Nuts!
Thanks for responding, Debra. Everyone must be busy with other things today.
I’m glad you’re not having problems with heartburn lately; it seems odd that
nuts could cause it, huh?
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August 2nd, 2003 at 5:19 pm
In a message dated 7/31/00 5:01:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
SariT@… writes:
<< t’s not so odd. nuts are very concentrated food and they are also very high
in fat, so for some people it is hard to digest.
I know someone who is an “A” and when he first went on the ER4YT he was so
happy that he could eat peanuts. After a few weeks on the diet he had
peanuts and he was deathly ill for about 2 full days, with severe vomitting.
You would have swore that he had the stomach flu. He has tried it a few
times since and everytime he has a feed of peanuts (not 1 or 2, but many), he
has the same reaction.
Sharon (Ontario, Canada)
August 4th, 2003 at 3:59 am
Sari in Israel wrote about nuts and heartburn:
Here’s an interesting side-bar to the “nuts” issue. I think they
gave me gallstones!! I have been in pain for several weeks, and
yesterday I started running a fever and was doubled over in pain.
Went to the emergency room and had an ultrasound. Yep, gallstones.
Small ones, still in formation, but they’re there. This is not to
say that eating nuts were the whole cause, as I think my gallbladder
was over-taxed to begin with. But, it wasn’t until I went on the
Type O program that I began vomiting and having heartburn and
assorted other pains. I think that in my effort to eat as many HB’s
as possible, I went overboard with walnuts. VERY high in fat.
Stupid me, I just wasn’t thinking.
I asked the ER doctor if heartburn and nausea could be coming from
the gallbladder. Yes indeed, he said. Both. So, I’m just letting
those of you who suffer from sudden, unexplained heartburn and
frequent nausea to be careful about some of the foods on the Type O
program that are high in fat. Your gallbladder might be trying to
tell you something.
As for me, we still don’t know if surgery is the right option, or if
we’re going to try to disolve the stones. Is this the beginning of
the end of Lynn’s gallbladder? Stay tuned…
Lynn
August 4th, 2003 at 6:19 am
Lynn, if they’re small, surely surgery won’t be necessary? I hope… Is it
risky to try to dissolve them first, then if that doesn’t work, opt for
surgery? Good luck with your decision. I’m sure you’ll be feeling great
soon.
August 4th, 2003 at 4:20 pm
Hi Nancy,
I’m going to read all the articles you linked
Thanks! I sure hope so, ’cause I’ve been feeling rather badly for a
long while. In fact, the whole reason I went on the ER4YT program
was because I thought I just had terrible indigestion! I didn’t know
that my gallbladder was diseased.
Yes, it’s possible to try and dissolve them first. And sometimes
that works. However, if the gallbladder is in a diseased state,
there’s a good chance the stones will keep coming back. And I would
have to live the rest of my life eating nothing but bland foods and
always worrying about the next attack. Plus, I’m running a fever
which means I also have an infection. So, it’s looking like this
thing needs to come out, I don’t know. Can a gallbladder become
“un-diseased”? I wonder…
The good news is that they remove gallbladders with laproscopy now,
and you’re in the hospital less than a day. Little tiny scar, faster
recovery.
Steve, THANK YOU for all that great info.! There goes my walnut
theory, eh?
to…much appreciated. I have always taken a lot of Vitamin C, so
perhaps my gallbladder condition is hereditary, as my mom and her
mother had the same problem. I was following the Type O program
precisely, so my guess is this problem was there, lingering, and
finally just reared its ugly head. Oh joy!
Lynn
P.S. They gave me Vicodin for the pain. I know we health-minded
people try to resolve health problems with diet, but Vicodin is good
stuff…
August 5th, 2003 at 12:50 am
Jethro Kloss, in his book, “Back To Eden” recommends parsley for expelling
gallstones. I have found parsley available with garlic in capsule form, as
well as parsley and garlic oil gelcaps.
August 5th, 2003 at 2:25 am
Parsley is also HB for O’s. I bought some a few weeks ago and use it
to season my food.
Gary