7 home remedies for gallstone disease
Gallstone disease is caused by metabolic disorders. It occurs when an excess of cholesterol or bilirubin is formed in the body, which are normally excreted in the bile through the intestines. As a result, bile becomes thick and viscous, crystals are formed in it, which then grow together. Small stones and sand can come out through the biliary tract, but calculi with a diameter of more than 1.5-2 cm usually accumulate in the gallbladder, and sometimes clog the lumens of the ducts, provoking the development of inflammation. According to statistics, such processes occur in the body of every tenth inhabitant of the Earth, and women get sick five times more often than men. At risk are people who are obese, lead a sedentary lifestyle, excessively addicted to alcohol, fatty, fried, smoked and salty foods,living in unfavorable environmental conditions, having severe chronic diseases or a hereditary predisposition (gallstone disease in a family history).
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In most cases, the disease is asymptomatic for a long time. Sooner or later, very unpleasant symptoms appear: pain and heaviness in the right hypochondrium (aggravated after eating fatty or fried foods), indigestion, chills, sweating, fatigue, irritability. Changes in stool color, as well as yellowness of the mucous membranes and skin, may be observed.
Gallstone disease in the early stages is treated with therapeutic methods, in other cases, surgical intervention is required. It is especially unpleasant that even the removal of stones from the gallbladder does not guarantee recovery: if the cause of the disease (metabolic disorders) persists, the probability of relapse is almost 100%. Therefore, for people suffering from gallstone disease, it is especially important to follow a special diet and periodically take medications that help improve liver function, normalize the composition of bile and increase the tone of the gallbladder. Such medicines can also be prepared at home.
Infusion and juice of watercress
Watercress is a small cruciferous plant. It is extremely useful because it contains compounds that have a pronounced choleretic effect.
Watercress juice is squeezed out of whole plants (together with roots). Take it 1-2 teaspoons 3-4 times a day 20 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 2 weeks, after a 7-day break it is repeated. Juice prepared with a stock can be saved by adding vodka to it in a ratio of 8: 2. The mixture is kept for 2 days, filtered and poured into a glass, well-sealed container, which is placed in the refrigerator. Take the remedy in the same way as freshly squeezed juice.
You can also be treated with watercress infusion. For its preparation, a handful of fresh leaves are poured into 1 liter of boiling water and infused for 1 hour. The filtered liquid is drunk 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day. The regimen is the same as for juice treatment.
Watercress is convenient because it is very easy to grow it yourself. The grass is surprisingly unpretentious: the seeds sprout on the 3rd day after sowing, and after 1.5 weeks the greens are ready for use. The container with plants does not take up much space and can be located on the kitchen windowsill, and care is reduced solely to periodic watering.
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Cabbage juice
White cabbage juice activates the secretion of bile and improves its composition. You will need 300 g of freshly squeezed cabbage juice and the same amount of olive oil. The procedure is carried out on an empty stomach (after a meal, 6 hours should pass) according to the following scheme:
- take 3 tablespoons of oil and 1 spoon of juice;
- repeat every 30 minutes until the oil runs out;
- drink the rest of the juice.
Treatment is carried out in 3 stages with 7 days intervals.
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Dandelion decoction
The tool normalizes the liver and activates its work. To prepare the broth, take the leaves and roots of dandelion. In an enamel bowl, 1 teaspoon of well-crushed raw materials is poured with 1 cup (250 ml) of boiling water, kept on low heat for 20 minutes, cooled and filtered. The broth is taken in 1/4 cup 1 time per day.
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Infusion of birch leaves
The drug is prepared from fresh or dried raw materials. Pour 2 teaspoons of crushed leaves with 1 glass of boiling water and infuse for 1 hour. The filtered liquid is taken 3 times a day, 10 minutes before meals, 1/3 cup, adding a small pinch of baking soda to each serving. The course of treatment is 40 days.
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Rosehip
A mixture of rosehip fruits and roots contains substances that contribute to the destruction of gallstones. To prepare a healing agent, 2 tablespoons of crushed plant materials are poured with a glass of boiling water. The mixture is kept on low heat for 20 minutes, cooled and filtered, taken 1/2 cup 4 times a day. Treatment is carried out within 1 week and the course is repeated after a 2-week break.
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Milk thistle
The plant can be cultivated in the garden, but few succeed, since the milk thistle is quite capricious. It is much easier to purchase dry herb at the pharmacy. It is rich in substances that help reduce the viscosity of bile and prevent stone formation. There is no need to brew milk thistle: it is taken 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals - 1 teaspoon of dry powder is washed down with 100 ml of warm water. The course of treatment is 2-3 weeks.
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Collection of medicinal herbs
The following fees are most effective for cholelithiasis:
- chicory root and peppermint herb. Pour 1 tablespoon of the mixture with 1 glass of boiling water, incubate for 5 minutes in a water bath and filter. It is taken hot, 1.5-2 cups per day. The remedy enhances the production of bile, maintains the tone of the gallbladder;
- collection "Fitokolin". It contains equal amounts of knotweed (knotweed), St. John's wort, plantain, sweet clover, clover, peppermint, knotweed, dandelion root and lingonberry leaf. To prepare the infusion, a mixture of 1 tablespoon of vegetable raw materials and 1/2 liter of boiling water is kept under a lid for 1 hour and filtered. Take 1/2 cup 4 times a day (3 times 15 minutes before meals and 1 time before going to bed). The tool has analgesic, choleretic, diuretic, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects.
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Herbal preparations in combination with pharmacy medicines and a properly selected diet can significantly alleviate the condition of patients suffering from cholelithiasis, but their use requires caution. Such treatment can be carried out only if the following conditions are met:
- calculi formed in the gallbladder have a cholesterol composition;
- the diameter of the stones does not exceed 2 cm;
- there are no organic changes in the patient's body that prevent the passage of bile;
- the disease was diagnosed no more than 3 years ago;
- the patient does not suffer from serious forms of obesity;
- the patient does not have an exacerbation of gallstone disease, as well as exacerbations of gastritis or gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer.
The described drugs should not be taken by pregnant and lactating women. The use of any herbal remedies for cholelithiasis requires medical advice.
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Education: First Moscow State Medical University named after I. M. Sechenov, specialty "General Medicine".
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