Re:Alternative Therapy

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I had my stones diagnosed by an ultrasound about 5 years ago. Of course the

doctor recommended surgery. My attacks were not bad enough . . . . and I

wanted to check out alternatives. Because I have been either pregnant or

nursing (3 more babies) I've been limited as to what I could do - too hard

to do flushes, to complicated to do herbs, etc. So, what seemed to help

whenever I felt an attack come on I just took several swigs of straight

lemon juice. I always got immediate results so I'm thinking my attacks were

relatively mild.

THEN this past Summer I had the big one. It occurred right after eating my

3rd Philadelphia Cheese Steak sandwich within days of each other. I ended up

in the ER and got relief from morphine (I think) - nothing I did at home

would bring any relief, I thought I was dying. The blood work did not reveal

a real emergency so my gallbladder remained!

Since then I've been seeing an alternative nutritionist. To initially

recover from the attack she recommended that I stay away from animal

products for a few days and mostly eat raw veggies, so I did. I also took

Quercitin with Bromelain. I did a Castor Oil pack over my gallbladder as

well every night (now I do it by-weekly). As I've been recovering I have

been returning to have my body tested and my supplements adjusted (through

muscle testing). I take a Chinese herb called Liver Soothe and take Super

Enzyme and sometimes Cholocal when I eat, among some other varied

supplements. My nutritionist seems to think that the problem is mostly a

digestive problem due to the lack of enzymes. I have not had a problem since

that one in August.

If you think about it - doing a flush is only an alternative to surgery not

necessarily a fix. Of course surgery is the drastic choice. However, is

doing a flush really solving the problem? The answer lies in what caused the

stones in the first place. Another thing to consider: what is actually

triggering an attack? Many people have stones but do not experience any

pain. Some have a fewer stones than others and have bad attacks.

My guess is that if you don't make any other changes and only do flushes

forever then you will still typically get some amount of stones every time.

If changes are made to wear down the stones and eventually eliminate (or

stop creating) them then you shouldn't have to flush them. If you are REALLY

disciplined and can figure out what is really best for your body and stick

with it then you can really reach optimum health all the way around!

Unfortunately I am sleep deprived and stressed so it's difficult for me to

really take the best care of myself. By the way, I really think stress can

bring on attacks as well. So, there is probably a big chemical and hormonal

factor to also consider. Currently I am doing the best I can with diet and

supplements (and I know my diet is not so great - I have been taking some

risks). I am working towards getting more sleep and of course, the exercise

thing! I know in my heart it can be done. Nothing worthwhile is ever easy.

Anyway, this is my story, hope it helps a bit!