Do you need to flush forever?

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Has anyone gotten to the point where they don't need to flush

anymore? I have heard that even if the flush removes all the stones

from the gall bladder, that they will keep coming back anyway.

However, I wonder if changing diet and health habits could prevent

the stones from returning.

Also, I just want to say that I appreciate all the advice and support

on this site. I suffered with gall stones for years. I was too

chicken to do the flush for fear of getting the stones stuck. Last

year, I had an attack was rushed to the hospital. The stones blocked

the bile duct and were removed via ERCP. Then they removed the gall

bladder. The tests said that there was a possiblity of pancreatitis

and I have been feeling sick ever since. I keep wondering if I had

done the flush and then lost weight, exercised, etc. if I could have

gotten rid of the problem without surgery.

Last but not least, for all of you trying to help yourselves

naturally - here are some things I learned:

- If you are on birth control pills or HRT, get off now. My attacks

started almost a year after being on BC pills. The doctors told me

to get off them immediately after the attacks started. That's

because the estrogen causes stone formation. (They only tell you

that AFTER the fact.)

- If you can lose weight - do it, but not too quickly. I was

overweight and sedentary. This is the worst thing for gall stones.

- Sleep, sleep, sleep...I worked a million hours, always late, ate

dinner late and was up all night. This messes up your hormones,

which affects a lot of things. Also, the gall bladder does some

emptying overnight while you are asleep.

Good luck to all of you and thanks for all the advice....Randi