Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Sleepless, In all of my experiences of having gallstone attacks (6+), they have come on pretty quickly rathern then building up slowly like you described. It was like one minute I was fine and then the next 'boom' it felt like I was having what I can only imagine a heart attack feels like. That's not to say what your experiencing is not stone related, but I would think if it's constant that you may want to head to the Dr. just to be looked at. If you're skin yellows you really should get to the Dr. ASAP as this is not one of the early signs to watch for. In all of my attacks that had never happened, thankfully. If you try the flush and it gets worse or dosn't resolve I would also head to the Dr. I was told if I had an attack that didn't let up that I should just go to the ER. I can't give advice on the best flush as I've not done any. Also, which side of your abdomen is the ache on? ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Some people advise that instead of going to the doctor when you think there might be an obstruction, that taking epsom salts with water will quickly help the situation. Much better than getting an important organ cut out of your body! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Just because you go to the Dr. doesn't mean you have to immeditely have surgery. What if she went to the Dr. and it was something completely different? ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make your home page. http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I have changed my whole way of thinking in the last year or so. Like most Americans, I use to rush to the doctor with ailments and I got the standard fix of a prescription medicine or a surgery. Doctors are not trained to help you resolve problems the natural way or more importantly, to help you prevent problems. They try to fix things on the back end rather than the front end. In many cases, they are not fixing anything. They are suppressing symptoms or doing unnecessary surgeries. In fact in many cases, the surgeries and/or medicines do more harm than good. It is an absolute crime what we are putting into our bodies in terms of food, drink, and medicines. We then hope that when things go bad that the medical profession can bail us out which usually doen't work very well. I am absolutley convinced that the vast majority of our ailments are due to what we put into our bodies. So let's say that we are past that point and we think that we need medical treatment. My advice would be to be careful and not immediately accept what a doctor tells you. Is it really an emergency? What are my options? What happens if I don't take the medicine or do the surgery? Don't be so quick to do whatever the doctor says. Medicines or surgeries should be an absolute last resort. I have had two unnecessary surgeries and countless antibiotics that I should not have had. I am having side-effects from one of the unnecessary surgeries. And the antibiotics are probably causing my candida problems that I am addressing now. So many mistakes on my part! Just ignorance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 --- Hi fjnie1234 : I agree that doctors tend to work on the back end and process people as a group rather than individuals. But and there is always differing opinions, but in my opinion, I would not throw the baby out with the bath water. I can not change my past or anyones who have had bitter experiences. I had a middle ear infection that took five years and a near death experience and most of my doctors thought I was just making it up. It was a rare virus. But I recovered. And I must say that some pretty good people helped me get over my past experience. And I am not too quick to judge, but it is hard not to see the medical system as being partly responisible. I try to work with my doctors. Sometimes I walk away and join in where I think there is an alternative or better advice. Mostly, I find the better network and teamwork I can find the better. I think your opinion is great, I have just had a different experience. Cheers. Mike t. In gallstones , " fjnie1234 " <Fred.Niehaus@...> wrote: > > I have changed my whole way of thinking in the last year or so. Like > most Americans, I use to rush to the doctor with ailments and I got > the standard fix of a prescription medicine or a surgery. > > Doctors are not trained to help you resolve problems the natural way > or more importantly, to help you prevent problems. They try to fix > things on the back end rather than the front end. In many cases, > they are not fixing anything. They are suppressing symptoms or doing > unnecessary surgeries. In fact in many cases, the surgeries and/or > medicines do more harm than good. > > It is an absolute crime what we are putting into our bodies in terms > of food, drink, and medicines. We then hope that when things go bad > that the medical profession can bail us out which usually doen't work > very well. > > I am absolutley convinced that the vast majority of our ailments are > due to what we put into our bodies. So let's say that we are past > that point and we think that we need medical treatment. My advice > would be to be careful and not immediately accept what a doctor tells > you. Is it really an emergency? What are my options? What happens > if I don't take the medicine or do the surgery? Don't be so quick to > do whatever the doctor says. Medicines or surgeries should be an > absolute last resort. > > I have had two unnecessary surgeries and countless antibiotics that I > should not have had. I am having side-effects from one of the > unnecessary surgeries. And the antibiotics are probably causing my > candida problems that I am addressing now. So many mistakes on my > part! Just ignorance... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 >I am absolutley convinced that the vast majority of our ailments are due to what we put into our bodies. ... Don't be so quick to do whatever the doctor says. Medicines or surgeries should be an absolute last resort.> I totally agree with you. >And the antibiotics are probably causing my candida problems that I am addressing now.> No doubt about it. Amber . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Let me tell you an interesting story. For years, I would get a couple of sinus infections every year. I would also have trouble getting over them. And the rest of the year I would sniffle and clear my throat a lot. It really affected my quality of life. My general practictioner, not knowing what to do, sent me to an allergist. That is what GPs do. The allergist was unable to detect any problems, so he prescribed some medicine. It didn't work. But that is what allergists do. So back to my GP. Not knowing what to do, he sent me to an ENT specialist. The ENT specialist performed sinus surgery. It didn't work. But that is what ENTs do. Months later, I stumbled across some material by Dr. Weil where he stated that the vast majority of his sinus sufferers did much better when they cut back on their dairy intake. I tried it and it worked! It was a miracle cure! Eight years later I consume very little dairy and I haven't had a cold or sinus infection in years! But unfortunately, the story doesn't end all good. Within days of the sinus surgery, I returned for a followup visit with the ENT and reported ringing in my ears. He shrugged his shoulders and offered no explanation. Years later I read that sinus surgery is one of the causes of ringing in the ears. I still have it and it seems to be worse now for some reason. I am battling candida (possibly due to all of the antibiotics I took for sinus). But I need to do some research on the tinnitus to see if there is anything that I can do about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Thought you might be interested in this. http://www.marysherbs.com/heal/heal-erg.shtml Tara -----Original Message----- From: gallstones [mailto:gallstones ]On Behalf Of fjnie1234 Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 12:26 PM gallstones Subject: Re: Newbie with Question on Liver/Gallbladder Flush Let me tell you an interesting story. For years, I would get a couple of sinus infections every year. I would also have trouble getting over them. And the rest of the year I would sniffle and clear my throat a lot. It really affected my quality of life. My general practictioner, not knowing what to do, sent me to an allergist. That is what GPs do. The allergist was unable to detect any problems, so he prescribed some medicine. It didn't work. But that is what allergists do. So back to my GP. Not knowing what to do, he sent me to an ENT specialist. The ENT specialist performed sinus surgery. It didn't work. But that is what ENTs do. Months later, I stumbled across some material by Dr. Weil where he stated that the vast majority of his sinus sufferers did much better when they cut back on their dairy intake. I tried it and it worked! It was a miracle cure! Eight years later I consume very little dairy and I haven't had a cold or sinus infection in years! But unfortunately, the story doesn't end all good. Within days of the sinus surgery, I returned for a followup visit with the ENT and reported ringing in my ears. He shrugged his shoulders and offered no explanation. Years later I read that sinus surgery is one of the causes of ringing in the ears. I still have it and it seems to be worse now for some reason. I am battling candida (possibly due to all of the antibiotics I took for sinus). But I need to do some research on the tinnitus to see if there is anything that I can do about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 According to the Mayo Clinic report of 9/9/1999, all sinus infections are caused by fungus. Have you tried antifungals? Amber Months later, I stumbled across some material by Dr. Weil where he stated that the vast majority of his sinus sufferers did much better when they cut back on their dairy intake. ! But unfortunately, the story doesn't end all good. Within days of the sinus surgery, I returned for a followup visit with the ENT and reported ringing in my ears. He shrugged his shoulders and offered no explanation. Years later I read that sinus surgery is one of the causes of ringing in the ears. I still have it and it seems to be worse now for some reason. I am battling candida (possibly due to all of the antibiotics I took for sinus). . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I don't need to try anything as I don't have any sinus problems anymore due to the elimination of dairy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Good deal. Maybe someone else will benefit from this knowledge, dairy and antifungals. Amber I don't need to try anything as I don't have any sinus problems anymore due to the elimination of dairy. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 >fjnie, what kind of milk do you drink, you don't eat cheese? Angie > I don't need to try anything as I don't have any sinus problems anymore > due to the elimination of dairy. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 I stopped drinking milk completely and cut my cheese back to almost nothing and ALL of my sinus problems dissappeared! That was seven years ago. More recently, because of my battle against candida, I don't consume dairy in any form. Even if I didn't have the candida problem, I would not consume dairy due to everything that I have learned about dairy products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 can you email me info about dairy products or can you tell me whats bad with dairy? I drink organic soy milk/ with cereal. Thanks Angie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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