How do I cure my gallstones?
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The BBC says that drinking coffee regularly will help prevent gallstones.\n\nConsuming nuts, which are loaded with unsaturated fats, can prevent gallstones, according to a new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.\n\nRefined carbohydrates affect the way the stomach metabolizes food, so the gallbladder doesn't empty efficiently. This leads to gallstones. Cutting down on refined carbohydrates will help. But, eating one tablespoon of unsalted butter a day, in one serving, will cause complete emptying of the gallbladder. The tablespoon of butter can't be polysaturated fat or monounsaturated fat, and it has to be eaten all at once. But, avoid dramatically increasing or decreasing your intake of fat - you may have to work up or down to this amount.\n\nHigh intake of Fiber has been associated with a lower risk for gallstones.\n\nLecithin is a fat known as a phospholipid, which is known to help prevent the formation of cholesterol gallstones.\n\nTake Calcium supplements.\n\nA theory exist that the acids found in natural apple cider vinegar are beneficial in breaking up kidney stones and gallstones, by softening or dissolving them.\n\nAlcohol in small amounts (one ounce per day) has been found to reduce the risk in women by 20%.\n\nWomen should take Vitamin C to help break down cholesterol in bile. Vitamin C deficiencies have been associated with a higher risk for gallstones.\n\nDrinking plenty of water (8 to 12 glasses a day) flushes the liver and dilutes the bile.\n\nEat lots of vegetables.
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There are some medications out there but ultimately you will probably have to have surgery.  Gall stone pain can sometimes mimic a heart attack.  Today the surgery for gall stones is much less evasive than it used to be.  Be sure to avoid fatty foods and change your diet as probably specified by your physician.  Gall stones are painful.  I have had my gall bladder removed.  I only have about a 1 inch scar.  Isn't modern medicine great!  lol  My thoughts are with you!
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Homeopathy :-\nThe remedy most similar to your conditions is the best remedy for your backache, remember Homeopathy treats the person not the disease or disorder. For gas backache take NUX VOMICA 30C and CARBO VEG 30C together thrice a day half hour before or after meals . In general ARNICA 30C, RHUS TOX 30C and BRYONIA 30C together thrice a day half hour before or after meals can be repeated at 15 or 30 minutes intervals in severe case, proves to be a good backache reliever in most cases. \nWhat will cure the patient is the remedy which is the most similar to his or her conditions .\nSo if you need to have your backache cured, please give your specific individual symptoms in detail exactly the way you feel them and feel the Cure !\nTake Care and God Bless !
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I gave my husband a "Gallbladder Flush" a couple of months ago...and he has not had another attack since....\nYou need 1 liter of pure virgin olive oil, lemon juice, V-8 or pineapple juice.\n\nWhat to do:  Fast for at least 12-24 hours before the flush,( also it is best to do the flush when you don't have anywhere to be for a couple of days.)  Drink 1/4 cup of olive oil followed by 2 Tbs. of lemon juice.  Do that every 15 minutes until all the olive oil is gone.  If you feel sick at your stomach, drink a very small amount of V-8 or Pineapple juice, then continue as soon as you can.  When it is all gone, just lay down on your right side and just wait.  He had results in about 3 hours, but sometimes can take longer.\nHe had to go to the bathroom alot, and felt bad at the time, but he did pass alot of bile and gallstones.  His doctor said it was perfectly safe to do this, and he had not had any problems since.\nGood Luck
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Gallbaladder attacks are caused by allergies to high fat foods, quit drinking anything that has high sugar contents, soda, juice things like that, start drinking lots of water and your diet should probably change, I would eat plain food, like veges with no sauce or garnish, which means no butter too!!! just lightly steam veges for a couple of minutes, but not to long, also you could eat plain boneless skinless chicken breast. Just everything has to be very plain, no wheat, no sugar, basically no carbs, only veges and very lean protien. I had a gallbladder attack and they removed mine and I am only 27, after wards I did research and what I found out was very interesting, change your diet for a couple of weeks and see if that helps. I wish I would have known that, instead I had to lose a body part. I never had heartburn or issues before my attack, it just happened all of a sudden, but if you follow a low fat diet with no sugar you should be alot better in a couple of weeks.\n\nYour stool is weird because your gallbladder is not releasing enough enzymes to break down the fat in your foods, so if you reduce or cut completely your fat intake your gallbladder will be able to catch up( I guess that is how you can word it).\n\nPlease try this before you have gallbladder surgery, I wsih that I would have known about this before I had mine out. \n\nLet me know how it goes,\nLissa7903@yahoo.com\n\nMelissa
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I had the opposite problem.  My doctor kept diagnosing hiatus hernia or flare-ups caused by its scarring.  After many years of being ill on and off I visited the surgery and found my usual doctor was on holiday.  Seen by another who diagnosed impacted gall stones within two minutes.  Weeks later, gall bladder removed, never been sick since - that was ten years ago.  The test the doctor who discovered the gall problem was to push his fingers into my stomach under my lower rib cage - not sure which side, but by God it hurt.   His diagnosis was immediate quickly followed  and confirmed by ultrasound.  Fish and chips were my main culprit, followed by sausages, followed by cheese.  Cream cakes were like dynamite.   Wish you well and good luck.
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I had my gall bladder out 2yrs. ago,and it took about 3weeks\nfor me to recover!Make sure you don't lift anything heavy and don't get the incision wet.
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Any good multivitamin would be fine. The fact that you don't have a gall bladder doesn't affect that choice.
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When my gallbladder gave me problems I was having stomache pain and diarria, plus heartburn. It got to the point that the pain in my upper stomache got so bad I couldn't sleep-it was worse at night. After a few hrs of pain it would jsut stop. I had an upper GI test and they found out it was full of stones and wasn't even working. i've read that sometimes too much calcium causes the stones and i've wondered if all the vitamins i took while I was pregnant didn't help cause it. Both my sister and I had our gallbladders remover shortly after having our first child.\nYou'll know if you need ot have it out. I was fortunate to have my first major attack after I was laready scheduled for surgery to have it removed. My sister had several attacks before her Dr figured it out and the pain was so horrible she fell to the floor in pain and we had to take her to the ER where they gave her Morphine to dull the pain.
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Poor baby!! I'm afraid you're going to have to go bland for a while, until your system gets accustomed to the gall bladder being gone. The good news is that the rumbling & running will get better about a month or so after surgery. As far as grains go, they can cause excess gas so maybe cut back on those. Also, certain types of veggies, broccoli or cauliflower can cause upset. When you do yogurt, be sure you get the kind with active, live cultures in it. You might try toast & boiled eggs for breakfast, or even scrambled eggs as long as nothing greasy was used to cook them. Oddly enough, I can eat Mexican any time I want & not get sick, so it's going to be a trial & error thing for you for a bit after you heal. Apple sauce, jello, pudding, soups - nothing fatty or greasy. Sorta stick to the BRAT diet - bananas, rice, apple sauce & toast - it helps. Plus the yogurt!! I think you're on the right track, but it really does take 4 to 6 weeks for the rumbling to calm down. If it doesn't, a gastroenterologist can prescribe a medication you can use with your meals to help your system adjust. It's a powder you sprinkle on your food. Good luck & hang in there - it does get better!!
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(m)\n\nTREATMENT\nIn most instances gallstones cannot be dissolved by medical treatment . The Gall Bladder must be removed along with the stones in it. People have asked me if "Gall Bladder Flush" therapy works. To my knowledge this treatment not effective and I do not recommend it. Doctors cannot ethically use or recommend any treatment unless it is known and proven to be both effective and safe in a significantly large proportion of people. \n\n\nLITHOTRIPSY: Using ultrasonic shock waves to break stones is not a currently accepted form of treatment for Gall Bladder stones. \n\n\nSURGERY: The most effective cure for gall bladder stones is surgery. The classic "old" operation required a big cut, but nowadays most people are treated by Laparoscopic Surgery. \n\n\nLAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY\nThis is currently the treatment of choice for Gall Bladder stones. The Gall Bladder and the stones are removed through small punctures. It is technically possible to remove the stones alone - but this would leave the problem gall bladder behind - which could continue to cause problems or form stones. Removing a diseased gall bladder does not cause any disability. Under normal circumstances, one would not feel the absence of the gall bladder. \n\n\nLAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY \n\n(Removal of the Gall Bladder via key-hole size punctures) \n\n\nThis operation is performed by specially trained surgeons. Special equipment is used to look inside the abdominal cavity ("stomach") with a video camera. The Gall Bladder with its stones are removed through small punctures. \n\n\nA general anaesthetic is required and one has to stay in hospital for about 72 hours. \n\n\nLaparoscopic surgery for gall bladder stones cannot be done in all cases. Some people, whose stones have moved out of the gall bladder into the bile duct may need either an open operation or an additional procedure known as an ERCP. \n\n\nIn addition, it is not technically possible to do a laparoscopic operation at all in some people because of severe inflammation or adhesions between organs. Such patients mat require an open operation. \n\n\nADVANTAGES OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY:\n1. Much less painful, only 3 to 4 stitches are needed. \n\n\n2. Only 2 to 3 days stay in hospital (as little as 1 day in some instances) \n\n\n3. The patient can eat and drink the soon after operation. There usually no need for an intravenous drip to be administered for 2 or 3 days as used to be the case after "open" cholecystectomy - the name used for the operation of removal of a gall bladder through a big cut. \n\n\n4. Normal life can be resumed in about a week. \n\n\n5. Minimal blood loss at surgery.
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I am in the US and here they would treat gall bladder problems by removing it(surgically) and possibly the same with the section of the bowel. I would say right now your mum needs to drink lots of water if she can tolerate it this will help with kidneys and bowel issues. Also a diet high in fiber will help a little withthe bowel. Exercise and a good diet(low fat high fiber protien rich) will help her in her recovery as will a good vitamin supplement.\n\nShe has so many things going on in her body I would imagine this will take some time to be corrected. Talk to the doctor who is treating your mum(or possibly a nurse in the office) and see if he has further suggestions for you and her.\n\nBest wishes and good luck to you both!
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No. there is no cure, but there is precaution to it.... \nAnd its easy and simple...\n\nFor the sufferers, U have to be careful in ur everyday life , especially NO DRINKIN & SMOKN\nAnd you hav to consult ur doctor even if u hav only a slight temperature, or just stomach ache.....\nThats what i suggest being a medical student
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There are no natural remedies for this problem and if it was me I would definitly have it removed. The abdominal pain your husband has been having is more than likely a gallbladder attack.  They will continue to get worse if the gallbladder isn't removed.  I would also go ahead and have it removed because your surgeon would have a better chance at removing the gallbladder using a laproscopic approach rather then the old way (big incision down the abdomen).  When you have your gallbladder removed using the laproscopic approach, your recovery time is much faster, you are in a lot less pain, and you can usually have it done on an outpatient basis (which means it will be cheaper because you won't have a long hospital stay).  It would also be better to remove it now  because he will eventually have to have it removed anyway.  By waiting you also run the risk that it could rupture and then you would really get sick.  As for the bile dripping into the intestines, that is not right at all.  First of all, the gallbladder is a storage space for bile and your intestines (commonly referred to as your colon) is the route your bile travels to leave you body.  Surgeons are very careful not to let bile leak out of the gallbladder while removing it.  If bile is to leak out then they would just irrigate and suction it out and I really don't think it has anything to do with you always feeling hungry.  I would just contact your surgeon and ask him any questions or concerns you are having. Hope this helps you some.
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Some alternative therapists say you can flush them out of your gallbladder with an oil cleanse.  Talk to a health care practitioner about this procedure and read a lot about it so you understand what you are doing.  There are two versions that I have seen, the quick one and the gradual one.  The gradual one goes as follows... \n\nFrom Dr. Mercola's Website:\nFor every 160 pounds of body weight use five teaspoons of cold-pressed flax seed oil. Pour the flax oil over your food during one meal of the day or divide into half and use on two meals. Take the flax oil six days a week for two months.
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do not drink soda. do not drink coffee. maintain a healthy weight. drink a lot of water and 100% juice to keep your system flushed.\n\nI have had kidney stones too. I hate them!!\nthis is what the doctor told me, and it seems to have worked!
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The gall bladder contains bile - basically a digestive juice or aid.  If the secretions of the gall bladder (bile) concentrate/thicken - or outflow is impeded for some reason and normal flow out is diminished, concretions or stones can occur.  Not much you can do to prevent them - but people with lower fat diets, have less gall stone prevalence.