Re: Re:Re: liver and gallbladder

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www.enzymedica.com I take lypo gold and it has helped., I also dont eat too much fat and it has helped

I no longer have a gallbladder, but have a very cranky liver and common bile duct and a touchy pancreas because of having Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction.  So I have to be ultra-careful with fats (and fiber and seasonings).  I get right upper quadrant symptoms after every meal; I have just learned how to keep things minimal most of the time.  Having a chronic digestive dysfunction means the occasional symptom flare despite eating all the right things, because the body works on its own cycle.

 

I eat more fish and poultry than red meat; don't touch pork or lamb, or any dark meats (too much fat). Can't handle any ground meats either, although last year (after 4 years on SCD) I found I could occasionally tolerate ground bison.  The cuts of meat I choose, and how I prepare meat is very critical to preventing major reactions in my liver and upper GI.  I bake poultry and beef cuts, or pan-fry.  I have to pan-fry fish as baked fish triggers major upper GI reactions from the fat content (I assume).  Can't use a crock-pot or stew pot any more as too much fat is retained for my upper GI.  Also have trouble with meat broths and soups if I have too much.

 

Can't touch mayo or cheese or yogurt either.  I can't have more than a teaspoon of olive oil or butter at one meal and can't go past an accumulated total of one tablespoon of olive oil or butter per day.  Recently started having trouble with gelatin, but not sure if it's the source of the gelatin (pork vs beef; I'm experimenting) or it is just difficult to break down. 

 

When my symptoms are severe, I go to clear liquids for a day or two.  I use defatted chicken or turkey broth.  Then for a few days more I move to my version of the intro. diet, which is baked chicken (white meat), cooked Italian green beans, scrambled eggs, applesauce, and diluted apple juice.  Then I start adding back the rest of the SCD foods that my body tolerates the best, all bland, low-fiber, low-fat, and low-carb.

 

I do live with right upper quadrant abdominal pain, nausea, right shoulder blade pain.  It is just the way my digestion works these days.  But thanks to being on SCD I can keep the symptoms minimal most of the time.  I still eat well and don't need pain meds. 24/7 as others with my digestive dysfunction do. 

 

Kim M.

SCD 5+ years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6 years

neurological deterioration 3 years

 

-- JH Celiac Sprue4 years- SCD " Strength does not come from winningYour struggles develop your strength. "