There is an alternative to having your gallbladder cut out!!
Look into the gallbladder/liver flush to expel the gallstones! It worked for me!
The cost of doing a gallbladder/liver flush is extremely low.
The gallbladder/liver flush is done in the privacy of your home.
Scroll down to see My Gallstones Photo Gallery below for a quick jump start. Read the comments near the end of the slide presentation.
Obligatory disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. This website is for information only and covers my personal journey.
Look into the gallbladder/liver flush to expel the gallstones! It worked for me!
The cost of doing a gallbladder/liver flush is extremely low.
The gallbladder/liver flush is done in the privacy of your home.
Scroll down to see My Gallstones Photo Gallery below for a quick jump start. Read the comments near the end of the slide presentation.
Obligatory disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. This website is for information only and covers my personal journey.
Main points
- Erudite opinion of the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):
They do not interfere with gallbladder, liver, or pancreas function and do not need treatment. ??
- The latter statement makes no sense because the chronically poor health that I experienced for over 40 years was primarily due to the presence of "silent stones" that I did not know I had. See my "silent stones" photos below.
- An engineer, an auto mechanic, or anyone who has worked on engines knows that a fluid flow obstruction will cause a deterioration in an engine’s performance. The more fluid flow obstructions in an engine, the worse its performance. With this understanding, it follows that...
- The more "silent stones" in the gallbladder/liver system, the worse its performance.
- Years before the first gallbladder attack, "silent stones" can quietly and slowly erode your health.
- "Silent stones" can undermine all of your efforts to improve your health.
- Gallstones that you don't know you have can ruin your life.
- The surgical removal of the gallbladder does not solve the problem of obstructions (stones) in the liver. When there are stones in the gallbladder, there is a very good likelihood for stones in the liver as well. Removing the gallbladder gets rid of the stones in the gallbladder, but not those in the liver.
- Periodically flushing the gallbladder and liver to expel the stones does solve the problem of obstructions in both the gallbladder and liver. The protocol takes advantage of how the gallbladder and liver naturally expels stones.
- If you have never experienced a gallbladder attack and you want to know if you have "silent stones" in the gallbladder and liver, the best way to find out is to do the gallbladder/liver flushes. Not just one flush, but many flushes.
Dispite all of the information on the internet and in books about the gallbladder/liver flush, I needed and am glad that I sought out the guidance of a "natural healing practitioner." I wanted to do the gallbladder/liver flushes as effectively and safely as possible. Randy Freiberg, CNC and CCMH, guided me through the galbladder/liver flush process: http://www.randyfreiberg.com.
What I learned
Gallstones can be the silent enemies to your health and can sabotage all of your efforts to improve, transform, and maintain health. All it takes is for stones of sufficient sizes and shapes wedged in the liver's common hepatic duct or in the gallbladder's cystic duct to (1) reduce the fluid flow to the small intestine and (2) cause fluid to pool upstream of the blockage. Do not assume that the stones in the liver and gallbladder are harmless (no matter the type, size, shape and/or quantity).
"Silent stones" are naturally expelled from the liver and gallbladder, especially after the consumption of a lot of fat or oil, but unfortunately this is not a perfect process. Stones that are not expelled increases the likelihood for the cystic, hepatic, common bile, and pancreatic ducts to become partially or fully blocked.
For those with gallstones, a fair amount of fat/oil consumption may trigger a gallbladder attack and a whole lot of fat/oil consumption will expel the stones from the liver and gallbladder. This is an inescapable result of physiology and physics. As part of the gallbladder/liver flush, consuming a half a cup of olive oil triggers the liver to produce a massive and sudden amount of bile acid. The bile acid pooling upstream of a stone (or stones) in the liver causes pressure in the biliary duct to rise. Some of the bile acid will flow past the stone and act as a thin film of lubricant. The pressure is relieved when the stone slides downstream toward the common bile duct. Each time a flush is done, the stone will slide as far as possible until the pressure is relieved. A rough analogy is a balloon full of water. When the balloon's neck is released, the water squirts out and the pressure in the balloon is relieved. The gallbladder will also contract. When there is a stone (or stones) in the gallbladder that blocks the bile acid flow, the strong contraction and pressure rise will cause the stone to move toward the exit. With this understanding, it follows that a number of flushes need to be done in order for the stones in the recesses of the liver and gallbladder to slide downstream and enter into the small intestine (note the locations of the stones in the figure above).
Bile acid is an essential part of the process in the digestion of fat/oil (fat soluble nutrients).
A reduction in the fluid flow from the liver and gallbladder can adversely affect digestion, which then causes a detrimental cascading affect on the lymphatic, circulatory, urinary, and endocrine systems. As digestion deteriorates, malnutrition ensues and causes both physical and mental symptoms. The digested food cannot be properly "cleaned" of pathogenic microorganisms and the stagnant fluid that backs up into the gallbladder, liver, and pancreas can cause problems in those organs.
The excruciating pain of a gallbladder "attack" commonly occurs when a gallstone(s) is wedged in the cystic duct. When a gallbladder attack does occur, it is a sure bet that the fluid flow from the gallbladder and liver has been reduced for some time. How much the reduced flow affects a person's health depends upon a number of factors that cannot be predicted, nor fully understood in advance.
The details in the above figure are referred to in the following paragraph.
A gallbladder full of gallstones is surgically removed by first cutting and securing the cystic duct. Then the flesh that holds the gallbladder in place against the liver is burned (cauterized) to separate the gallbladder from the liver (watch an operation on YouTube). An observant doctor would also remove the gallstones lodged in the cystic and common bile ducts and the sphincter of Oddi. Note that there are "intrahepatic stones" (commonly called gallstones) in the liver. The operation only took care of the gallstones in the gallbladder. The stones in the liver may dislodge and travel downstream to the common bile duct and cause blockage and perhaps pain (lucky you). The cycle starts all over again. The pooling of bile acid upstream of the blockage can increase the propensity for more gallstone formations. Our bodies cannot compensate for the reduction in the fluid flow from the liver, contrary to the opinion of the U.S. NIDDK. As a consequence, the digestive process deteriorates.
There are, however, those who say they have done very well after the removal of their gallbladders, but they find out afterwards. It is impossible to predict how well a patient (you) will do after their gallbladder is removed, especially years later. The gallbladder is essential to our body's fine tuning of the digestive process. Once the gallbladder is removed there is no turning back.
An ultrasound scan or some other scanning technique may or may not reveal the presences of stones in the liver and in the ducts downstream. Very small stones below the capability of a scanning device will not be detected. All stones in the liver start as very small (soft or crystal hard) and can potentially grow in size to obstruct the fluid flow from the liver. With the potential for stones in the liver, there is simply no way to predict how well a patient will do after their gallbladder is removed.
The gallbladder/liver flush process is messy, disgusting and takes planning and time to do. In other works, it is a real pain in the rear end to do. Considering the risks and uncertainty involved in having the gallbladder removed, doing the gallbladder/liver flush process is a small price to pay and the better option.
The oil in your car engine becomes dirty after driving 5 to 10 thousand miles and it is recommended that the oil be changed to keep the engine performance up and prolong the life of the engine. In the same way, periodically flushing out the "dirt and sludge" in your liver and gallbladder is a prudent and smart way to maintain, enhance, and prolong your vitality.
To prevent "dirt and sludge" from accumulating in the liver and gallbladder, a sufficient amount of fat and/or oil must be consumed to trigger bile acid production in the liver and gallbladder contraction. The gallbladder contraction squirts concentrated bile acid into the duodenum (small intestine). The flow washes out the "dirt and sludge." Unobstructed bile acid flow from the liver and gallbladder allows the body to fine tune the digestion process.
As I was writing these last few sentences, I remembered that I avoided animal fat and vegetable oils when I was growing up. I did not like the taste of butter or any of the salad dressings. I carefully trimmed the fat edges from the steaks. I had a low fat diet for decades (I did not do this on purpose) and I think it hurt me. Over time, this may have started the slow build up of "dirt and sludge" that eventually precipitated into stones. Consuming an adequate amount of fat triggers bile acid flow that will keep the biliary ducts clean of "dirt and sludge." Bile acid is essential in the digestion of fat and the fat soluble nutrients. It has only been during the past few years that I have been consistently consuming fat on a daily basis (encouraged by my natural health practitioner).
"Silent stones" are naturally expelled from the liver and gallbladder, especially after the consumption of a lot of fat or oil, but unfortunately this is not a perfect process. Stones that are not expelled increases the likelihood for the cystic, hepatic, common bile, and pancreatic ducts to become partially or fully blocked.
For those with gallstones, a fair amount of fat/oil consumption may trigger a gallbladder attack and a whole lot of fat/oil consumption will expel the stones from the liver and gallbladder. This is an inescapable result of physiology and physics. As part of the gallbladder/liver flush, consuming a half a cup of olive oil triggers the liver to produce a massive and sudden amount of bile acid. The bile acid pooling upstream of a stone (or stones) in the liver causes pressure in the biliary duct to rise. Some of the bile acid will flow past the stone and act as a thin film of lubricant. The pressure is relieved when the stone slides downstream toward the common bile duct. Each time a flush is done, the stone will slide as far as possible until the pressure is relieved. A rough analogy is a balloon full of water. When the balloon's neck is released, the water squirts out and the pressure in the balloon is relieved. The gallbladder will also contract. When there is a stone (or stones) in the gallbladder that blocks the bile acid flow, the strong contraction and pressure rise will cause the stone to move toward the exit. With this understanding, it follows that a number of flushes need to be done in order for the stones in the recesses of the liver and gallbladder to slide downstream and enter into the small intestine (note the locations of the stones in the figure above).
Bile acid is an essential part of the process in the digestion of fat/oil (fat soluble nutrients).
A reduction in the fluid flow from the liver and gallbladder can adversely affect digestion, which then causes a detrimental cascading affect on the lymphatic, circulatory, urinary, and endocrine systems. As digestion deteriorates, malnutrition ensues and causes both physical and mental symptoms. The digested food cannot be properly "cleaned" of pathogenic microorganisms and the stagnant fluid that backs up into the gallbladder, liver, and pancreas can cause problems in those organs.
The excruciating pain of a gallbladder "attack" commonly occurs when a gallstone(s) is wedged in the cystic duct. When a gallbladder attack does occur, it is a sure bet that the fluid flow from the gallbladder and liver has been reduced for some time. How much the reduced flow affects a person's health depends upon a number of factors that cannot be predicted, nor fully understood in advance.
The details in the above figure are referred to in the following paragraph.
A gallbladder full of gallstones is surgically removed by first cutting and securing the cystic duct. Then the flesh that holds the gallbladder in place against the liver is burned (cauterized) to separate the gallbladder from the liver (watch an operation on YouTube). An observant doctor would also remove the gallstones lodged in the cystic and common bile ducts and the sphincter of Oddi. Note that there are "intrahepatic stones" (commonly called gallstones) in the liver. The operation only took care of the gallstones in the gallbladder. The stones in the liver may dislodge and travel downstream to the common bile duct and cause blockage and perhaps pain (lucky you). The cycle starts all over again. The pooling of bile acid upstream of the blockage can increase the propensity for more gallstone formations. Our bodies cannot compensate for the reduction in the fluid flow from the liver, contrary to the opinion of the U.S. NIDDK. As a consequence, the digestive process deteriorates.
There are, however, those who say they have done very well after the removal of their gallbladders, but they find out afterwards. It is impossible to predict how well a patient (you) will do after their gallbladder is removed, especially years later. The gallbladder is essential to our body's fine tuning of the digestive process. Once the gallbladder is removed there is no turning back.
An ultrasound scan or some other scanning technique may or may not reveal the presences of stones in the liver and in the ducts downstream. Very small stones below the capability of a scanning device will not be detected. All stones in the liver start as very small (soft or crystal hard) and can potentially grow in size to obstruct the fluid flow from the liver. With the potential for stones in the liver, there is simply no way to predict how well a patient will do after their gallbladder is removed.
The gallbladder/liver flush process is messy, disgusting and takes planning and time to do. In other works, it is a real pain in the rear end to do. Considering the risks and uncertainty involved in having the gallbladder removed, doing the gallbladder/liver flush process is a small price to pay and the better option.
The oil in your car engine becomes dirty after driving 5 to 10 thousand miles and it is recommended that the oil be changed to keep the engine performance up and prolong the life of the engine. In the same way, periodically flushing out the "dirt and sludge" in your liver and gallbladder is a prudent and smart way to maintain, enhance, and prolong your vitality.
To prevent "dirt and sludge" from accumulating in the liver and gallbladder, a sufficient amount of fat and/or oil must be consumed to trigger bile acid production in the liver and gallbladder contraction. The gallbladder contraction squirts concentrated bile acid into the duodenum (small intestine). The flow washes out the "dirt and sludge." Unobstructed bile acid flow from the liver and gallbladder allows the body to fine tune the digestion process.
As I was writing these last few sentences, I remembered that I avoided animal fat and vegetable oils when I was growing up. I did not like the taste of butter or any of the salad dressings. I carefully trimmed the fat edges from the steaks. I had a low fat diet for decades (I did not do this on purpose) and I think it hurt me. Over time, this may have started the slow build up of "dirt and sludge" that eventually precipitated into stones. Consuming an adequate amount of fat triggers bile acid flow that will keep the biliary ducts clean of "dirt and sludge." Bile acid is essential in the digestion of fat and the fat soluble nutrients. It has only been during the past few years that I have been consistently consuming fat on a daily basis (encouraged by my natural health practitioner).
My gallstones photo gallery
Read the comments near the end of the photo gallery
The gallbladder/liver flush
There are a number of websites, books, and YouTube vidoes that cover the gallbladder/liver flush for expelling the gallstones. Take the time to read and think about which approach may work best for you. I suggest that you find a natural health practitioner who can guide you through the process.
There are two schools of thought on the "gallbladder/liver flush:" (1) dissolving the stones and (2) expelling the stones. To dissolve the stones in the gallbladder and liver, a preparation of some sort (herbs, tincture, tonic, etc.) is consumed. I am not convinced that this approach works for the cases where there are thousands of stones of varying sizes and composition in the gallbladder and liver. In these cases, the stones need to be expelled. Once all of the stones are expelled, then using the approaches for dissolving the new stones that may form makes sense. I don't know, however, of an easy and inexpensive way that allows me to verify that the approaches for dissolving the stones work. The approach for expelling the stones does allow me a way to verify that the method works. I can verify that my gallbladder/liver system is free of stones by periodically doing the gallbladder/liver flush that expels the stones.
The key for a pain free and clean experience is to make sure that the process "softens" the gallstones, "relaxes" the ducts, and "clears" the small intestine before doing the gallbladder/liver flush. A gag free olive oil mixture helps too. Drinking 1/2 cup of olive oil is part of the protocol that I use.
I suggest that you first thoroughly clean your liver and gallbladder with at least, in my opinion, 12 gallbladder/liver flushes (spread over a year) and then do periodic flushes (twice a year) thereafter. When stones do show up, follow with at least 2 or 3 more flushes. If you experience pain between the flushes, then that means another flush needs to be done. When the pain is manageable, try not to rush to do the next flush. Allow time for the stones to travel downstream by gravity and the gentle push from the bile flow against the stones.
I experienced no pain or complications during any of the 49 flushes and the gallstones came out pretty clean.
There are two schools of thought on the "gallbladder/liver flush:" (1) dissolving the stones and (2) expelling the stones. To dissolve the stones in the gallbladder and liver, a preparation of some sort (herbs, tincture, tonic, etc.) is consumed. I am not convinced that this approach works for the cases where there are thousands of stones of varying sizes and composition in the gallbladder and liver. In these cases, the stones need to be expelled. Once all of the stones are expelled, then using the approaches for dissolving the new stones that may form makes sense. I don't know, however, of an easy and inexpensive way that allows me to verify that the approaches for dissolving the stones work. The approach for expelling the stones does allow me a way to verify that the method works. I can verify that my gallbladder/liver system is free of stones by periodically doing the gallbladder/liver flush that expels the stones.
The key for a pain free and clean experience is to make sure that the process "softens" the gallstones, "relaxes" the ducts, and "clears" the small intestine before doing the gallbladder/liver flush. A gag free olive oil mixture helps too. Drinking 1/2 cup of olive oil is part of the protocol that I use.
I suggest that you first thoroughly clean your liver and gallbladder with at least, in my opinion, 12 gallbladder/liver flushes (spread over a year) and then do periodic flushes (twice a year) thereafter. When stones do show up, follow with at least 2 or 3 more flushes. If you experience pain between the flushes, then that means another flush needs to be done. When the pain is manageable, try not to rush to do the next flush. Allow time for the stones to travel downstream by gravity and the gentle push from the bile flow against the stones.
I experienced no pain or complications during any of the 49 flushes and the gallstones came out pretty clean.
I hope you found this helpful
The gallbladder/liver flush was not the only natural healing protocol that I did during the past few years. I did a number of others protocols that were incredibly and surprisingly effective. All of the protocols were recommended by my natural health practitioner. The transformation in my health was progressive and accumulative.
From my perspective, "natural healing" has come of age in the 21st century.
From my perspective, "natural healing" has come of age in the 21st century.