Food combining

If the Epsom Salts does the trick, then it looks more like gallbladder than an IBS type reaction but I am still in two minds because the pain starts some hours after you eat. I found it very difficult to tell the difference between my gallbladder pain and the grinding pain that I later found out was irritation of the intestine (IBS type pain) You can tolerate a great deal of Epsom Salts and if you take it with food in the stomach it shouldn't act as a laxative. You can monitor this yourself.

In the mean time drink plenty of good quality water and apple juice. Reduce caffeine (also in tea) because this can trigger an attack. Try a stick it out if you can until the crisis passes and you can try another flush in a weeks time.

I have been through this crisis suffering excruciating pain but it did pass and I kept my gallbladder.

Food combining is a method of eating that attempts to reduce the stress on the digestive system. Although medically the digestive system should be capable of dealing any type of food some people think that eating in a certain way can be very beneficial. I tried it for several year and it worked for me.

(I ripped this from a site that I found from Google)

Dr. William Howard Hay introduced food combining in 1911. The wrong chemical condition is acidity which is caused by the manufacture and accumulation of acid from the products of digestion and metabolism in amounts greater than the body can eliminate. This acid condition results in a lowering of the body's vital alkaline reserve, the depletion of which causes toxaemia or autointoxication.

So a food combining diet is designed to ensure these conditions do not happen and therefore the body should maintain it's natural chemical balances. Dr. Hay classified foods into three types according to their chemical requirements for efficient digestion. These three types are :

Alkali forming foods

such as fruits and vegetables. Alkali forming means the end products of such foods after digestion. Even acid tasting fruits such as lemons yield alkaline salts in the body.

Concentrated proteins

such as meat, game, fish, eggs or cheese. These foods are acid forming in their final end products in the body.

Concentrated carbohydrates or starch foods

These are acid forming. These include grains, bread, and all foods containing flour, all sugars and foods containing sugars (sucrose), but not the naturally occurring sugars found in fruit.

Dr. Hay's theory was that, although protein and starch foods are acid forming in their end products in the body, they need different conditions for digestion and should never be combined at the same meal.

THE HAY RULES FOR HEALTH

Starches and sugars should not be eaten with proteins and acid fruits at the same meal

Vegetables, salads and fruits (whether acid or sweet) if correctly combined should form the major part of the diet

Proteins, starches and fats should be eaten in small quantities

Only whole grains and unprocessed starches should be used and all refined and processed foods should be eliminated from the diet

Not less than four hours between starch and protein meals

Milk does not combine well with food and should be kept to a minimum

Don't mix foods that fight, see below chart

List A List B List C
Proteins Neutral Foods Starches
All meat Most vegetables Biscuits
All poultry All salads Bread
Cheese Seeds Cakes
Eggs Nuts Crackers
Fish Herbs Oats
Soya Beans Cream Pasta
Yogurt Butter Potatoes
Olive oil Rice
Sugar/Honey
Sweets


Best wishes

Telman