Re: Bile salts and no gallbladder EDIT

I'm finding other interesting stuff. It comes in different strengths, but I'm finding that most instructions are to take 1-2 just before meals, 3x a day. But, I'm also finding that it's saying for people who have their gallbladders, to vary the dosage. One place said to start out with 1 per meal, 3x a day..2nd day take 2 per meal..3rd day take 3 per meal--then drop back to 1 per meal etc.

If she isn't already taking the pancreatin (enzymes), reread about what their role is too.

>>The bile micelles pass into the duodenum, where the detergent action of the bile salts emulsifies fats, which are then broken down by the enzyme lipase from the pancreas. Bile salts also assist the final absorption of the products of fat digestion. Both bile and lipase are necessary for the proper absorption of fats by the small intestine. Without one or other of these two, there is deficiency of the vital fat-soluble vitamins, A, D, E and K, and malabsorption causes fat to appear in the faeces (steatorrhoea).>>


For an example- this product has both the ox-bile and the Pancreatin enzymes. The enzymes aren't by mg's, they are by units.

http://answers.shopping.com/xPF-Vital-Nutrients-Pancreatin-Ox-Bile-Extract-60...


This thread on the Lyme forum is an interesting one about proteolytic enzymes..but here is the reason for the enzymes being in units, not mg's.

//www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1412268


http://www.newswithviews.com/Howenstine/james63.htm


>>>Most surgeons are blithely ignorant about the lost function of the gall bladder in patients who cholecystetomy. All patients lacking a gall bladder suffer from deficiency of bile acids. Patients lacking a gall bladder are unable to control bile secretion into the intestines to regulate proper absorption of fats, fatty acids, and fat soluble vitamins. Proper removal of toxins depends on bile acids that are not available in appropriate quantities after cholecystectomy. All persons who have had cholcystectomy need to take bile acids permanently. Without a gall bladder the patient has lost the ability to stock up on fat that can be used as a source of calories in illness and famine, essential fatty acids and fat soluble vitamins(A, D, E, K).>>

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