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