7 Easy Homemade DIY Treatments for Gallstones
Similar to kidney stones, gallstones can cause excruciating pain. The likelihood of developing this condition increases with age, and other common causes include:
- Diabetes
- High-fat diet
- Stress
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
- Liver disease
- A family history of gallstones
Also, cause gallstones. It’s important to get a diagnosis and start to treat this illness on time. Besides going for surgery, some natural cures can also help dissolve the gallstones and provide pain relief.
7 Easy Homemade DIY Treatments for Gallstones
There are some common ingredients in your kitchen you can use to treat gallstones:
1. Lemon Juice
Lemon juice as well as other citrus fruit juices helps your liver from making cholesterol, thus providing a positive effect on preventing gallstones. To remove the gallstones, drink 3-4 cups of fresh lemon juice every day for a week, or try this remedy:
Ingredient:
Simply mix them and drink the mixture on an empty belly every morning to dissolve your gallstones, do this for at least 40 days.
Lemon juice as well as other citrus fruit juices helps your liver from making cholesterol, thus providing a positive effect on preventing gallstones. To remove the gallstones, drink 3-4 cups of fresh lemon juice every day for a week, or try this remedy:
Ingredient:
- 30ml olive oil
- 30ml fresh lemon juice
- 5g garlic paste
Simply mix them and drink the mixture on an empty belly every morning to dissolve your gallstones, do this for at least 40 days.
2. Colorful Vegetable Juice
Mix the juice of 1 beetroot, 1 cucumber, and 4 carrots, and drink it twice a day for 2 weeks.
Both beetroot and cucumber are great for strengthening and cleansing the gallbladder and liver and are super high in vitamin C, carrot juice makes this juice more beneficial.
Other healthy vegetables, fruits, and spices can also be added for more benefits, such as celery, apple, and ginger.
Mix the juice of 1 beetroot, 1 cucumber, and 4 carrots, and drink it twice a day for 2 weeks.
Both beetroot and cucumber are great for strengthening and cleansing the gallbladder and liver and are super high in vitamin C, carrot juice makes this juice more beneficial.
Other healthy vegetables, fruits, and spices can also be added for more benefits, such as celery, apple, and ginger.
3. Pear Juice
Pears are said to dissolve the gallstones and provide some relief to the pain caused by the gallstones. The pectin present in pears can soften up gallstones, you can mix pear juice with hot water and honey, and drink this juice three times a day, and the symptoms will be relieved after a period of time.
4. Apple Cider Vinegar
Take one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to help relieve gallstones effectively. If you want to improve the taste, mix 1 teaspoon of it in a glass of apple juice, and drink it once per day.
Or add 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice into 1 cup of warm water, and drink the mixture every morning on an empty stomach.
SEE MORE: How to Make Natural Apple Cider Vinegar
5. Turmeric
Turmeric is said to stimulate the production of bile by the liver and also help bile get excreted through the gallbladder, this helps in fat digestion and reduces gallstones.
Mix 1 teaspoon of turmeric with honey and take it every day for some weeks. Another effective remedy is to take a combination of turmeric, dandelion, artichoke, and rosemary oil. Rosemary oil also enhances the production of bile and aids in breaking down fat, which aids in preventing the development of gallstones.
6. Dandelion
Tea made with dandelion leaves is also effective to treat gallstones, as dandelion contains terpene, which has the ability to dissolve the gallstones. Add 1 teaspoon of dried dandelion leaves to a cup of hot water, cover the cup for 5 minutes and then add honey to taste. Drink it 2-3 times a day. (8 Surprising Health Benefits of Dandelion Root Powder)
7. Castor Oil
With lots of medicinal uses, castor oil also helps to reduce the number and the size of gallstones in the gallbladder. It also helps reduce pain due to its strong anti-inflammatory property. A castor oil hot pack is useful for easing gallbladder pain.
There are more simple tips and lifestyle changes you can make to prevent gallstones or get quick relief from them.
DR. APPIAH
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