Gall Bladder Cleanse

Trilby · 07-21-2006, 07:43 AM

I need to have a cholecystectomy but I'd rather not. I was up this morning from 12:30-4:00 am. with the wonderfully painful sensation of a gall bladder attack--I think a stone must have gotten into the common bile duct and worked its way down and, GAWD, it hurt. Then, I threw up. I googled a bit and found that some people do what is known as a gall bladder cleanse and they swear it got rid of their stones. One calls for a pint of olive oil, some lemon juice and V8. You're supposed to drink the olive oil two tablespoons at a time along with a tablespoon of lemon juice--the V8 is to sip if you think you're going to blow chunks. you do this until the olive oil/lemon is gone--about 4-4 1/2 hoursz. Then you go to sleep on your right side. In the morning you're supposed to have passed the stones! Does this seem nuts? I'm desperate to avoid that pain again.

glatt · 07-21-2006, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

Does this seem nuts?

A little, yes. But it doesn't sound like you have too much to lose. You will know in a relatively short time if it works.

I'm no health expert so any advice from me is suspect.

And I'm sorry you are going through this. Hang in there.

Pie · 07-21-2006, 08:08 AM

Yes, you're nuts. The only way to "pass" the stones is to have one or more attacks for each one -- probably more pain than you want to contemplate. I had more than 200 stones when they biopsied my gallbladder.
Consuming all that fat probably will trigger attacks, but my gawd! who would want to live through that?
(I had a lap choly in 2002, and was back at home the next day; out of work for 1 week. No fuss, no muss.)

wolf · 07-21-2006, 11:01 AM

My Lap-Choly Adventure.

Yes, that does say ONE STONE, 4 cm diameter.

According to several studies my level of coffee consumption should have kept my gall bladder as clean as a whistle ... and those studies have a lot more science behind them than the drink icky liquids and fast crowd.

Trilby · 07-21-2006, 12:29 PM

I'm doing a V8/cranberry juice (diet) fast for next three days to let gb settle down and rest. If I eat anything solid, I'm belching up a storm and the pain comes...this may turn out to be the most effective weight loss method I've tried in a long time!!

MaggieL · 07-21-2006, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

I'm doing a V8/cranberry juice (diet) fast for next three days to let gb settle down and rest.

Erm...if I understand the cleanse plan correctly, shouldn't you be on an olive oil diet? :-) I thought the V8 was just an anti-emetic?

Not to mock your pain, though...gall bladder pain is nasty. I have had a small sample of it on occasions in the past, and both my mom and my dad had cholys...my dad before they had the laparascope deal; he was hospitalized for about a week and had a huge scar.

But then he was a huge guy.

Trilby · 07-21-2006, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MaggieL

Erm...if I understand the cleanse plan correctly, shouldn't you be on an olive oil diet? :-) I thought the V8 was just an anti-emetic?

Well, the others have made me see the error of my idea to drink the olive oil/lemon juice and I did find other info saying a juice fast for 2-3 days COULD help to settle it down after an attack. They also mentioned a WATER fast, but, I don't think I could do that one. I really don't feel like eating, though. Now: Food=Pain.

07-22-2006, 02:41 PM

Not being able to eat ; a galling prospect indeed .

Elspode · 07-22-2006, 08:12 PM

Bri, drink sauerkraut juice. Lots and lots of little cans of Franks Sauerkraut Juice. I swear to you that it is helpful.

skysidhe · 07-24-2006, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

According to several studies my level of coffee consumption should have kept my gall bladder as clean as a whistle ... and those studies have a lot more science behind them than the drink icky liquids and fast crowd.

yay for drinking coffee but what is "fast crowd":p

buddug...he is pun-ny

Trilby · 07-24-2006, 11:41 AM

by 'fast crowd' wolf means people who advocate fasting for a few days to let your gb settle down. and, I think buddug is a she!

wolf · 07-25-2006, 11:55 AM

I suppose I could have clarified the meaning by expressing it as 'drink icky liquids and fast' crowd.

glatt · 07-25-2006, 12:05 PM

So how are you feeling now, Brianna?

LabRat · 07-26-2006, 11:05 AM

Spending too much time in the bathroom to post

Trilby · 07-26-2006, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

So how are you feeling now, Brianna?

After a brave two day juice fast (V8, apple and carrot--which is better than it sounds) I feel much MUCH better. Thanks!

07-21-2006, 07:43 AM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Gall Bladder Cleanse I need to have a cholecystectomy but I'd rather not. I was up this morning from 12:30-4:00 am. with the wonderfully painful sensation of a gall bladder attack--I think a stone must have gotten into the common bile duct and worked its way down and, GAWD, it hurt. Then, I threw up. I googled a bit and found that some people do what is known as a gall bladder cleanse and they swear it got rid of their stones. One calls for a pint of olive oil, some lemon juice and V8. You're supposed to drink the olive oil two tablespoons at a time along with a tablespoon of lemon juice--the V8 is to sip if you think you're going to blow chunks. you do this until the olive oil/lemon is gone--about 4-4 1/2 hoursz. Then you go to sleep on your right side. In the morning you're supposed to have passed the stones! Does this seem nuts? I'm desperate to avoid that pain again. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

07-21-2006, 08:08 AM	#3
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Yes, you're nuts. The only way to "pass" the stones is to have one or more attacks for each one -- probably more pain than you want to contemplate. I had more than 200 stones when they biopsied my gallbladder. Consuming all that fat probably will trigger attacks, but my gawd! who would want to live through that? (I had a lap choly in 2002, and was back at home the next day; out of work for 1 week. No fuss, no muss.) __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not. Last edited by Pie; 07-21-2006 at 02:12 PM.

07-21-2006, 11:01 AM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	My Lap-Choly Adventure. Yes, that does say ONE STONE, 4 cm diameter. According to several studies my level of coffee consumption should have kept my gall bladder as clean as a whistle ... and those studies have a lot more science behind them than the drink icky liquids and fast crowd. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-21-2006, 12:29 PM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I'm doing a V8/cranberry juice (diet) fast for next three days to let gb settle down and rest. If I eat anything solid, I'm belching up a storm and the pain comes...this may turn out to be the most effective weight loss method I've tried in a long time!! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

07-22-2006, 08:12 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Bri, drink sauerkraut juice. Lots and lots of little cans of Franks Sauerkraut Juice. I swear to you that it is helpful. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

07-22-2006, 02:41 PM	#8
Buddug Guest Posts: n/a	Not being able to eat ; a galling prospect indeed .

07-24-2006, 11:41 AM	#11
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	by 'fast crowd' wolf means people who advocate fasting for a few days to let your gb settle down. and, I think buddug is a she! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

07-25-2006, 11:55 AM	#12
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I suppose I could have clarified the meaning by expressing it as 'drink icky liquids and fast' crowd. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-25-2006, 12:05 PM	#13
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	So how are you feeling now, Brianna?

07-26-2006, 11:05 AM	#14
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Spending too much time in the bathroom to post __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

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