Got Gallstones? Save your gallbladder!

Cholesterol gallstones are generally found in people who eat a high cholesterol diet, and have high serum cholesterol and high LDL cholesterol. The extra cholesterol in the gallbladder starts to combine together to form stones because there is too much cholesterol there to be processed thru the gallbladder.

Pigment or Bile gallstones are generally found in people who drink large amounts of alcohol, and people who do regular fasting or crash dieting. Both alcohol and crash dieting cause a large amount of bile to be stored in the gallbladder because it is not needed to process the fats in our diet.

Conventional medicine preferred treatment is Gallbladder Removal Surgery. This removes the gallbladder, along with the stones inside. Is this a good thing? I’ve heard some people say they got along fine after gallbladder removal surgery. Others have said they needed to drastically modify their diets to avoid other issues. And still others have said they are worse off now than before the surgery. Personally, I firmly believe our Lord did not give us body parts that were not necessary.

There are two recommended approaches, depending on whether or not you are currently have Gallbladder pain.

First Approach – Severe Pain in Gallbladder and/or Pancreas
It is very important to add lubrication to the intestinal tract to allow the stone(s) to pass, and avoid further pain and inflammation. This can be accomplished by taking Marshmallow Root or Okra Water.

Marshmallow Root (Althaea officinalis) can be taken as a prepared tincture at 1-4 milliliters (ML) up to 6 times per day until pain subsides, or as a cold water infusion (cold tea) with 2 teaspoons of herb steeped in a cup of cold water, left to sit overnight. Capsules should not be used in this case, since the capsule would dissolve too late in the digestive system to be of any help.

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Since most people don’t have Marshmallow Root on hand, Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Water works just as good. Fresh or frozen Okra should be boiled 4-5 minutes, or until tender. Strain the water to get out all the Okra pieces and seeds. Drink 1 cup Okra water up to 6 times per day, until pain and inflammation subside. Tylenol can be taken for pain, as directed on the package.

Second Approach – Positive Diagnosis of Gallstones, but Currently no Pain
If you’ve had an abdominal CT Scan or Ultrasound that confirms you have Gallstones, then they should be able to tell you the makeup of your Gallstones.

If cholesterol gallstones, then reducing cholesterol will reduce the size of the stones. Garlic (Allium sativum), Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) and Olive Leaf (Olea europaea) are well known for reducing cholesterol. You can take one, two or all three of the herbs – 1-2ML of prepared tincture, or 200-400 MG of powdered herb in a capsule, three times per day. (NOTE: Powdered Garlic herb in a capsule seems to have less digestive system upset than most gel capsules or tablets.)

My husband had severe Gallbladder pain fairly recently (Spring 2020). We did not have any Marshmallow Root on hand, and it took some time to find Okra (the next day), since we were in a very small town at the time. He did drink one cup of Okra water, then we decided to go to the hospital because his pain was pretty bad, and had spread over to his pancreas. By the time he got checked in and they had run the abdominal CT Scan on him (about 3 hours later) it showed only gallbladder and pancreas inflammation, but no stones. He was released the next day and had very little residual pain. So the Okra water did the trick of helping the stone(s) to pass thru!

Until next time, Blessings and Good Health to all of you!