Colon hydrotherapy and the liver...

July 16, 2010

I had colon hydrotherapy done twice in April with water only. They were going

to use coffee the next time, but I never got there. After the second

hydrotherapy (about 2 hours later), I had a severe gallbladder attack. I'm

thinking I passed a stone b/c at my first ultrasound I had two stones, and then

right after that, they only showed one. The one was right near the end of my

gallbladder, so I'm thinking it was blocking the main duct out. Anyways,

shortly after that attack (my 6th in 10 weeks), I had my gallbladder removed.

That was on April 30th. I had diarrhea a few times the first month, after

eating beef or at a restaurant, but now I seem to have adjusted and can eat

freely without any problems so far. (I've never done a flush for several

reasons, but mainly b/c I was not certain of its safety during pregnancy, but I

don't want to debate that now.)

I ate a liver friendly diet for 3 months. The bags under my eyes disappeared

and stayed gone for about a month or so after the surgery. The strange thing

is, I have been eating some dairy here and there, and I have not gotten any

headaches. Prior to all this, I would get migraines from the slightest amount

of dairy. I've eaten ice cream and pizza with no problems. I'm shocked.

My question is, is this from having a diseased gallbladder removed, or from the

hydrotherapy, since both were done around the same time? I'm thinking maybe

it's from the hydrotherapy, as my liver is still there, but maybe it's from

cleaning out my liver from eating so well for those 3 months. I'm not

complaining. I've suffered from headaches my whole life and finally linked it to

dairy, but even when I was doing the gallbladder diet, if I cheated and had a

couple bites of dairy, I'd get a headache.

The bags under my eyes have returned - bummer, if I eat dairy or gluten. I'm 31

weeks pregnant and still underweight from the 3 months I could hardly eat

anything. But, I immediately gained weight after the surgery. I plan to go

back to eating my usual 100% gluten and dairy free along with my kids after the

baby, but right now, I am so hungry, the GFCF food just doesn't fill me up. I

also still stay away from red meat but chicken is definitely back on the menu.

And I am taking liver friendly vitamins like Vit C, choline, beta food, etc.

along with some others. Choline is good for the baby's brain, but I was

wondering if taking beta food is still suggested when you don't have a

gallbladder. I'm using up what I had left.

Sorry for babbling. Just keep wondering about all this. Thanks.

Sheri

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