About gall stones

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• 1 Trenton Odom // Aug 29, 2006 at 3:07 pm

  Interesting question. There are almost as many neurons as well as nearly as
  much volume of neurotransmitter substance in the guts as there are in the
  brain! They call it the “second brain”. Everything is hooked up with
  incredibly
  complex feedback loops and relays. Almost all of it occurs without conscious
  thought but at times our cerebral emotions direct it.
  A parasympathetic rush occurs with certain internal gastric and hepatic
  functions including a flush. This is the autonomic nervous system in action.
  Note that you get this sweaty and clammy condition when you get food
  poisoning or nausea. The body senses a need to to pump more blood flow
  through the area to prevent venous pooling and toxicity of the intestinal or
  hepatic blood. Sweating and skin flushing is part of that process.
  All the blood coming back up to the heart from below includes venous
  drainage from the legs, uterus or prostate, the entire intestinal tract, and
  other organs and runs first into the liver via the posterior vena cava. The
  
  liver
  “cleanses” the blood coming from digestion and removes any nutrients (or
  toxins) that have just been derived from digestion. This is before it goes to
  the heart again. This is why a congested liver causes “dirty”, food-laden blood
  to get back up to the heart unfiltered where it is pumped into the lungs and
  then into the whole arterial system in that state. This leads to all sorts of
  arterial problems and possibly contributes to or may even cause arterial
  plaque. One of the most common sources of liver congestion is the swollen
  and enlarged liver that results from excess storage of glycogen, most often
  caused by a diet too high in simple carbohydrates.
  I’m digressing but I’d say in summary that during these flushes, and the
  subsequent triggering of specific nerves, the autonomic system is calling for
  an increased and more efficient blood flow. This is where the increased heart
  rate and simultaneous vascular dilation comes in.

• 2 Neva Marjory // Aug 31, 2006 at 7:39 am

  <<I was wondering does anyone know what causes the fast heart beat when
  you
  do the flush, Is it the Oil???
  I think it is caused by the stress on the body. My dh suffers from a
  tachycardia, his heartbeat suddenly doubles, gos from 80 to 160 and
  back again half an hour later. It happens when his body goes under
  stress, when he’s constipated, when he exercises and the last time it
  happened he had just consumed a bagel and a coffee.
  Tina

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