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had a lot of stress from family & environment, had a gallbladder infection after being on NAC as recommended by my doctor in 2019. NAC can set off issues that are already pre-existing in a gallbladder so it’s not the NAC’s fault, that’s just an aside. Anyways, I had strong pain and got a tube placed in me with a bag to drain the gallbladder from the infection After about two weeks when I was ready to go in for the surgery, I accidentally looped the tube that led to the bag, looping it around a machine tool handle I was leaning over, and pulled the tube out. So I went into the hospital, asking them: OK what are you gonna do now? They said, I’ll be fine, sent me home It will close up real fast. There was no bleeding. I had no pain no worries.
Did I really want my gallbladder out? Not really, so I went for a consultation with an independent surgeon who had removed like 6000 gallbladders and done like 7000 other surgeries, & he told me he had no problem at all if I kept my gallbladder - it was shriveled and closed off, and no significant risk of cancer or anything if I kept it. Six years later, I’m all right, after having done, sort of my own surgical procedure of removing the tube myself by accident!
So for diet, I am not carnivore, but I like free range eggs, on occasion, a burger from grass fed cows, I love, salmon and sometimes eat sardines.
For me, the issue would be with the animal fats. I’ve been slack this year and have not been getting the ox bile salts supplement that would help digest the animal fats.
Have a safe surgery & recovery.
Wow you certainly had a unique experience with the gallbladder. I’m glad you recovered well. I’m fairly certain eating carnivore, animal fats and butter is what got me into this mess. Of course that depends on the “expert” saying what causes gallstones and the gallbladder stops working. The no carb and carnivore doctors say it’s the seed oils and processed foods that cause stones. The non awake doctors say it’s eating animal foods instead of plants. It doesn’t matter to me what caused it. It’s life & I will deal with the cards I’m dealt. One doctor that’s more keto than carnivore says eating keto carnivore animal based speed up the stones. He also says by the time you start having symptoms the gallbladder hasn’t functioned properly in 15 years. Like with you it was the NAC. Sometimes I think doctors are just playing guessing games with us. I started taking NAC several years ago and it threw itching into over drive. I already had an itching hive like skin condition. Now I think it’s from food. It gets better when I’m strick carnivore. Thanks for sharing your story and the well wishes. I’m so glad you are doing well after all that. Blessings to you.
thanks, and you will make make it through too, blessings!
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