| The gallbladder is a small organ located under the | | | | water. •Vitamin A is needed for repair of |
| liver. Liver secretes bile which gall bladder then | | | | tissues. •All B vitamins are needed for |
| restore for later use. Bile is used by the body to | | | | proper digestion. •C vitamin deficiency |
| digest fats. It contains cholesterol, bile salts, lecithin | | | | may lead to gall stones. •Gall bladder |
| and small amounts of some other substances. | | | | malfunction interferes with vitamin D absorption. |
| Rapid changes of body weight can cause gall | | | | Consider supplements if you have gall bladder |
| bladder problems. It is important to note, that | | | | problems. •Alfalfa cleanses the liver and |
| obesity and gall bladder disease are related. Gall | | | | supplies necessary vitamins and minerals. |
| bladder problems are most common among | | | | •In Europe peppermint oil capsules are |
| women age forty and over who also are | | | | used to cleanse the gall bladder. •Other |
| overweight and have had children. | | | | potentially beneficial herbs are barberry root bark, |
| Inflamed gall bladder causes severe pain in the | | | | catnip, cramp bark, dandelion, fennel, ginger root, |
| upper right abdomen, fever, nausea, and vomiting. | | | | horsetail, parsley, and wild yam. •Avoid all |
| It must be treated immediately or it may | | | | animal fat and meat, fried foods, spicy foods, |
| become life threatening. | | | | margarine, soft drinks, chocolate, commercial oils, |
| Here are some considerations potentially beneficial | | | | refined carbohydrates, and coffee. •Do |
| to improve gall bladder function. | | | | not overeat. |
| •Detoxification program for the liver and | | | | Gall stones don't necessarily cause any |
| colon may improve gall bladder function. | | | | symptoms, unless one of the stones slips into a |
| •Cleansing coffee enemas may give | | | | bile duct. Bile duct drains the gall bladder and the |
| some relief if you have chronic problems. | | | | liver. The symptoms of a gall stone blocking the |
| •Essential fatty acids are very important | | | | bile passage are nausea, vomiting, and pain in the |
| constituents of every living cell and are needed to | | | | upper right abdomen. Symptoms usually start |
| repair and prevention of gall stones. Vitamin E | | | | after eating fatty or fried food. |
| prevents fats from becoming rancid. | | | | Gall stones are formed from crystallized |
| •Lecithin is a fat emulsifier helping in | | | | cholesterol combined with bile. The treatment for |
| digestion of fats. It is available as capsules or | | | | gall stones is usually surgical removal of the gall |
| granules. •L-Glycine is essential for the | | | | bladder if the stones cause symptoms. |
| biosynthesis of nucleic and bile acids. It is absorbed | | | | Sometimes drugs or sound waves can be used to |
| better if it is taken with B6 and C vitamins. Milk | | | | get stones dissolved or fragmented. |
| will inhibit the absorption, so take it with juice or | | | | |