Re: Questions on dissolving gallstones to Telman

The comment about avoiding large meals and many calories at a time is in relation to ursodeoxycholic acid.

In general conclusion from many such experiments is that lecithin mitigates liver damage in diets rich in cholic acid, (consequently it may be beneficial with cholic supplements), that lecithin could efficiently prevent intra-hepatic cholestasis induced by cyclosporine a drug used for transplant patients, that lecithin could reduce liver cholestasis in pregnancy but only if administered early, that a lecithin diet enhances bile secretion and prevents bile acid-induced cholestasis. In summary it prevents Gallstones cause by a bile acid mechanism rather than curing or dissolving them.

There is so much of this stuff dating back to about 1985 but very little has ever come from it except from purveyors of health supplements. Even if the chemical balance of bile is 'ideal' it can still produce gallstones. It is vital to recycle bile and replenish the biliary chemicals and the function of he bowels are just as important as the function of the liver. Any food intolerance, if it affects the part of the bowel responsible for recycling any of the bile components can result in bile cholesterol nucleation.