A Trip to the Emergency Ward!

A few nights ago I woke up in the middle of the night with what felt like a gall bladder attack! I was experiencing pain on the right side below the rib cage, nausea, sweating, and no ability to move without being doubled over. I was definately confused considering I had been doing a gall bladder cleanse for 4 months and feeling noticeably better with the exception of some constipation and bloating in the last 3 or 4 days. Anyway, reasoning with my body didn't seem to make much of a difference so I called 911 and had the experience of an ambulance ride at about 4:30 AM. (I think my neighbors slept through it cuz I never heard a word from anybody!)

After a bunch of tests, (they even checked to see if I was having a heart attack) nothing showed up. At this point it was about 7 or 8 hours later and the pain had pretty much gone away! I left with a plan to follow up with my doctor and see if we could figure out what happened.

So, I went to see my doctor and her opinion was that I might have possibly been passing stones as a result of doing the gall bladder cleanse. As you might know, I wasn't doing the Hulda Clark 3 day cleanse, I was doing a much gentler approach. Fortunately, the end results showed no gall stones. Nevertheless, we have added an enzyme supplement called "Ortho Digestzyme" and a fiber aid to my regimen and I am looking into something called "Bile Salts." She added that there wasn't any indication that my gall bladder needed to be taken out.

In the meantime, I have discovered a GREAT website. "Gallbladderattack.com" In this website there is information, recipes, products, and help that I haven't see available on any other. From studying the information on this website I learned that it is possible to have attacks without stones and I think it's possible my problem came from having a back up of bile. I have been using the beet recipe every day which is great for assisting bile flow. (with or without stones)

I have been making up enough to last about 3 days and I just eat a spoonful every couple of hours throughout the day.

Beet Recipe

Treatment for Gallbladder Pain

1 large organic beet or beetroot (raw) washed (not peeled unless not organic) and finely grated

juice of 1/2 lemon

2 Tbsps flax oil (Flax oil is by far the superior choice here as it is an omega 3 essential fatty acid, but if you only have extra-virgin cold-pressed olive oil in the house, you can subsitute it temporarily.)

Take one teaspoon of mixture every hour throughout the day.

On day two and three make a fresh batch using ¼ of a large beet.

Take one teaspoon of mixture 3 to 4 times a day or more.

Make this mixture to add to your salads frequently or eat alone as above 2 or 3 times a week. This will keep the bile thin and moving.

Note: If you cannot get organic beets, be sure to peel them. Otherwise, use the peel as well.

Beets in any form are an excellent food for both the liver and the gallbladder.

Eat your regular meals throughout this period, striving to eat lots of fresh vegetables, good fats and to avoid refined sugars and processed foods.