Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 I posted a while ago about the two gallbladder attacks I'd had which put me in hospital. The first time, in April, I had mild pancreatitis. The second time, in June, I had jaundice and was very unwell. I've had 6 attacks altogether between November 2005 and June 2006. I live in a rural area and there's only a small cottage hospital nearby with a visiting surgeon. He referred me for an MRCP but I freaked out in the MRI machine (I now know I definitely *am* claustrophobic!). Since June, I've been following a very low fat diet though recently I've begun to reintroduce (risk, more like!) more fat into my diet. I've not had any attacks since June. I've just heard from the surgeon and he wants to refer me for a " telescopic examination of the bile duct... and I suspect there may be one or two stones in this which have caused your recent jaundice and pancreatitis. " I have a few questions: 1 Isn't it most likely that I'd have had another attack if I have stones in my bile duct and have been eating more fat recently? 2 Could these stones not be detected with an ultrasound? 3 I had an ultrasound in April and only gravel and sludge were seen then. Is it likely that I could have developed stones since then? 4 I don't want to let go of my gallbladder if I don't have to but I'm a bit scared to do the flushes, especially if there are stones in the duct as I could end up very ill again (or worse). I'm convinced flushes are a good idea but what else should I be doing to improve my liver / gallbladder health? Can you all (Dave Shelden please!) recommend websites and /or books whose protocol I could follow? I would prefer to be able to compare several rather than just blindly follow one. 6 I would like to try a GL (glycemic load) diet as I know I'm not eating well at the moment. Anyone got thoughts on this? Thanks in advance! Alison God bless Give food to the hungry every day with a simple click, at no cost to you. Visit http://www.thehungersite.com today! -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.0/464 - Release Date: 05/10/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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