Natural Remedies For Gallstones

August 21, 2010 by  
Filed under Disease and Conditions

Gallstones are small stones that can be formed in the gallbladder and can range in size from the size of a pea and larger the gallbladder becomes irritated and infected by these gallstones. Symptoms of a gallbladder attack can be in nausea, or vomiting and a pain in your side. Gallstones are made up of cholesterol, calcium and bile. You can naturally treat gallstones but you need to begin by changing your diet as soon as possible for natural remedies to dissolve the gallstones. It can take a very long time to dissolve them.

  • The first thing one need to do is to make sure they are taking plenty of vitamin C, because deficiencies have been related to the making of gallstones. Vitamin C boosts your immune system and can significantly help change cholesterol to bile. This flushes out the bad stuff. You should also be taking Omega-3 DHA fish oil to help your cholesterol levels, and it help digests fat. Vitamin E. has also been given the thumbs up as a way of preventing gallstones.
  • A gallbladder cleanse may help in preventing or treating gallstones. But research has been limited on whether this process actually works. A gallbladder cleanse can involve a combination of oils herbs, and fruit juice and taken over several hours and is supposedly breaking up gallstones. It has been reported that some people react with nausea and vomiting, while cleansing the gallbladder. This treatment option should be discussed with your doctor before actually trying a gallbladder cleanse. Some websites object to this method, so take care if you decide to go forward with this method.
  • Research documents report that a Lecithin supplement purchased from health food stores can also aid in dissolving and getting rid of gallstones.
  • Prevention is the number one way to prevent gallstones by reducing your intake of red meats and increasing your fresh fruits and vegetables. Regular exercise can help you prevent gallstones just by releasing the natural endorphins that occur naturally after exercising for 20 minutes or more.
  • Surgery is one option to remove gall stones, but before committing to this action, get a second opinion and see if there’s something that can be done in a natural form to treat gallstones.
  • Large stones needing to be removed have been reported with some success using these methods however they were done with professional advice. Large stones need to be watched as they can cause more harm to the body if not watched carefully. Stones can be found to be single or in numerous amounts. They are usually found to be in clusters. You need to take care and ask questions from your physician to be able to make an informed decision.

Gallstones

Gallstones

Source – rustytanton

If natural remedy for Gallstones doesn’t work and you don’t get the results you’re looking for then you can always head back to the doctors office and schedule that appt. for surgery.

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