Re: now bladderless and need help getting things moving

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Hello,

I'm not sure what your name is, " pilgrimhen " , I also had my

gallbladder removed on Feb. 6th or 7th, already a " distant

memory " after many years of being able to keep it thanks to

flushes. In fact, when they did the ultrasound before the surgery, I saw

the images and there were less stones in the gb than had been there in a

previous ultrasound.

Why then did I get it removed? My husband has wanted me to for some time, I

had my first attack that caused severe pain, and

he had an ambulance come take me in, and I agreed to have it

taken out. It was time.

Do I regret it? No.

Constipation IS an issue for many of us after, and the cause of a

lot of pain...for me this was true...I had a couple bouts of pain

caused mostly by gas and constipation, as the body has a lot

of readjusting to do, and the pressure of everything on the surgery

" wound " inside can really hurt. I can't tell you that I did anything

to get bile flowing, but I did avoid foods that caused constipation

and ate foods that were high in fiber...bran cereals, salads,

vegetables, fruits. It takes a while for the liver to adjust after

the surgery to how much bile to make.

Drink plenty of water, too. I was so thirsty all the time after

surgery, and still tend to be thirsty though that is getting better.

Common sense tells me that maybe it is because

bile acts somewhat like a laxative and with it always dripping in

the the intestinal system, I was needing more water, but not sure

it that theory " holds water " :-)

Give your body time to heal before you try anything drastic.

I'm going to take Milk Thistle, which has properties that are

excellent for healing the liver, the only organ in the body that

can regenerate. I am also using and OPC product, which has

a cleansing affect, and also great for getting rid of free radicals.

I take Slippery Elm at bedtime to " absorb " bile that is just

dripping away into the intestinal system, and it's very soothing

to the intestinal tract, too, as I found that it was a little irritating,

burning. And also a probiotic at bedtime.

It's over 6 weeks now, and I'm doing quite well. Some of the

digestive things that I had that are not related to gallbladder are

still there a bit, but everything is improving. If I eat too much

fat, it causes gas, and when I eat dairy I still have a bit of trouble

so have started using Lactaid to help with that, it's made a great

difference.

I am happy to be returning to foods I haven't been able to

eat in years.

Keep flushing, though, those of you that are still able.

:-)

Gallbladder Flush Page:

http://happynutritionist.com/gallbladder.html

" Sarcastic " story of gallbladder removal:

http://happynutritionist.com/gallbladderout.html