Re: Pain under right rib cage

[Guest guest]

Hi All -

I've had this pain a number of times. My doctor says

it is either an over-stressed liver, for which he

recommends laying off all but the essential medicines

and supplements for a week and taking milk thistle to

let the liver recover, or gallstones, often too small

to be seen on an ultrasound. He had my liver enzymes

tested (they were elevated) and ran an ultrasound

(nothing showed up), and I did a liver cleanse

involving fasting for a day and then drinking a

quarter cup of olive oil with lemon juice that night.

I passed a number of small gallstones the next morning

and have felt much better ever since. But if I ever

drink any alcohol at all, the pain flares right back

up, so I am very very careful with my diet now and

don't drink at all.

Hope this helps - Jennie in California

[Guest guest]

Thanks Jannie,Very helpful.

All supplements. You mean including calcium,magnesium,vit C,B complex..?

Oh,I can not fast, I can not stay hungry.Did you have a problem of not being

able to stay hungry at the time you fasted? I am not sure if I can nandle

that.Should I try it?

Thanks very much again.

Nil

Re: Pain under right rib cage

> Hi All -

> I've had this pain a number of times. My doctor says

> it is either an over-stressed liver, for which he

> recommends laying off all but the essential medicines

> and supplements for a week and taking milk thistle to

> let the liver recover, or gallstones, often too small

> to be seen on an ultrasound. He had my liver enzymes

> tested (they were elevated) and ran an ultrasound

> (nothing showed up), and I did a liver cleanse

> involving fasting for a day and then drinking a

> quarter cup of olive oil with lemon juice that night.

> I passed a number of small gallstones the next morning

> and have felt much better ever since. But if I ever

> drink any alcohol at all, the pain flares right back

> up, so I am very very careful with my diet now and

> don't drink at all.

>

> Hope this helps - Jennie in California

>

>

>

> This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each

other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment

discussed here, please consult your doctor.

>

[Guest guest]

I can just barely fast, Nil, if I am careful. I start the night before; nothing

after dinner, and end the fast with an evening meal the next day. And I do NOT

plan to do anything more than read and watch tv.

When I had gallstones, the oil/juice thing made me much sicker for awhile. None

of them came out, had to have surgery. And that was waaay before I was really

sick.

Adrienne

Re: Pain under right rib cage

> Hi All -

> I've had this pain a number of times. My doctor says

> it is either an over-stressed liver, for which he

> recommends laying off all but the essential medicines

> and supplements for a week and taking milk thistle to

> let the liver recover, or gallstones, often too small

> to be seen on an ultrasound. He had my liver enzymes

> tested (they were elevated) and ran an ultrasound

> (nothing showed up), and I did a liver cleanse

> involving fasting for a day and then drinking a

> quarter cup of olive oil with lemon juice that night.

> I passed a number of small gallstones the next morning

> and have felt much better ever since. But if I ever

> drink any alcohol at all, the pain flares right back

> up, so I am very very careful with my diet now and

> don't drink at all.

>

> Hope this helps - Jennie in California

>

>

>

> This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each

other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment

discussed here, please consult your doctor.

>