On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 8:07 AM, atreides1111 <atreides1111@yahoo.com> wrote:
Heather TwistI've never had gall bladder problems before and while far from having a great diet...I wouldn't say I eat particularly awful. My research led me to a few blurbs that stated fasting can cause gall bladder attacks. Has anyone come across this? The benefits of IF outweigh these minor pains, I was just wondering if I was the only one.
Gall bladder problems are depressingly common for ALL people, fasting or otherwise. They do tend to have "triggers" ... going OFF a diet is a big one (when you start eating "normal" again).
Fasting hasn't been an issue for me with my gall bladder. Actually my gut is WAY better at processing fats than it was before Fast-5. My motivation for doing Fast-5 type eating was mainly to get my digestion working correctly again, and it worked great. I can eat pretty much anything now, even really greasy awful stuff, and my digestion is fine.
However, I do know a lot of people with gall bladder issues, and so have some familiarity with the issues. The symptoms actually show up way after the problems start. They have found gallstones in little kids. The actual problem seems to have to do with irritation of the bile duct, which tends to stop the bile duct from emptying properly.
So, what irritates the bile duct? The biggest one seems to be food allergies, esp. wheat gluten:
I expect any dysbiosis could be an issue too. Fast-5 did a great job of healing my own dysbiosis, albeit I am also using good fibers (konjac) and probiotics (kefir) and personally I can't handle wheat gluten at all and so have avoided it for a long time.
So my (non medical) advice would be: if you are worried about your gall bladder, DO address the issue. But not doing Fast-5 is not going to prevent gall bladder disease. Most people who have their gall bladders removed, are not doing any special diet at all, but they still lose their gall bladder, because no one addresses the cause of the inflammation. If you want to avoid surgery, figure out what the problem is!
BTW, gut inflammation is fairly easy to fix, and you will feel SO MUCH better.
http://eatingoffthefoodgrid.blogspot.com/
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