saraeli said...
Dude, what gives you pause about biliary tract flushes?
Howdy. The main concern I would have, if I were considering such a procedure, would be having an
actual stone become lodged in the bile duct. From my prior reading the matter, such an event could lead to emergency surgery and having the gallbladder removed. That would be the worst case scenario, I believe.
Additionally, I don't believe the "stones" being expelled during a flush are actual gallstones. Rather, they seem to be olive oil coagulated with the citrus/apple juice. The only way of which I'm aware to confirm the presence of actual gallstones is via ultrasound. Previously, I tried to find evidence of people having a "Before" ultrasound, finding gallstones, completing a liver/gallbladder flush, and then having an "After" ultrasound to document that the gallstones had been removed. If any such documentation exists, I've never found it.
Another reason for my doubting that actual gallstones are being expelled is because the gallbladder is fairly small. As doctors have written on the topic, a gallbladder wouldn't be able to accommodate the many hundreds of "stones" that some folks report expelling, as they perform successive flushes. That is, as long as they keep drinking the olive oil and citrus/apple mixture, they will keep expelling the "stones." If they stop drinking this concoction, they will cease expelling the coagulated olive oil they ingested the prior night.
Finally, there are plenty of people online (including this forum) who report feeling better after a liver/gallbladder flush. I believe them. I'm just not sure
why they feel better. And, it's unknown to me how people
continue to feel, as time passes. Was a liver/gallbladder flush the turning point in their health? Did they regress? Was there anything else they did that might have been the real reason for the improvement...or, perhaps, caused a synergistic effect? It seems more common among the health-compromised to try many things at once, in an effort to feel better. I've certainly done this -- eliminating certain things from my diet, adding others, starting several new supplements at the same time, etc. When making numerous changes at the same time, we're unlikely to be certain of what may be helping or hurting.
So, those are my personal thoughts on the matter. If I felt the potential risk were worth the alleged reward, of course, I'd complete the procedure myself. But, based on the information I've read, it doesn't seem like a good match for me. I'm
open to changing my mind, though, if presented with new information. And, if other folks want to complete such a procedure, I respect their decision and hope they find great benefit.