Milk thistle, and beet juice

Hi there - Have you tried any of Julia Chang's herbs? Check out sensiblehealth.ca. She recommends taking GCG (Gold Coin Grass) daily for up to a year for those who cannot do the full flush. Also drinking fresh beet juice helps. I often mix in a tablespoon of almond oil to the fresh juice of 1/2 a beet, a couple of Celery stalks and half an apple and a squirt or two of fresh lemon juice. The drink should be at room temperature. This stimulates the liver (I can actually feel it!). I imagine stones etc are flushed out with BMs at some point.

Quoting for the sensiblehealth.ca website:
If you already had gallbladder surgery
The gallbladder stores, concentrates and secretes bile which is
produced in the liver. The bile is necessary in the intestine for
the digestion and absorption of fat. It is also important for
lubricating the intestinal wall. Once the gallbladder is removed,
the bile lost its storage space and tends to accumulate in the
liver. The result is reduced bile flow because the liver does not
contract to squirt the bile into the intestine like the gallbladder
does. The reduced bile flow usually causes indigestion,
constipation or diarrhea. When the accumulated bile becomes
congested in the liver, it weakens the liver functions and may even
lead to depression. According to Chinese medicine, Depression is a
sign of blocked liver energy. The combined effects of liver
congestion and intestinal sluggishness may also cause sleep
disorder, insomnia, or bad breath. Furthermore, the reduced bile
flow could weaken the spleen and pancreas so much that diabetes may
result. The spleen is connected to the gallbladder by nerves. When
the gallbladder is removed, the spleen is out of balance and
becomes weakened. According to Chinese medicine, the spleen
provides energy to the heart. A weak spleen therefore results in a
weak heart. Indeed, the statistics do show that heart attacks are
more common among people without gallbladders.
Auto-immune diseases and allergies may also be the result of
gallbladder removal because they are often caused by weak liver and
spleen. Other health problems that may be experienced after
gallbladder removal include itchy skin, Arthritis or anemia.
Allergy and Arthritis are associated with weak liver and spleen.
Itchy skin is usually caused by weak spleen if rashes
(inflammation) are involved. If there are no rashes, it may be
caused by bilirubin (one of the major components in bile)
crystallizing under the skin. When excessive bilirubin is in the
blood due to excessive bile carried to blood circulation from the
liver, bilirubin may crystallize because it has low solubility in
blood. Excessive bile in blood is usually the result of stagnant
bile flow caused by liver congestion or some kind of blockage.
Our red cells live about 100-120 days. The worn out cells are
destroyed by the spleen or liver. When the spleen and liver are
healthy, the broken down products would be recycled to produce new
red cells. Weak liver and weak spleen that have poor capability of
recycling these broken down products may lead to anemia.
When the liver is badly congested with stagnant bile which quite
often happens to people with their gallbladder removed, the only
relief is to stimulate their bile flow. From our experience working
with many people who had gallbladder surgery, a combination of
taking Chinese Bitters in the morning (to cleanse the liver)
and Coptis at night (to stimulate bile flow) will help to
relieve symptoms related to gallbladder removal, such as sleep
problems and difficulty with bowel movement.
A helpful regimen in the morning is to start with 2 cups of warm
water, then do your exercises. You can take Chinese Bitters
¾-1 hour later when the water has emptied out of the
stomach. Another ½-hour later, you can have your breakfast.
The warm water helps to “activate” the intestines and kidneys.
It is not uncommon for people who have their gallbladder removed
to have Gallstones in their liver. When the bile that is produced
in the liver cannot be stored in the gallbladder anymore, it tends
to get congested and become stagnant in the liver. When the bile is
stagnant in the liver for too long, it becomes too concentrated;
then cholesterol and bile pigments may crystallize to form stones in
the liver similar to what happens in the gallbladder.
A 68-year old man had his gallbladder removed about one year
before he came to see me. I recommended that he should flush his
liver by the following procedure. First he should take our
Chinese Bitters in the morning and Coptis at night.
When these are finished, he should follow up by taking GCG in the
morning and Curcuma at night. When he did his first liver
flush (Step 3a above) after he finished the GCG and Curcuma,
he was surprised to find that he flushed out more than a hundred
small stones. He told me that he felt at least 10 years
younger.