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The gall bladder is a pear shaped, 3-4" organ located on right side of the body, directly under the liver. The liver has many functions, one of which, is the removal of toxins from the blood. All the poisons, toxins are combined into a digestive agent, bile, along with cholesterol, lecithin and other substances. One pint of bile per day, passes into the gall bladder. The gall bladder stores and releases bile into small intestine via cystic and bile ducts and eventually passes into feces.

Abnormal concentration of bile acids, cholesterol and phospholipids in the bile can cause formation of gall stones (cholelithiasis). If a stone is pushed into a duct it can cause nausea, vomiting and or pain in the upper right abdomen. These symptoms often occur after a fried or fatty meal. They can also cause cholecystitis, inflammation of the gall bladder causing pain in abdomen and or behind breast bone, nausea, fever, etc. The urine may become tea or coffee colored Gall bladder attacks mimic the pain of heart attack.

75% of gall stones are cholesterol stones. Cholesterol is generally a byproduct of protein and fat digestion. High protein and high fat diets (meat, eggs, chicken, cheese, pizza, lasagna, french fries, potato chips, oil, etc.) in excess tend to overwhelm the liver, bile, gall bladder often causing them, in addition to kidney stones, which is why a low protein and low fat (beans, nuts, seeds) diet is often advised, in addition to grains, cooked vegetables (3-5), fruit, herbs (bitter herbs) and spices (fennel, cumin and coriander) to aid fat (includes cholesterol) digestion and elimination.

There are also two dietary therapies that you can try to relieve the pain and or eliminate gall stones.

Research these two remedies before taking any further action as more information is required.

1. One tsp of apple cider vinegar in a glass of apple juice or water and honey.

2. Olive oil, lemon cure 3TB olive oil plus lemon before bedtime.

Author, Hot and Cold Health
Acupuncture Physician (FL 1992-2002)
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