Oczyszczanie woreczka żółciowego – 5 kluczowych kroków

Gallbladder Cleanse – 5 Key Steps

🍐 What is a gallbladder?
The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ that plays a key role in the digestive process. It is located under the liver and is responsible for storing bile, a substance that helps break down fats in the intestines.

  • Location : under the liver, on the right side of the body, just below the ribs.
  • Function : storage and secretion of bile, supporting the digestion of fats.

🧪 What is bile?
Bile is a yellow-green fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. When you eat fatty foods, bile is released into the intestines to help break them down. It consists of:

  • Water
  • Bile salts
  • Bilirubin
  • Copper
  • Cholesterol

Bile's tasks:

  • Aids digestion by breaking down fats from food.
  • Enables the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins.
  • Eliminates excess waste products, dead blood cells and cholesterol.

🦠 What are gallstones?
Gallstones are deposits that can form in the gallbladder from excess cholesterol, bilirubin, or bile salts. It is worth knowing that:

  • Who (usually) gets gallstones?
    • Women more often than men
    • Overweight people
    • People aged 40+
    • A diet high in fat

Anyone can get them though!

  • Types of gallstones:

    • Cholesterol – the most common, green-yellow, formed from excess cholesterol.
    • Pigmented – dark, less common, contain bilirubin. Sometimes associated with liver or blood diseases.

  • Dangers of excess gallstones:

    • You can live healthily with gallstones without experiencing symptoms.
    • If stones become too large or numerous, they can block the bile ducts.
    • Gallbladder complications can lead to jaundice, infection, or the need for surgical removal of the organ.

📗 My thoughts on cleansing
Last year I decided to delve deeper into the gallbladder because it’s a topic that’s rarely discussed in the health world. Although I’ve never had gallstone problems, I felt it was worth trying a cleanse.

🫒 What does the cleansing procedure look like?
If you decide to cleanse your gallbladder, you need to set aside at least one day for the process, preferably at home, near a toilet. Here's how to prepare for it:

A day or two before the cleanse: Preparing the body involves softening potential stones and cleansing the colon. This may include:

  • Fasting
  • Taking magnesium or laxatives
  • Enemates (purifying ingots)

Be sure not to do the cleanse if you have constipation issues as this may make the process more difficult.

🫒 What will you need?

  • Cherry or apple juice (malic acid)
  • Epsom Salt (for consumption) - loose or capsules
  • Olive oil
  • Grapefruit juice

🫒 How to cleanse? Throughout the day:

  • Drink apple or cherry juice at intervals to soften the stones. Do not consume any fats that day.

2 hours before bed:

  • Prepare an Epsom salt solution (1 tablespoon Epsom salt + 1/2 teaspoon salt + 120 oz water) and drink it.

Just before bed:

  • Make a "Fat Bomb" - 120 oz olive oil mixed with 120 oz grapefruit juice. Drink, brush your teeth and lie on your back to sleep.

The next morning:

  • Drink another dose of Epsom salt solution. Do not eat anything until the cleansing process is complete.

🫒 Cleansing Effects
Within a few hours of waking up, you will feel a strong urge to use the bathroom. The Epsom salts act as a laxative, and any stones that may be in your gallbladder will float on the water in the toilet.

You can expect to need to use the toilet up to 3-8 times a day.

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