I just went through a tough month of wondering if I am gonna die,
stomach pain. Ultrasound reveals gallstones. I was ready to get my
gallbladder taken out until a few minutes ago when I saw all of these
sites that say removal is a bad idea.
What am I supposed to do first to get rid of this pain and these
stones? Where can I get these cleansing supplies?
Hurting here, please help. Thanks.
Ricky, 33yrs
Louisiana
Where do I start?
March 29th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Tags: health
2 responses so far ↓
1 Janice Ethelene // Mar 30, 2007 at 1:46 am
Ricky,
In my humble opinion, having your gall bladder removed is sometimes the wisest
thing to do. Every situation and person is different. Are you having fever? Has
the
doctor insisted on immediate removal? I guess not, or you wouldn’t be emailing!
Many years ago, my doctor told me that as long as I could stand the pain and
didn’t
have a fever, that I could keep my gall bladder. I finally got to the point that
I thought I
couldn’t stand it anymore (I had been dealing with that pain for 10 years) and
decided
in November to have it out in December over the Christmas vacation. It seems
that
making that decision gave me some comfort of an unexplained sort. Mental stress
does play a part in the attacks. I didn’t have another attack and so I’ve kept
my gall
bladder nearly 40 years after the pain started. I have had two minor attacks in
all
those intervening years. I have not done any cleansings. I relied on yogurt,
lecithin
and ox bile supplement to get me thru the worst. I don’t think the ox bile is
available
any longer. That helped a lot, though!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t know where to buy all the supplies, so you’ll have to rely on someone
else for
that. I will pray for you. Read, read and read some more, decide which sources
are
reliable (not all of what you read is true) then make your decision with the
best
information you have.
All my best to you,
Kathleen
2 Janice Ethelene // Mar 30, 2007 at 5:43 am
I’m sorry for the confusion. I still have my gall bladder. I made the decision
to have it
out about 30 years ago, but after I made the decision, the pain subsided and I
was
able to keep it.
I do nothing in the way of a special diet now. Back then I ate a lot of yogurt
and took
lecithin and ox bile supplements. That worked for me. After a few months of
that, I
went back to my old way of eating. I never ate much in the way of fast foods
like
hamburgers, french fries and pizza. I’m sure that helped. I’m not a snob about
them,
I just don’t like the taste.
I hope this clears up the confusion.
Kathleen
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