I have family members that were vaxxed. Some up to 5 times (they didn't listen). Now they all have/had kidney stones. Stepdaughter has gallstones and having gall bladder removed. I've heard from other people that they know people with the same issues. I searched forum and found a lot about kidney failure but not stones. Concerning. Related possibly? Anyone else noticed the rise?
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Never heard of this connection before. Kidney stones are typically calcium oxylate crystals that got too big to pass, often related to chronic dehydration plus some theories of a certain bacteria trigger the crystallization (which is a known thing to happen with certain crystals) explaining why only some people are prone to them with others eat massive amount of calcium and oxylates without ever getting one. There is some evidence that astaxanthin, which is found in krill oil and certain fish that eat krill, can prevent their formation as populations who consume those frequently have very low incidences of kidney stones.
Gallstones are a totally different thing and are formed mostly from cholesterol. The low-fat diets pushed make them way more likely as if you're not eating enough fat your gallbladder does not empty frequently enough and the bile can become too concentrated and sludges up and forms the crystals. Every person I know who ended up with gallstone was eating a lot of low-fat foods, never heard of anyone with a high-fat diet getting them.
I have a problem with gout sometimes depending on how I eat, I've changed diet a lot and it hasn't been an issue for a long while. I appreciate your response, just seems like a lot of it is going on around me, was wondering if others have noticed it too. Thanks.
Gout is uric acid building up to where crystals can form in your joints, it gets blamed on high-fat and high-protein diets and my dad used to get it. However he only got it when he was sedentary, when he got into the gym and became much more active he stopped getting the gout. I eat even more fat and protein than he does and am in the gym 3-4 times a week lifting and have never gotten the gout attacks he got. I also drink on average a gallon of water per day so there might just not be the right conditions for the uric acid to build up in my body.
I’m versed on gout, hit me years ago. Changed diet, Bernard Jensens Cherry extract is my remedy when I feel it try to flare. Wish I had time for the gym. I drink a good bit of water also to stay flowing.
You make time for it, you find a way to do it at home even. I kept making that excuse until one day I saw that I had a BP of 150/100 and I had somehow injured myself again just taking out the trash.
You're right fren, it's on me and I'll own it. I'll do better, I do know i felt better when I exercised when I was younger. 55, small business owner now. Time flies.
Dandelion root tea has been said to help. For liver, gall bladdar and kidneys. It's said that it can help dissolve the stones fairly quickly. Just FYI if you want to do some research.
Most definitely will, I’ve seen dandelion root mentioned for other things but never looked into it. Thank you fren.
https://greatawakening.win/p/199hzO31wR/how-to-treat-and-cure-gallbladde/
Thank you, I didn't search gallstones.
Hey, what are frens for? I had it saved.
Fwiw gall disease seems to be more prevalent in females and is a common family trait, so I'm told. Personal experience: myself(female), both my sisters, and all 4 of my daughters had gallbladder removed before age 27. And our diets are everything imaginable. Some high fat, some low fat, there's one pescaterian and one gluten free among us.
They have all been females. Don't know about all their diets though.
Any idea how frequently they ate? There's some argument to be made that intermittent fasting and one-meal-a-day can aggravate the condition in people prone to it if that eating pattern is followed long term. Those with a family disposition who eat frequent meals with at least 10g of fat each time have a very low incidence compared to those who eat just once or twice a day possibly because the gall bladder is being emptied so frequently. Could also be a gut biome connection as we're finding out more and more about how important are symbiotic bacteria are and the signals that our body receives from them that can affect other organs.
I know one is has issues with gluten. Very strict diet for her. IBS also. I’ve wondering about maybe parasites. She eats throughout the day, I know that. I eat twice a day usually.
I don't know if there is a connection, but I know there is a strong genetic component to it.
I once passed a gall bladder stone at work and I felt I was going to die. The most horrible pain ever. Sweating. Not being able to sit still on the toilet. It took 10 minutes. Then all went back to normal. It was strange and I did not connect the dots (2 family members had had their gall bladders removed just years prior).
A few months later I had a really spicy meal and the next day woke up and my morning stool was completely white. It had the consistency and color of bathroom silicone. I knew what was up and went to the ER immediately. I told them it was my gall bladder, but they wanted to do test and see if they could crush the stones, etc. A few hours later, intense pain started. I got morphine, which helped at first.
Another 10 hours or so later, shortly before midnight, the morphine was no longer really helping. I spent until about 1 am in intense pain. I have never felt any pain like that before or after. I was then operated upon. My gall bladder was removed. It was full of stones almost the size of golf balls. I still have them. The surgeon had never seen anything like it and I was kind of proud and of course very relieved :-D After just three days I was sent home.
I have not had really big problems since. Once a year for a few days, I feel a little pain there and I know what I have to do; I eat the fattiest, meatiest meal I can find. 10-15 hours later I have a bowel movement that is full of bile and then I am good for another year or so. I think it is just tiny crystals or some blockages that build up and have to be flushed out by the bile, which is produced when you ingest large amounts of protein.
Eating a meal like that is actually a test that some doctors perform and it can force the passing of a stone or escalate the situation to a point where the doctors know operating is unavoidable.
So, another benefit of the carnivore diet?
Yes but any diet with sufficient fat will do, nothing special about the carnie diet itself in this regard. At least 100g of fat per day should be fine.
Wife’s side has some gall bladder history, liver too. Thank you fren.
By any chance, did they all get the same batch? The local nephrologists would probably be able to address whether there's a local explosion of cases