Re: Liver gallbladder massage

[Guest guest]

Hi Mike

All I can tell you is that the last time I had a GB attack I massaged the

area and it seemed to help ease the pain more quickly. It was a mild one,

though, so I can't really say with confidence that the massage was what did

the trick. But in my book, massage is always a good thing!

In a message dated 12/30/01 12:39:57 AM Eastern Standard Time,

maltandhops@... writes:

> Has anybody on this group heard of a liver or gallbladder massage?

> I'm thinking it might be useful before a flush in order to loosen up the

> stones.

> Any comments?

>

[Guest guest]

From what I understand, massaging the GB area will help to move the

stone that is blocking the duct out of the GB and help it to fall

back into the GB. The pain is caused when the GB is contracting and

the stone is trying to come out of the small duct but cannot. The GB

then swells and hurts. After 2 or 3 hours, once the GB stops

contracting, the stone will fall away from that opening in the duct,

roll back down into the GB, and the pain will dissappear as fast as

it came. That has been my experience with the 1 cm 'problem stone'

that I have in my gallbladder. I used to walk around, do sit-ups, jog

in place, and nothing seemed to help. Sometimes massaging would help

the pain leave faster. Also, I used to place a ice pack on the area

but I've since found out the hot works better than cold. Dieting and

breaking down the stone so that it can pass in a flush is the

ultimate cure. Besides surgery of course, and I know none of us want

to go to that extreme. :-)

Barry.

> Hi Mike

> All I can tell you is that the last time I had a GB attack I

massaged the

> area and it seemed to help ease the pain more quickly. It was a

mild one,

> though, so I can't really say with confidence that the massage was

what did

> the trick. But in my book, massage is always a good thing!

>

>

> In a message dated 12/30/01 12:39:57 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> maltandhops@m... writes:

>

>

> > Has anybody on this group heard of a liver or gallbladder massage?

> > I'm thinking it might be useful before a flush in order to loosen

up the

> > stones.

> > Any comments?

> >

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Massage is always a good thing to do, even if there is pain. Paying

attention is what pain calls for, and massage is a wonderful way of

showing loving attention. Also application of alternating hot and

cold packs works wonders for getting blood to penetrate areas that it

has been blocked from, which is a type of massage. An excellent method

of internal massage is taking a shower while alternating hot and cold,

with at least 15 seconds of cold each time. Seven times through the

hot and cold is a good dose, and it will cause you to breathe deeply,

which massages your internal organs. My experience is that the first

two times through the cold is the roughest, and after that the cold

feels great. Breathe deep and count those cold water seconds real

fast....

> > Hi Mike

> > All I can tell you is that the last time I had a GB attack I

> massaged the

> > area and it seemed to help ease the pain more quickly. It was a

> mild one,

> > though, so I can't really say with confidence that the massage was

> what did

> > the trick. But in my book, massage is always a good thing!

> >

> >

> > In a message dated 12/30/01 12:39:57 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> > maltandhops@m... writes:

> >

> >

> > > Has anybody on this group heard of a liver or gallbladder

massage?

> > > I'm thinking it might be useful before a flush in order to

loosen

> up the

> > > stones.

> > > Any comments?

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >