Gallstones - food you can eat!

[Nay-nay]

After spending 3 days out of this week in the Emergency room with my mother-in-law and finding 'emergency surgery' takes a week to happen, I decided to do some research on Gallstones and share with you the recipes I have been able to prepare in good ol' Thermie.

BEET RECIPE
Treatment for Gallbladder Pain

Take 1 large organic raw beetroot   washed (not peeled unless not organic) and finely grated by whizzing in TMX for 5 secs on speed 6-7 add juice of 1/2 lemon by squeezing on the lid with MC in place and then 2 Tbsp 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 substitute 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.

Green Soup Recipe for Relief of Gallbladder Pain

One bunch parsley
3 medium zucchini
½ lb. Green beans
5 stalks celery

Steam together for 8-10 minutes in varoma.
Puree in TMX for 20-30 sec on speed 6-7.

NOTE: THIS SOUP IS NOT FOR A GALLBLADDER ATTACK! Use the Flax Seed Tea. Liquids are best during an attack. You could try the Beet Recipe. Many find it helps, but others do better with just liquids. It is wonderful for relief from all sorts of gastric disturbances such as stomach pain, gas, and indigestion. I do not add any fat or salt to this recipe. It can be used anytime but is particularly useful as a three day fast with nothing else but water. It is both nourishing and easy to digest. You can alter the amounts to taste. More beans add more sweetness.

Flax Seed Tea Recipe

Useful during a gallbladder attack.
Add 1 Tbsp of organic flax seeds to 2 1/2 cups of water and put on 100^oC for 5 minutes  . Steep 10 minutes. Strain and sip slowly.


These recipes and other helpful information can be found at : http://www.gallbladderattack.com/gallbladderdiet.shtml

[Thermomixer]

Thanks - ILB may be able to help too ?  I wonder if Epsom salts helps at all to get the gall bladder emptying?  have to check with google BEFORE anyone tries.  It helps animals sometimes?

[Nay-nay]

That's right - it was ILB - I knew one of our fav Hero members had surgery recently. That website suggests what to eat after you have gall out as well. 

[Tebasile]

Check this out Nay-nay. I did this liver flush and the epsom salt a couple times.

[Thermomixer]

I think with the epsom salts having it contact the tongue is supposed to have an effect on the gall bladder to make it contract ?  Still haven't had time to google.

[Nay-nay]

Thanks Guys! If it were me I would be tryin everything I could to save a body organ but my dear MIL has alot of faith in Doctors - something I don't have - but that's another story. 

[Ceejay]

I'm the same Nay Nay... they have their place for those who have faith in them though. 

All I know about gallstones is that egg can create issues... is this normal?  Or just peculiar to a close friend of mine?  She ends up in the ER if she has even a tiny amount. 

[Nay-nay]

Yeah - egg affected my MIL too. The website with the link below said this:
Eggs (Research showed that eggs caused symptoms in up to 95% of patients. However, in my clinical experience soft-boiled or poached with no fat added seems to be okay. Perhaps this is due to the lecithin content that is present in the raw or close to raw egg.)

[Tebasile]

Thanks Guys! If it were me I would be tryin everything I could to save a body organ but my dear MIL has alot of faith in Doctors - something I don't have - but that's another story. 

I hear you 

[Lexi]

Oh wow I love eggs, and I had eggs the night I had my first severe attacks.  Actually ended up so crook that 4 mths later they came out and recovery was so easy I'm glad t's gone

[photocat]

My younger sis had her gall bladder out about a year ago. What is ILB? I'd love to get some recipes that may help her, she's been having some digestive issue.

The Dr told her there are no side effects to having your gall bladder out. She's since found that to be incorrect.   

[judydawn]

ILB is one of our forum members, I Love Bimby who also had her gall bladder out late last year.

[photocat]

Oh, ok I thought you were referring to a website 

[Nay-nay]

My younger sis had her gall bladder out about a year ago. What is ILB? I'd love to get some recipes that may help her, she's been having some digestive issue.
The Dr told her there are no side effects to having your gall bladder out. She's since found that to be incorrect.  

Yes -  the website mentioned in the first comment in this thread has some helpful suggestions for those that have had gall out and the recipes below are also good for those who have lost their gall. i don't think there is any such thing as a usless body part - just because doctors haven't figured what they are useful for yet doesn't mean they won't one day. eg gall, tonsils, appendix, wisdom teeth.  http://www.gallbladderattack.com/gallbladderdiet.shtml

[I Love Bimby!]

I think with the epsom salts having it contact the tongue is supposed to have an effect on the gall bladder to make it contract ?  Still haven't had time to google.

Oh dear, I think personally that the epsom salts having contact with the tongue only has the effect of the stomach contracting as it tries to send it all back the way it came!!! 

I actually thought mine was a dairy intolerance that was getting progressively worse. And it seems that what set my main “attack” off was a soy latte (actually one a day for 2 days in a row).  Banana and Avocado are also high in fat and can upset people too (before and after surgery).
I can only go off my personal experience and the research I did before having mine out. I was shocked that the GP and the Surgeon were so enthusiastic to just rip it out before looking at alternatives. I found that the only opinions I could get were very skewed and no balanced in-between view which made getting all the facts very difficult.  I ended up going down the track of looking at natural alternatives and flushes (epsom salts and olive oil/lemon juice one) but found that I didn't get much results (or stones passed), more just a lot of sludge and a good clean out!


Just before surgery was scheduled I ended up seeing my naturopath for her opinion as I was so lost in everyone else’s and had been in so much pain with the attacks. I found she had a really good balanced opinion that wasn't biased one way or the other. She went through the physical size of the bile ducts, how it all worked and why the flushes only get rid of the sludge in the gall bladder and not the stones. She had a good friend who worked in radiology who had stones and agreed to do some testing for her. Before she was to have surgery she did a flush and collected the "stones" that she passed, then had the surgeon keep the stones for her that they removed during surgery and did another flush post surgery.  Apparently the stones that were removed surgically from the gall bladder were quiet different to the stones that came out of with the flushes. The true "Gall Stones" were as hard as glass or stone and would not have taken quiet some time (years) to dissolve, so those flushes drinking grapefruit juice or lemon juice for a week wouldn't have done much dissolving them at all. My Naturopaths said she has some patients that have made radical life style changes permanently and have been able to manage and over time the stones have started to shrink a little but 10-11 years on they still have the stones.  Others have ended up having the surgery anyway.

For me, I think it was the best decision I could have made to go through with the surgery. It turned out my gall bladder was full of fibrosis and had shown signs of having not worked for quiet some time.   According to the pathology bill I got it was also sent away for further testing. …

So I’d recommend that you do some serious investigations and work out what’s best for you. I changed my mind so many times with each new piece of information that came up either pro or con surgery…. So was relieved to finally find a balanced view.