Rather than taking Epsom Salts all the time maybe you need to do Liver Flushing more often. Maybe once a week for a while until your gall bladder calms down.

If I have to take Epsom Salts to stop a gall bladder attack I do a Liver Flush as soon as possible after that, usually the next day.

Have you changed what you eat ?



Blueduck

You might want to try some other treatments to help move the stone out and help your liver function. You can do coffee retention enemas every other day for a week or two, then once a week until symptoms subside. My doctor actually had me do them everyday for ten days, but looking back I think that was a little too much, although it did help get the stones moving in my very congested liver. Other things that might help include drinking the juice of a fresh lemon every morning to make the gallbladder contract. Some people also take a tablespoon of olive oil, but the article I read just mentioned fresh lemon juice. The herb turmeric helps stimulate the flow of bile. I buy the spice in bulk and put it in empty gelcaps (size 00) and take about six caps a day. Turmeric is also a good blood cleanser and anti-inflammatory agent. You can also add it to soups, rice and veggies if you like the exotic flavor (turmeric is a spice in curry).

While you are adding these elements to your cleansing plan, continue to take the smallest dose of Epsom Salt you can to ease your symptoms. You can flush every week for a short time, but too many flushes too close together can stress the liver. Last year I had to flush once or twice a week for a month and got 100 or more stones every flush. This was a turning point for me, but I only recommend it for people with extreme discomfort, and only for a short period of time.

If you find you still need rather substantial doses of Epsom Salt to control your pain then get some EmergenC and drink three packets a day along with plenty of water. This should take care of your dehydration and electrolyte depletion issues. I remember Shellycat had a recipe for a Liver Cleansing salad made with fresh grated carrots with lemon juice and olive oil drizzled on it, this might also be good for you. The recipe is in the Ask Shelly achieves in the FAQ section.

Hi Nortehrn Lite

Sorry to hear about your troubles, hopefully soem words of help...

Indigestion likely becasue you had a fatty meal, which will not be released from the stomach it there is a shortage of bile to help digest it.

You could be short of bile to the gut if you still have a stone in the tube leading from the liver to the gut, and this is creating a blocking action.

Epsom Salts may partly relief the symptoms as the Magnesium dilates the tube allowing some bile through.

Most likley you need to think in terms of doing another Liver Flush, use the Dr. Hula Clarke method, stay faithful to no fatty foods 24 hrs before, the Epsom Salts and Olive-Oil timings. Hopefully then you can flush out the blockage.

As to dehydrating - keep drinking water - ideally 2 litres per day, whether or not you are liver flushing, this will not interfere with the Liver-Flush process.

Hope this helps

Steve Cambridge

Thank you all for your suggestions. I will try them.

Northern Lite