Reversing gall bladder disease
In the last few weeks a number of new patients suddenly cancelled their appointments because they found themselves in hospital battling to save their gall bladder. This kind of emergency is totally preventable with the right lifestyle changes. Even if you have left things too late to save your gall bladder, your troubles may not end with its removal if you don’t handle the factors that led up to the emergency. So your gall bladder really is worth trying to save, even if you are on the hospital waiting list.
The medical textbooks describe gall bladder disease as affecting ‘fair, fat females of forty.’ No doubt that was written by a man! The gall bladder is a much abused organ with some doctors telling their patients they don’t really need it.
Here is what your hardworking gallbladder does:
When you eat, your gall bladder contracts and squeezes out bile to help you break down fats and important fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E and K. This help to maintain brain sharpness and much more.
It is an important tool for getting rid of toxins, viruses, bacteria and parasites.
Has a special relationship with other organs like the eyes. Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin which supports the membranes surrounding the eyes and the cornea (the transparent front bit).
Sluggish toxic bile
Unfortunately, many of us, especially if we have been around a bit, have a sluggish gall bladder full of clogged up bile. This is a major reason why some people get unpleasant symptoms when they attempt to detox. The toxins get as far as the bile ducts - then they get stuck and leak back into circulation making their host feel quite ill. Here are just some of the symptoms that can indicate a sluggish gall bladder:
Constipation (bile lubricates the colon)
Bloating and discomfort after eating
Ongoing fatigue
Nausea
Aches and pains
Eye problems like dry eye, night blindness etc.
Neurological symptoms
Low-fat diet is the culprit
Anyone eating a Western diet can be afflicted with gall bladder disease. The problem is the low-fat diet which fails to stimulate the gallbladder to contract and encourages it to build up sludge or stones. Unfortunately in the short term, fat will make the gall bladder contract and potentially touch a jagged gallstone. This is very painful. Large gallstones can be surgically removed as they can become a focus for infection and gall bladder cancer. Smaller gallstones can be broken down and excreted via a medically supervised liver and gall bladder flush. I have excreted a number myself doing such flushes.
Liver/gall bladder flush
A liver/gall bladder flush is one of the most powerful self-care tools you can use. Bile is the main fluid that binds to all toxins and infectious materials (viruses, bacteria, parasites, mould etc.). When people are dealing with chronically toxic and overburdened livers, bile production can plummet due to the presence of gallstones. Unclogging your bile ducts and improving the bile flow can help your body get rid of these chronic infections faster.
The main goal of a liver/gall bladder flush is to clean out overburdened and toxic bile as well as flush out any gallstones that have formed in the liver. When you clean this sludge out, the liver can start working for you and you can even start regenerating your tissues - eyes, teeth, heart etc.
Over the next few weeks, I will be looking at the most effective, gentle and up to date methods of doing a liver/gall bladder cleanse with some experts in this field. I will hopefully be undertaking one myself. This is an action which should be done under qualified supervision as there are some people who should not undertake this action e.g. the very chronically fatigued, those with acute infections, pregnant and nursing mothers, those with bile stents, bowel obstructions and inflammatory bowel disease. They would need make dietary improvements and address these conditions first.
I look forward to bringing you some more insights into looking after your liver and gall bladder soon. If you would like to find out more about doing a liver/gall bladder flush to improve your health, please contact me at the Good Health Clinic on 07836 552936 or on our clinic answerphone 01752 774755.