gall-stone about 1¾� in diameter, of a very hard consistency...sandstone

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Somehere here recently asked, " How do I know those gallstones coming out

are really gallstones? " The answer may be in this excerpt from “The Fast

Way to Health†by Dr. McCoy ninth printing 1926

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GALLSTONES

Gallstones are alkaline concretions which form in the gall ducts or gall

bladder, from the stagnation of thickened bile. It frequently takes years

for their formation, during which time the alkaline accumulations pack

harder and harder together, allowing the softer part of the bile to flow

out, and leaving behind these hardened, calcareous substances. The blocking

of the gall duets leading to the intestines will produce symptoms often

mistaken for other diseases.

Fully one-half of the patients who come to me believing they have stomach

ulcers or gastritis, are really affected with some form of gall bladder

disorder. I have found a very large number of cases, improperly diagnosed

as stomach ulcer by other physicians, which have responded so rapidly to

treatment as gall bladder derangements, as to lose all symptoms in a day or

two.

When there is a stoppage of bile in the gall bladder, either by thickened

bile or by gall-stone formation, there will always be a tender spot halfway

between the navel and the ribs on the right side of the abdomen. The color

of the skin usually changes every few days, becoming a yellow, sallow hue

at irregular intervals. The tongue will be coated, there will be loss of

appetite and there may or may not be sharp, colicky pains felt on the right

side.

I have had many cases where large gall-stones have been removed by my

treatment, where no typical gallstone colic had been experienced at all. If

the sharp pains and contractions of the gall-stone colic are present in

their worst form, the patient will be unable to stand or even sit up

straight, but will be forced to lie down with the knees drawn up to the

chest Even this position does not relieve the pain. I am convinced that

these colicky symptoms are not present in most cases, and that a serious

stoppage of bile or a blocking up of the bile ducts with a gall-stone may

be present without any of such symptoms being in evidence at all.

There is no doubt that this disorder is caused by over-indulgence in

starches and sugars, without sufficient vigorous exercise to take care of

the excess. Out of thousands of cases of this trouble which have come under

my observation, I have never discovered one affecting an athlete who kept

himself in good condition by constant training. It occurs almost entirely

among those living a sedentary life, and who insist on eating such a kind

and quantity of food as only hard physical exercise would necessitate.

The first method of treatment to be used for any disorder of the liver or

gall-bladder is the olive oil and fruit juice regime. Just before retiring

the patient usually takes 4 ounces of olive oil, together with 4 ounces of

lemon, orange, or grapefruit juice. The oil and fruit juice are beaten up

well together into as much of an emulsion as possible, and the mixture, if

taken just before retiring, is less liable to cause nausea while the

patient is asleep. This may be taken on one night only, or on several

nights in succession, and should be followed by a fast with grapefruit

juice, lemon juice, or orange juice. This fast should be continued as long

as necessary, and the olive oil treatment may be taken as many times as

seems advisable to accomplish a thorough cleansing of the gallbladder and

liver.

You will find it a great aid to the cure if osteopathic or massage

manipulations of the gall-bladder are used. Heat treatment over the liver

and gall-bladder may be expected to increase the rapidity of the cure. This

heat is best administered through the radiations from a powerful

therapeutic light.

After the removal of the gall-stones has been accomplished, do not forget

that an increased amount of exercise is absolutely essential to ensure a

permanent cure. The carbohydrates must be reduced in quantity, and all

these rules given in the article on biliousness rigidly adhered to.

CASE 45. Man, 40 years of age. Had suffered from several attacks of gall-

stone colic, and had been advised to undergo an operation, but would not

consent, because in several cases with which he was familiar where

operations had been performed the patients had only received temporary

relief, and afterwards had a more aggravated form of the trouble than

before.

I was called in on the case while he was having a most severe attack of

gall-stone colic, and it was several hours before the cramps could be

relieved. At first he was so nauseated that everything taken into his

stomach would be immediately vomited, and the olive oil regime could not be

administered until after the acute attack had subsided. However, through

the use of small amounts of lemon juice, together with hot applications

over the gall-bladder and hot enemas, the trouble was sufficiently relieved

during the first day to enable him, after 24 hours of this treatment, to

retain 4 ounces of olive oil and 4 ounces of lemon juice. After taking

these he was able to sleep for 12 hours, being utterly exhausted from the

acute attack.

As soon as he awakened he was given an enema of 2 quarts of hot water. This

brought away about 200 small gall-stones with quantities of bile and mucus.

The olive oil treatment was administered each night for three more days~

the patient using a lemon juice fast during the rest of the time, that is,

taking the juice of half a lemon in a glass of water every half hour of the

day. The fast was not continued long, as the patient wanted to get back to

his office, for some important business, so he was put upon a careful diet,

and the olive oil and grapefruit juice taken every third day for six more

times. The bile stones and gall-stones continued to come out with the

enemas until they were all gradually eliminated, and at the end of days

there was no further sign of anything except bile being brought away.

This cure was effected over four years ago, and the patient has remained in

perfect health ever since, with not the slightest return of any symptom of

gall-stones. He has also remained well in every way, without any of the

headaches which he experienced for so many years, and which were no doubt

caused by a chronic state of biliousness.

CASE 46. Woman, 71 years of age. Had been treated all her life for stomach

and intestinal disorders, but upon examination I assured her that her

trouble was mostly in the gall-bladder and liver, and that she gave every

evidence of having a large accumulation of gall-stones. She had been to

most of the leading specialists in the United States who had diagnosed her

case quite differently, and she was loath to believe that gall-stones were

the cause of her digestive troubles, as she had never had sharp pains in

the region of the gall-bladder. However, she was soon convinced of the

accuracy of my diagnosis by the results she received from the very first

few days of treatment.

The first night under treatment she took the grapefruit juice and olive oil

regime, following this with a fast of grapefruit juice, taking the juice of

a grapefruit every 2 hours, with a glass of water. The first morning after

taking the olive oil the enema brought away a large quantity of gallstones,

and without any further administration of oil they continued to pass for

several days. After ten days she was put upon a regular diet, and continued

taking osteopathic treatment, with manipulations of the gall-bladder. Her

digestion was improved, and she felt better in every way for about three

weeks. At the end of that time she again became nauseated, and even though

she immediately started fasting she vomited for about two days. The

material vomited contained a large amount of bile, and I told her that I

believed this unexpected nausea was caused by some more gall-stones which

were trying to pass into the intestines through the gall ducts, but she was

not able to take any more olive oil at this time because of her extreme

nausea.

At the end of two days the nausea suddenly ceased, and a few hours

afterwards the enema washed out a large gall-stone about 1¾†in diameter,

of a very hard consistency, and looking like a piece of sandstone. The

stone was examined in several laboratories and pronounced to be a gall-

stone. I have seen many gall-stones removed through this treatment, but

usually they are only from ¾â€to 1/2†in diameter, being dissolved to that

size before they can pass through the gall ducts. This large stone,

however, was brought away without any cramps or colic, and with only

symptoms of nausea until it passed through.

This cure was completed over a year ago, and the patient has remained

perfectly well since that time, having lost entirely all of the digestive

disorders from which she had suffered for years. She declares that she does

not know of any time in her life when she felt so well as at present. She

is living on a simple, well-selected diet, but even at such times as she

has used prohibited foods she has felt no distress whatsoever.

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(Please note that Epsom salts are not mentioned and that Dr. McCoy seemed

quite comfortable having patients use the oil/grapefruit juice dose day

after day. Further, please note his stress on exercise.)

If the moderator doesn't object, I'll try to later scan another excerpt

with McCoy's thoughts on " Biliousness or Torpid Liver. "

Regards,

Rex Harrill

[Guest guest]

Somehere here recently asked, " How do I know those gallstones coming out

are really gallstones? " The answer may be in this excerpt from “The Fast

Way to Health†by Dr. McCoy ninth printing 1926

---------------------------

GALLSTONES

Gallstones are alkaline concretions which form in the gall ducts or gall

bladder, from the stagnation of thickened bile. It frequently takes years

for their formation, during which time the alkaline accumulations pack

harder and harder together, allowing the softer part of the bile to flow

out, and leaving behind these hardened, calcareous substances. The blocking

of the gall duets leading to the intestines will produce symptoms often

mistaken for other diseases.

Fully one-half of the patients who come to me believing they have stomach

ulcers or gastritis, are really affected with some form of gall bladder

disorder. I have found a very large number of cases, improperly diagnosed

as stomach ulcer by other physicians, which have responded so rapidly to

treatment as gall bladder derangements, as to lose all symptoms in a day or

two.

When there is a stoppage of bile in the gall bladder, either by thickened

bile or by gall-stone formation, there will always be a tender spot halfway

between the navel and the ribs on the right side of the abdomen. The color

of the skin usually changes every few days, becoming a yellow, sallow hue

at irregular intervals. The tongue will be coated, there will be loss of

appetite and there may or may not be sharp, colicky pains felt on the right

side.

I have had many cases where large gall-stones have been removed by my

treatment, where no typical gallstone colic had been experienced at all. If

the sharp pains and contractions of the gall-stone colic are present in

their worst form, the patient will be unable to stand or even sit up

straight, but will be forced to lie down with the knees drawn up to the

chest Even this position does not relieve the pain. I am convinced that

these colicky symptoms are not present in most cases, and that a serious

stoppage of bile or a blocking up of the bile ducts with a gall-stone may

be present without any of such symptoms being in evidence at all.

There is no doubt that this disorder is caused by over-indulgence in

starches and sugars, without sufficient vigorous exercise to take care of

the excess. Out of thousands of cases of this trouble which have come under

my observation, I have never discovered one affecting an athlete who kept

himself in good condition by constant training. It occurs almost entirely

among those living a sedentary life, and who insist on eating such a kind

and quantity of food as only hard physical exercise would necessitate.

The first method of treatment to be used for any disorder of the liver or

gall-bladder is the olive oil and fruit juice regime. Just before retiring

the patient usually takes 4 ounces of olive oil, together with 4 ounces of

lemon, orange, or grapefruit juice. The oil and fruit juice are beaten up

well together into as much of an emulsion as possible, and the mixture, if

taken just before retiring, is less liable to cause nausea while the

patient is asleep. This may be taken on one night only, or on several

nights in succession, and should be followed by a fast with grapefruit

juice, lemon juice, or orange juice. This fast should be continued as long

as necessary, and the olive oil treatment may be taken as many times as

seems advisable to accomplish a thorough cleansing of the gallbladder and

liver.

You will find it a great aid to the cure if osteopathic or massage

manipulations of the gall-bladder are used. Heat treatment over the liver

and gall-bladder may be expected to increase the rapidity of the cure. This

heat is best administered through the radiations from a powerful

therapeutic light.

After the removal of the gall-stones has been accomplished, do not forget

that an increased amount of exercise is absolutely essential to ensure a

permanent cure. The carbohydrates must be reduced in quantity, and all

these rules given in the article on biliousness rigidly adhered to.

CASE 45. Man, 40 years of age. Had suffered from several attacks of gall-

stone colic, and had been advised to undergo an operation, but would not

consent, because in several cases with which he was familiar where

operations had been performed the patients had only received temporary

relief, and afterwards had a more aggravated form of the trouble than

before.

I was called in on the case while he was having a most severe attack of

gall-stone colic, and it was several hours before the cramps could be

relieved. At first he was so nauseated that everything taken into his

stomach would be immediately vomited, and the olive oil regime could not be

administered until after the acute attack had subsided. However, through

the use of small amounts of lemon juice, together with hot applications

over the gall-bladder and hot enemas, the trouble was sufficiently relieved

during the first day to enable him, after 24 hours of this treatment, to

retain 4 ounces of olive oil and 4 ounces of lemon juice. After taking

these he was able to sleep for 12 hours, being utterly exhausted from the

acute attack.

As soon as he awakened he was given an enema of 2 quarts of hot water. This

brought away about 200 small gall-stones with quantities of bile and mucus.

The olive oil treatment was administered each night for three more days~

the patient using a lemon juice fast during the rest of the time, that is,

taking the juice of half a lemon in a glass of water every half hour of the

day. The fast was not continued long, as the patient wanted to get back to

his office, for some important business, so he was put upon a careful diet,

and the olive oil and grapefruit juice taken every third day for six more

times. The bile stones and gall-stones continued to come out with the

enemas until they were all gradually eliminated, and at the end of days

there was no further sign of anything except bile being brought away.

This cure was effected over four years ago, and the patient has remained in

perfect health ever since, with not the slightest return of any symptom of

gall-stones. He has also remained well in every way, without any of the

headaches which he experienced for so many years, and which were no doubt

caused by a chronic state of biliousness.

CASE 46. Woman, 71 years of age. Had been treated all her life for stomach

and intestinal disorders, but upon examination I assured her that her

trouble was mostly in the gall-bladder and liver, and that she gave every

evidence of having a large accumulation of gall-stones. She had been to

most of the leading specialists in the United States who had diagnosed her

case quite differently, and she was loath to believe that gall-stones were

the cause of her digestive troubles, as she had never had sharp pains in

the region of the gall-bladder. However, she was soon convinced of the

accuracy of my diagnosis by the results she received from the very first

few days of treatment.

The first night under treatment she took the grapefruit juice and olive oil

regime, following this with a fast of grapefruit juice, taking the juice of

a grapefruit every 2 hours, with a glass of water. The first morning after

taking the olive oil the enema brought away a large quantity of gallstones,

and without any further administration of oil they continued to pass for

several days. After ten days she was put upon a regular diet, and continued

taking osteopathic treatment, with manipulations of the gall-bladder. Her

digestion was improved, and she felt better in every way for about three

weeks. At the end of that time she again became nauseated, and even though

she immediately started fasting she vomited for about two days. The

material vomited contained a large amount of bile, and I told her that I

believed this unexpected nausea was caused by some more gall-stones which

were trying to pass into the intestines through the gall ducts, but she was

not able to take any more olive oil at this time because of her extreme

nausea.

At the end of two days the nausea suddenly ceased, and a few hours

afterwards the enema washed out a large gall-stone about 1¾†in diameter,

of a very hard consistency, and looking like a piece of sandstone. The

stone was examined in several laboratories and pronounced to be a gall-

stone. I have seen many gall-stones removed through this treatment, but

usually they are only from ¾â€to 1/2†in diameter, being dissolved to that

size before they can pass through the gall ducts. This large stone,

however, was brought away without any cramps or colic, and with only

symptoms of nausea until it passed through.

This cure was completed over a year ago, and the patient has remained

perfectly well since that time, having lost entirely all of the digestive

disorders from which she had suffered for years. She declares that she does

not know of any time in her life when she felt so well as at present. She

is living on a simple, well-selected diet, but even at such times as she

has used prohibited foods she has felt no distress whatsoever.

-------------------------------------

(Please note that Epsom salts are not mentioned and that Dr. McCoy seemed

quite comfortable having patients use the oil/grapefruit juice dose day

after day. Further, please note his stress on exercise.)

If the moderator doesn't object, I'll try to later scan another excerpt

with McCoy's thoughts on " Biliousness or Torpid Liver. "

Regards,

Rex Harrill