Re: Re: please tell me what you think....am new here and have qu...

October 27, 2002

Dale, thanks for your informative post...

My name is Barbara, I'm 49, and I've been reading here for a couple of weeks.

I've never had much in the way of health problems, other than a hysterectomy

due to fibroids last year at about this time. The info and links here are

really helping me understand the reasons for gallbladder attacks.

I don't know yet if I will do a flush. I am currently not having problems,

since I recently started paying attention to the fatty foods and avoiding the

really bad ones, and drinking apple and grapefruit juice on a daily basis. I

know there are a lot more improvements I can make to my diet ... I will check

out the book you recommend.

Maybe I passed stones without knowing it, or a large one had blocked the bile

duct. I had several attacks, a few days to a week apart, starting around late

August. In any case, I am sure that I do have gallstones, they showed up on

pelvic ultrasound two years ago, but at that time I had no symptoms. The

ultrasound was for the fibroids.

The doctor simply told me not to worry about the gallstones ... no

information whatsoever from him about the symptoms, treatment, what foods to

avoid, or anything. I wish he would have at least taken the time to hand me

a pamphlet or something. I wouldn't have had the foggiest idea of what was

causing my night-time attacks, if I hadn't asked a friend who has gallstones.

I'm reluctant to go back to this doctor.

The people I have spoken to who have had their gallbladder removed are very

happy about it, and say they would do it again in a heartbeat.

I feel lucky to have found this list, because I feel that if I can get my

system in shape in natural ways and avoid surgery, I will be better off in

many ways... thanks to all of you... keep up the good work!

Barb

Da_@... writes:

> As to the stringency of flushing there is of coarse the possibility of

> simply changing the diet to do much the same but just a lot slower. I would

> suggest you consider purchasing Dr. Cabot's book " The Liver Cleansing Diet "

> as that book has a very good diet plan and will certainly help you to

> understand the liver and the gallbladder much better.

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