For the information of those who want to evaluate the validity of
claims from both sides (the way one makes responsible decisions)this
might help explain the make up of the things that come out after a
flush.
The selection below is from www.pathguy.com a site run by a
practicing pathologist Ed Friedlander, MD, who teaches. His site is
a wealth of information.
Just another perspective from someone who cuts people open and looks
at gallstones inside the body on a regular basis.
JALyons (who is slipping into her turn-out coat, boots and fire hat)
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"Gallstone Flush
People who have gallstones, or think they have gallstones, are
invited to "flush" them out by swallowing a concoction of 1/2 cup of
olive oil, a big grapefruit, 4 tablespoons of Epsom salts, and three
cups of water.
It was a nice idea, and interesting things will appear in the toilet
bowl soon after. But I'm afraid that they're not your gallstones.
Here's why:
Real gallstones are faceted polyhedra, like the ones in the picture
on the links below, or else shaped like mulberries. What you'll get
from the recipe are spheres. One of my correspondents describes a
friend who saves the spheres and displayed them to his friends.
Real gallstones hurt bad when they pass through the cystic and common
bile ducts.
Real gallstones sink in water. (As an autopsy pathologist, I'm very
familiar with this.) The "gallstones" you'll produce from this recipe
will float, as the "alternative thinkers" themselves point out. (They
claim that real gallstones float, too. Liars.)
If you know a little basic chemistry, you'll realize what is
happening. The Epsom salts are magnesium sulfate, and the grapefruit
contains some complex carbohydrates. When these slosh around in the
stomach and small intestine, they'll form a tough film which will
encase drops of olive oil. This will produce some yellowish balls
which will float in the toilet.
Hulda Regehr Clark, the author of "The Cure for all Cancers" and "The
Cure For HIV/AIDS" promotes this. Since she claims to have both a
doctorate in naturopathy and a Ph.D. in something (the latter
implying having done substantial original lab research), one would
think she would have made an experiment with a real gallstone and
discovered that it sinks. There's a nice photo which she took from my
friend, pathologist Ed Klatt. She calls them "such small stones"
though they're obviously 7-10 mm across. She thinks the stones she
displayed formed in the liver and "rolled" into the gallbladder,
which is silly. She says gallstones "can be of any color" which is a
hoot. She also claims that the major cause of gallstones is wearing
shoes.
If you want to believe these people, that is your business. If you
try the purge, please chew your grapefruit up thoroughly. Otherwise,
you're asking for a gastic bezoar and a trip to the endoscopist to
remove the obstruction.
Gallstone cleansing {link}
Gallstone Flush {link} from Hulda Regehr Clark. Much of the material
on these sites is identical though it's not clear who has borrowed
from who."
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