Re: no gallbladder and need supplements--Dave

October 1, 2007

Hi Dave,

I am in the process of finding out (or at least trying to) if it is low acidity.

I am doing some apple cider vinegar (just a capful) in water 1 or 2 times daily

to see if that helps. So far, it seems to.

We'll see, thanks for sharing.

----- Original Message -----

From: Dave Shelden

gallstones

Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 1:34 PM

Subject: Re: no gallbladder and need supplements

Hi ,

Is this the same GI doc that told you having your gallbladder removed would

cure your GERD? You can take supplemental bile a, lecithin, and lipase enzymes

will all help with the digestion of fats, however if it is bile refluxing this

may exacerbate the proble. It may not ever have been a bile problem to begin

with. Sounds like the doc is guessing. Think twice, thrice, a thousand times

before taking the PPIs (protein pump inhibitors) (prilocec, prevacid, the little

purple pill, etc.) that they probably already have you on! They will really

screw up your digestion. You may be, and it may always have been, low acidity.

Think about finding an alternative practitioner that knows what they are doing.

-Dave

----- Original Message -----

From: marytomblinhope<mailto:mary40@...>

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Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 10:12 PM

Subject: no gallbladder and need supplements

Hi all,

Thank you for allowing me in your group. I had my gallbladder removed

in 2001. They said I would have no more GERD if I did this. They were

WRONG! I suffer from acid reflux/GERD daily. The GI doctor thinks it

may be bile salts coming up and refluxing. I try to eat low fat but

sometimes cannot. Are there any supplements that I should be taking to

help w/all of this since I have no gallbladder to do the work for me?

Thanks,

October 3, 2007

The simple test for low HCL concentrations is to buy betaine HCL (cheap) and

start low working your way up. If you have no problems or relief of symptoms

with say , half a tablet then continue to increase meal by meal until you

experience discomfort. Then back off to no discomfort. It is very common

because of the nature of HCL production to use it for a while at a specific

amount and then have problems as your body starts to produce it properly in

which case you continue to decrease the dose until you are completely off of it.

all the best, -D

----- Original Message -----

From: mary40@...<mailto:mary40@...>

gallstones <mailto:gallstones >

Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 7:38 PM

Subject: Re: no gallbladder and need supplements--Dave

Hi Dave,

I am in the process of finding out (or at least trying to) if it is low

acidity. I am doing some apple cider vinegar (just a capful) in water 1 or 2

times daily to see if that helps. So far, it seems to.