)

" Bai Guo " (ginko biloba) Care should be taken not

to consume the raw fruit of gingko, it contains

hydrogen cyanide. Also, long-term, high dosage of

gingko preparations have other side effects. Otherwise,

this herb is very useful.

In China, one or other of these two herbs is sometimes included

in gallbladder treatment preparations. I hope my Chinese herbalist has

incorporated one or both of these into my mixture. If not, I have to find out

whether I could take them separately, and whether they would have

an " adverse interaction " with the herbs I am already taking.

4) Replace the necrotic tissue of the gallbladder wall with

healthy tissue. Apparently the best way of doing this is by

" revascularization " , meaning restoring the function of the GB.

This in turn can be acheived by " hyperbaric oxygen treatment "

which means placing an individual, or necrotic body parts, in a

high pressure oxygen environment for a limited time period each day.

In the US, this is done at a few hospitals to treat gangrenous limbs.

To my knowledge, no-one has ever thought to attempt to treat diseased

internal organs such as the GB in this way, and hyperbaric treatment is

not available outside the US. The least we could do however is to raise

the oxygen level in the working environment. The best way

might be to place a large potted plant right next to our computers.

I hope this post will encourage some discussion.

Very best to everybody,

Max

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