Natural Ways to Cure Gall Stones

Gallstones are a crystalline buildup in the gallbladder and bile system. These generally don't cause pain in the body, but can cause problems if they get lodged in a bile duct. This blockage causes pain in the back, pain in the abdomen and vomiting. Natural remedies may treat these stones and prevent them from forming.

Preventing Gallstones

• The easiest way to avoid gallstones is to prevent them from forming. A generally healthy diet may help prevent gallstones. Homeopath healers consider fruits and vegetables as vital in preventing gallstone buildup. Not only are these foods low in fat and high in nutrition, they are essential for the functioning of every system in the body. Homeopaths on sites such as Mothernature consider apples, pears, and grapefruits to be the best fruits for avoiding gallstones. They also consider it essential for a person to consume at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily.

  Beans are another excellent source of nutrition that may prevent gallstones. Oat parsley is a food that is high in chlorophyll. Chlorophyll may help clean the bile system and prevent any buildup. Drinking at least eight tall glasses of water a day may break down any buildup in the bile system. A glass of carrot juice every day may help prevent gallstones as carrots are high in a large number of vitamins that cleanse the body. Refined carbohydrates should be avoided, as these tend to interfere with the way the gallbladder functions. However, a teaspoon of butter often causes the gallbladder to empty entirely, cleaning it of any potential buildups, say those who espouse homeopathic principles.

Treating Gallstones

• Sometimes, even with all the prevention treatments, gallstones form. Homeopathic healers, such as those at Health Secrets, believe that many natural treatments help breakdown gallstones. Many of these remedies for treating gallstones are liquid. They say that natural apple cider vinegar breaks up gallstones and flushes them through the body. They also believe that 25 milligrams of olive oil may break up gallstones. Lime and lemon juice may break up gallstones as well. You may also eat limes and lemons, but the juice is a more distilled way to get these juices in your body. Another natural substance that may flush gallstones out of your body is turmeric. The problem with turmeric is that it can be difficult to eat and keep down. Only use this in extreme cases.

  Working your reflexes is another method of treating gallstones. Dr. Laura Norman, is a reflexologist (a doctor who practices stimulating the reflexes for healing purposes) states that working the reflexes on your feet helps the thyroid, liver and gallbladder function better. If the gallbladder is working more fully, it may be able to break up the gallstones itself. Vitamins such as lecithin and vitamin C may also break up gallstones. Alcoholic beverages may, in small doses, be potent enough to break up even the strongest gallstones. Alcoholic drinks should only be used in very small doses, as it can damage the body if too much is taken.