Whatever you do, I would suggest considering all options before having 
your gallbladder removed, even if you have stones. Dr. Eades points 
out that one can get gallstones because of *not* having high-fat meals 
regularly. A high-fat meal makes the gallbladder release its store of 
bile into the small intestine, thereby flushing it out and preventing 
stones from forming. A regular low-fat (high-carb) diet means that the 
bile sits around stagnant in your gallbladder, and the cholesterol in 
the bile acid crystallizes, forming gallstones. If you have your 
gallbladder removed, doesn't that curse you to inefficient fat 
digestion for the rest of your life? I once read about a protocol for 
dissolving or removing gallstones that had something to do with lemon 
juice, olive oil, lying on your left or right side for some number of 
hours... I forget the details. Can they also break up gallstones with 
ultrasound, or is it only for imaging?  Doctors just want to cut it 
out because they think even if they get rid of the stones, they will 
just come back. And that's because, due to ignorance and bias, they 
are unable to recommend a high-fat diet. One problem with the cleanse 
protocol is that it's source might be Hulda Clark, which makes it 
rather suspect. But that doesn't mean it's no good. I don't see how 
large stones could get through the bile duct, but I wonder if there is 
some other way to remove them, if a doctor was motivated. Could they 
remove them surgically, without removing the gallbladder itself? Most 
doctors wouldn't even think about whether there was a way, because 
they expect stones to just form again. Personally, I would ask Dr. 
Eades (through his blog).

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Belinda Lawson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: gallbladder attacks and finding docs


> Hey, Kristina.  Sorry you're feeling ill.  Unfortunately, I can 
> relate.  I had to have my gallbladder out when I was 28.  Of the 
> things on that list, the butter, while probably healthy, would've 
> triggered an attack for me back in the day.  Any type of oil really. 
> Sour cream was a guaranteed night with my head over the toilet.  In 
> my  case, I just had my general doc do an ultrasound.  That showed 
> that  the gallbladder was full of stones, and they scheduled me for 
> surgery  very soon after because in my case, I had a stone in the 
> duct and so I  was becoming jaundiced.   And that's not a good 
> thing.
>
> So my advice to you is to get an ultrasound done as soon as you can. 
> That will tell you how much time you have to decide whether it has 
> to  come out at all and if so, how soon it needs to happen.   The 
> attacks  are much as you describe in terms of the pain radiating 
> around to the  back.   It just doubled me over.   I threw up a few 
> times, but that  doesn't give any relief, obviously.   I don't know 
> anything about  Nasville doctors, but you're talking about going 
> into the hospital for  surgery possibly, so think about your choice 
> with an eye toward that  perhaps.
>
> The good news is that if it is your gallbladder and if you do have 
> to  have it out, then once it is out, you can eat pretty much 
> anything you  can stand.  But you should be aware that once it's 
> gone, things like  Sour Cream or Mayonnaise or evil things fried in 
> bad grease will send  you running to the bathroom.   Possibly even 
> sprinting to the  bathroom.  Taking a daily fiber supplement can 
> help buffer that effect  to some degree.  File that away for future 
> reference...  At which  point,  it won't make you hurt to eat butter 
> anymore.   Or pemmican or  anything that has good fats.
>
> The modern surgery doesn't even require being cut open.  They put 5 
> holes in you and disconnect the little bugger "remotely" and pull it 
> out through a tube.  My surgeon used dissolvable stitches, so I 
> never  actually saw him again after that.  I was still sore, and I 
> knew I'd  had something done, but it wasn't like my mother's 
> gallbladder surgery  where they cut her open from stem to stern just 
> to get at her  gallbladder.  I can't imagine how impossibly painful 
> that must've been  for her.
>
> So, please, do go get an ultrasound as soon as you can.  You'll at 
> least know what your options are!
>
> Cheers,
> -Belinda
>
> On Aug 30, 2009, at 7:48 AM, Kristina K. Carlton wrote:
>
>> I had chicken, turkey, and butter.