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