My diet was literally just bread and coke I was obese and I had problems with my heart, I couldn't even remember the multiplication chart, I had depression, vascular problems anxiety, my esteem was down, brain fog, memory loss, I couldn't remember my childhood, I had depression, lack of focus, lack of memory, thanks you my liver and kidney were failing my nervous system, thanks to you I have a second chance to live, thanks Dr Eric Berg, you saved my life
@@linaazmiin7479 In my personal experience what I did was I got rid of refined sugar!,vegetable/ canola oil, rice,iodized salt. processed food, I immediately consumed cruciferous vegetables make sure to get organic when it's on the dirty dozen list. also asparagus really helps with B1! I walk almost everyday, getting enough sun! did some 2-3 exercise a day check AUSTIN GOH! do whatever I can to release stress. when I felt better I tried researching about food and mood. then when I don't have cravings anymore try to inform myself regarding IF, it's a trial and error I just listen to my body, and whenever I am feeling something I immediately check dr bergs channel and do my research. so far I lost 20lbs. but it's juts an icing n the cake my goal is to be 100% healthy. hope it helps. God bless!
@@myytacc4430 thank you sooo much for sharing with me what you do I try to do what youre doing too.also love Austin Go videos, his amazing same for dr Berg. God bless you tooo
I experienced gall stones many years ago when I was following a strict LOW FAT diet! After several weeks of dieting (and yes I did loose some weight) I had a high fat risotto at a friends house. That evening I awoke at 3am with excruciating pain in my chest. My wife thought I was having a heart attack. Within an hour of being checked out by the First Responders, I threw up and the pain mostly went away. I later had tests which showed I had several gall stones and the doctor wanted to remove my gall bladder (if you don’t have a gall bladder you can’t get any more stones - right!). After some research, I decided not to have it removed and changed my diet. That was over 15 years ago and I’ve never had a problem with my gall bladder since! I’ve always struggled with my weight but I’ve been on a Keto diet from April following your advice (I found your web site by chance when I was looking for Covid19 advice back in March) and have lost over 25 lb in weight, reduced my BMI from 37 to 30 and my waist from 42inch to 38inch and now have perfect blood pressure readings. People who have not seen me since the lockdown started can’t believe the change! Thank you so much for your great work!!!!!
@@lemonchicken507 Isn't it obvious? He stopped going on the low fat diet and go on a keto diet, which a person mainly consuming good and healthy fats from various plant sources. Dr. Berg mentioned some of the factors that lead to development of the gallstones which is fasting from 10-15 hrs and a high carbs diet. As well as insulins, cortisol, and estrogen.
LemonChicken, I just stopped eating a Low Fat diet at the time! Started adding small quantities of “quality” dairy products and fats into my daily food intake and the stones just melted away! I have only recently found the Keto diet and was initially worried about gall stones returning. I needn’t have worried - no problems at all!
I have been having gallbladder issues and have noticed in the last couple of weeks that my gallbladder pain returns when I have not eaten in more than 12 hours...largely due to my job and time issues. The pain subsides within 5min of eating or drinking something, even if small. Thank you Dr Berg...you are amazing. And watching this video tonight has affirmed what I have noticed. You ha e taught me how to pay attention to.what is happening in my body and to join the dots and eat correctly. This knowledge that you share is so empowering...to be given the tools to be able to take charge of one's health and well-being is such a gift 🌸🙏💞
15 years ago tried a 3 day water fast. Felt super energized so I continued. At 12 days my teen sons insisted I eat. Really wasn’t hungry after day 3. BUT when I slowly returned to normal eating (I had never had any medical issues) , had gallbladder spasms. The pain prompted me to get it checked. The fluoroscopy showed gallbladder was “full of sludge and atonic”. Dr. Said I needed it removed. I refused. Haven’t had any problems since, other than occasional spasms when I overeat fried foods.
Wow- they wanted to removed it because of sludge? What did they mean by Atonic. I have gallstones as well, my Dr wants me to remove it, I’ve said no twice now and just watching what I eat. They are so quick to say lets take it out!!!
My mother has gallstones but never tried keto diet and fasting. In fact, she eats a lot of carbs, rice specifically because we’re Asian and also bread as snacks. Growing up she added a lot of sugar to our food especially when she made beverage. She might be the reason me and my sisters have sweet tooth.
I do agree 100% with you Dr. Berg. Keep on guiding us to the track of knowledgment to our body... I am really satisfied with your explainings and educative videos.. I have followed a healthy keto and IF for around more than a year and now i've become an expert in knowing and undestanding my own body. I really got a connection and communication with it and all that, thanks to you and your tutorial videos. Go ahead!!
I developed gallstones from fasting and I was eating pretty low carb/keto prior to starting prolonged fasting. I also depleted my iron stores. I'm definitely stressed all the time. I had two attacks following two refeeds, changed up my whole approach to fasting but getting hives after refeeds and again the iron is extremely low. I don't think everyone can approach fasting the same way. I did research on fasting for two years before I felt brave enough to try and although I felt great during and after, it's just not the same for everyone.
So what did you do, what did you learn? please do share :). I'm having pain on y right upper abdomen. I'm a bit scared lol. for now I'll start drinking acv w/ lemon before eating, while waiting for my gallbladder formula to arrive. I will try my best to consume foods that will increase bile production.
@@myytacc4430 was it your gallbladder? I’be been doing IF for years and never had a problem until last week. Upper right abdomen, sharp pain but only if I suddenly move or take a deep breath. Then it’s gone again. Can’t replicate it by moving again and I’m not tender when I press. No idea what it is.
Me too. Fasting gave me a gallstone and now I have to have it removed. But I did lose a lot of weight from fasting and can’t wait to get this taken out so I can start fasting again. But he’s wrong: I DID get it right after starting fasting. I only did it ADF for 2 months.
@@lauramaria5659 Overweight, insulin and cortisol (stress hormone) - increases the chances of gallstones. So it could be that you fasted when overweight. Hard to be sure.
@@lauramaria5659 was i healthy keto you followed while fasting? And how can you be so sure that you've got stones of fasting? Dig you get ul/scan before?
I've heard that fasting creates gallstones. I'm glad to see that that is not entirely true, since I believe fasting has improved my health including my digestive problems.
I did develop stones,I was on keto diet but I lost 20kg and was at the risk of having diabetes because I had gestational diabetes in pregnancy I have no pain from the stones unless I’m eating massive amounts of cream or pork so I avoid these types of fats instead opt for the salmons avocados etc I am still on keto diet and fast I have no symptoms and will still continue this way of eating.
Thank you so very very much for this video. I read the results of the study, but didn’t realise they were abbreviated and out of context! I was terrified of getting gallstones again. Now I know it’s safe to fast, and I’m going to start.
I use to have gallstone issues pancrititis. I did a 30 day fast last April had one attack immediately after I tried to eat which lasted over 24 hours. That was the last attack I ever got its been over a year and I'm still going good no gallstone issues. I'm still doing healthy Keto as well.
I experienced my first and only gallbladder issue while doing an extended fast, about a year ago. I'd been keto for about a year, and doing quarterly extended fasts. Ultrasound did not show any stones. I could not fast longer than about 16-20 hours without pain. I eventually passed whatever sludge. The thinking at the time was that the sludge was from my previous low-fat diet, and that fasting led to the attack because I was "using my gallbladder" again. I haven't had any such issues for at least 4-to-6 months. I'm planning another extended fast soon. I'm of the opinion that USING your gallbladder is the best remedy, so been LCHF ever since and don't plan to skip the fat in the future. The carbs, are another story. Done with those.
@@TheSimplylean I would have believed the gallbladder works as Dr Berg described while fasting, but the previous hypothesis he presented was that your gallbladder has nothing to process while you're fasting, because you're not eating fat. The gallbladder basically breaks down fat, so it wouldn't necessarily have anything to cleanse. Indeed, the way mine went away was by eating more healthy fat (as Dr Berg described in this video.)
Carbage Man but there is strange thing here... Dr Berg said that gallbladder won’t extract its bile if no fats... then how he ended up saying it could be do so while fasting ? Correct me if I’m worng
@@Mo2008di I didn't hear him saying that last part. My understanding is that the gallbladder is dormant while fasting because you're not digesting exogenous fat.
Christa Wild literally the JACC came out with the hidden truth today on saturated fat! Go to Dr. Ken Berry’s UA-cam page and see his video released today on that very subject 🤗🤗
RENSA80 I’ve been doing keto for nearly a year now and have reversed my diabetes and high blood pressure. I’ve also lost over 80 pounds and am off all my meds. Agree keto long term is a bit challenging but I hope I can refrain from upping my carbs too much as all the sickness will just come back then. Thinking I’d like to maintain at around 50-70g net carbs but will have to see how m body reacts as I increase the carbs a little bit at a time. It’s also interesting that I am seeing more and more UA-cam videos (Thomas DeLauer and Mindy Pelz for example) who advise coming off keto occasionally to make sure metabolic flexibility between fat and carb burning. Have therefore also been thinking of going off keto for 2 weeks every few months...
That will be slow in the coming, given all of the condemnation that fat has received over a century. In part researchers are led to believe that a study of participants eating mostly fat, would actually be murdering people.
I highly recommend that anyone interested in this issue look into Dr. Hulda Clark’s gallbladder flush, sometimes called the Liver Flush. As someone with two parents without gallbladders, I have assiduously tried to take care of mine, and was recommended to this flush many years ago by a healer. The first time I did it, I got rid of a 3/4” gallstone, just to show how safe and effective this flush is. It takes less than 24 hours and it’s not exactly fun, but it’s so worth it! I hate being super careful about every single thing I eat, and now I can eat most everything in moderation.
I'm on low carb diet, prob eat about 70 or less a day. I don't consider myself keto. I refuse to eat processed foods such as bacon and fatty cheeses or high sodium. I try to keep everything organic and as non-GMO as possible. I eat lots of legumes, fresh fruits and vegetables. I do 16:8 intermittent fasting. And every day first thing I do is drink my lemon juice (from my organic lemon), organic cayenne pepper and raw organic honey... I sure hope I'm not at risk for gallstones. Got me worried now 😩
I'm taking Tudca in the mornings an hour or two before eating and Dr Burg's Gallbladder Formula after meals for 2 weeks so far and do feel better. Had right sided flank pain (have a long history of kidney stones, this is not that). Not sure how long I should stay on this but so far so good.
My mom passed away from gallbladder cancer! She was only 45 when she had died. When she had lower back pain they found out it was an inflamed gallbladder. They took out the gallbladder and sent it to a lab and it came back cancerous. Than they told her she’s fine now and can go home, she had pain again while traveling overseas. She found out through a homeopathic doctor while traveling to Pakistan that she has cancer spread throughout her. When she flew back and went to UMDNJ, they told her she has max 5 years to live. But she lived for 14 months and died after catching pneumonia during her cancer. She did have a previous history of gall stones that she got removed in the 90s. I wish we had the internet and all this knowledge back than. I could have saved her 😢.
Imagine if every Muslim followed this correctly including the ramadhan fasting...without rlly going overboard during the eating windows...(since most of them keep eating from sunset to sunrise..😂) then mostly all Muslims would be so healthy....none of them would be obese, no Hypertension, no diabetes, no cardiovascular diseases...n all that with the results of complete detoxification of the body...it’s actually dry fasting combined with omad( new names given in today’s world..:) )
@@farhanmirza4000 bcz when they fastafter they all eat fast food with so much oil they eat too much sugar gluten potatoes everything that is bad thats why even after fasting theyre still feeling sick
Hi Dr. Berg, I watch your videos religiously everyday as they provide good health info! I recently emailed your office to see if you can create a video on Moringa powder (from leaves). Do it contain iodine? Is it safe to take for someone who has hyperthyroidism (TSH 0.05)? I found contradictory answers on the internet - some say it's safe and some say there's a high iodine content in urine. Thanks for your time and I'll look forward to this video soon!
Hello Dr.Berg, thank you very much for your videos that I learn from whenever I can. My problems are exactly in this area, I was overweight, I started on OMAD and I got to an acceptable weight, then the corona and the earthquake started in my city and somehow I got lost in those stressful conditions... I regained all the weight , another attempt via IF was hindered because I got pancreatitis and spent 10 days in the hospital until the inflammation of the pancreas subsided, along the way they also found stones in the gallstone that block the exit of bile. I was recommended an operation, but it was not done because of the Covid conditions in the hospital. Now I'm on OMAD again but with fear because everything is more demanding and I'm afraid of recurrent inflammation of the pancreas. Do you recommend surgery in my case or should I just try using TUDCA? Does OMAD worsen the condition of my liver and pancreas? Can prolonged fasting remove gallstones? Thank you for replay
My husband lost his gall bladder to necrosis after losing 50 pounds rapidly on a low fat diet. 30 grams of fat a day has seemed to be protective for me. However, I had to stop a fast after 30 hours due to a complaining gall bladder, though I may not have been doing keto at the time. Good point to remember about fasting, keto, and gallstone risk.
As soon as I stopped doing water fast my gallbladder pain went away. I actually liked doing water fasts but the pain was terrible a few months after I did my 11 day fast.
Hello! Did you have gallstones when you fasted on water for 11 days? Did you feel pain during the fast? How was your diet after the fast? And do you still have your gallbladder today, or did you have surgery to remove it? Thank you.
@@julianapino4134 not sure if i had gallstones prior to the water fasts. I have not had an gallbladder attack since i stopped doing water fasts. I still have my gallbladder. diet was poor after the fasts.
To be honest inteminent fasting made my husband's gallbladder inflamed... From Christmas he had some days one meal a day or eating window 4 hours... And shortly we noticed after he started this kind of eating his gallstones and gallbladder went crazy. He had gallstones for many years but actually fasting made everything worse. Now he is on low fat protein and veggie diet and is better. So sometimes we have to be wise and be careful because of our specific health conditions.
I think you are right, health conditions are so individual, so you cannot really give 100 advice on internet. The problem is, that your doctor´s advice is usually even worse!
How long ago he found out that he had gallstones???.. Or are you saying that he found out about this issues many years ago and been living with them for so many years??...TIA
I have three large gallstones and was told by my gastroenterologist that fasting with reduce the size of my gallstones and give me more change of pain as they stink in size. Any studies that dispute that?
I fasted everyday for 12 hours for almost 2 years... fine. Decided to try the master cleanse, on it for 6 days and I believe I got gallstones from that cleanse. Maybe a week or 2 after, light pains at first to excruciating. Had to take my gallbladder out
You had stones before, but they were asymptomatic .Trying to flush them stirred'em up and made one or more stuck in your bile duct. Id say there was 90 to 99% chance that they would pass by themselves, if not you'd die. You had to monitor your bilirubin level to save your gallbladder. Once your piss is brown, id say every 3-4 hours or so
@@vladimirkudrya1073can u please explain ...when u said monitoring bilirubin ... What is ..or is not happening if the piss is brown and occuring every 3-4 hours ???
I have a friend who is a family practice physician and I asked him that same thing. He said that even though you don't have a gallbladder the bile comes from the liver so stones can develop and get stuck in tube that goes directly from the liver to stomach after having the gallbladder out. I hope I explained that correctly. I think that is how he explained it to me.
I agree. I suffered with gallstones in my 20s. I had to stop eating pretty much altogether in my early 30s and went on a lectin free ketogenic diet in my late 30s. I will tell you that my gallbladder has not been a problem since the original slowingdown on eating. However, recently, my personal trainer works me hard enough that I have to eat carbs if I’m going to lift what he is giving me. This is after four years of refusing to listen to three different personal trainers tellling me to eat and what to eat. After adding carbs back into my diet, I’m actually growing muscle and able to push heavy. But I do see the aging in my face and additional weight. so I don’t really know what I want at this point. But fasting did improve my gallbladder.
What kind of diet was everything homemade or was there processed “keto” foods? Also how many times of day did you eat? Did you cheat and then come back to keto on and off I am curious as to how you got them. Thanks
Dr Berg I have a question is it normal that every time I eat hot chili peppers or sauce I feel like the constipation is gone and my belly fat to thank you ❤️
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Doc Eberg, I looked at the referenced studies and there's nothing about fasting and gallstones, it's about the impact of omega-3 and vitamin D on gallstones. Could you provide the link to the study please?
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This is confusing. I have done intermittent fasting off and on for years but lately I just try to stick with three meals a day, with an occasional healthy afternoon snack. Does this mean fasting from dinner until breakfast the next day is going to increase the risk of gallstones? I thought cutting out evening snacks is supposed to be beneficial for both health and weight loss.
The thing I realized after starting fasting and getting gallstones was: we should not have a cheat day for eating whatever we want, we should not smoke at all, also we should not drink alcohol during this kind of diet
I have frequent kidney stones so have frequent radiology. my gallbladder has been normal for decades. Then I start intermittent fasting for 5 months then alternate day fasting for 1 month and get another kidney stone so back for more radiology . now I have gallstones and sludge. I totally think because of fasting.
Im doing cetogenic/carnivore diet and this year i did 3 times fasting 3 days only water with mineral salt... 46 years old and so far so good, i lost 25kg in 4months 123kg to 98kg my height its 1m94cm... But now im scared about this comments for gallstones
Yup, fasting can indeed create gal stones especially with keto because of all the fats and cholesterol we eat, which actually helps some people recognize there is another underlying problem that needs to be investigated; like liver function.
I absolutely developed a gallstone 3cm doing Keto OMAD for 2 months. I happen to have a CT done a few months prior and then right after stopping my 2 months of OMAD. My body somehow created a 3cm stone that was found accidentally on the 2nd CT. At the time I had the 2nd CT I was having all kinds of digestion issues. I could barely eat because after a few bites I was extremely full. Then I would get a stomach ache and my bowel movement was yellow or orange at times. My bowel movements were sometimes half pale and half normal. My gastro explained to me that we need to eat to keep bile production going. He told me to pause fasting and sure enough i felt better quickly. My labs all returned to normal as well. Occasionally I will still have a lighter stool. I would love to try and boost bile production more as I feel like digestion is a bit slow and I get constipation. For reference my liver, ducts and labs are all great except for bilirubin is at 1.1 and it should not exceed 1 on the reference and no pain ever... I am carnivore and fasting 16:8 or less.
@julianapino4134 Good Morning. I never had anything done to remove it. I also no longer experience any digestion issues. After explaining things to my functional doctor and him seeing a constant break out on my forehead, he instructed me to take 2 zypan with every meal. He said my stomach acid is not adequate. All bathroom, stomach and skin issued resolved within a week. No need to remove anything unless it's problematic. I have not needed any scans either so who knows what it looks like now.
I doubt Dr Berg will ever see this, but I followed his healthy Keto plan to the letter and developed gal stones about a month into his regimen while doing the 18 hour fast. The fats and cholesterol became saturated and my bile thickened to the point that I began having pain on my right side. After an Ultrasound, it was revealed I had 2 small gal stones. While I think this is definitely related to my new diet and eating routine, it also is related to another underlying issue with my liver function that needs to be investigated, and is something Dr. Berg and co. should look into before recommending this diet to virtually everyone before talking about the risks.
dr berg is not always right. He means well but no one is all knowing and people are so variable its hard to make one size fit all recommendations. What was your diet like going into keto? were you high cholesterol?
It makes sense that chronic underuse of the gallbladder (fasting and low fat diet) would cause things to plug up. But I wonder that effect seed oils are having, too. All the people in the comments talking about having gallstones while eating keto or high fat diets while intermittent fasting…how many of them were still eating vegetable and cottonseed oil? That can’t be ruled out.
Developed gallstones from fasting. Fasted and lost weight quickly. Now have gallstones and scheduled surgery to remove my gallbladder. I wish more people are cautioned about this. I’m scared of getting surgery because of side effects. 😢
It depends the way that you fast and how you refeed. Very important. If you were doing some sort of super weight loss diet plan with intermittent fasting or lots of exercise and salts it makes more sense.
Dr. Rric Berge, you are truly doing an amazing work. Can you please do some research on Muslim's fasting month Ramadan? There is a special month in Islamic calendar in which muslim do fast for 14 to 15 hours and they do not get gallstones or any other disease like this. I am just curious about it since this is your field, can you please read about it and give us your humble opinion.
Ramadan fast is not a fast, it's actually a feast. Many Muslims gain weight during Ramadan cause they over eat. It's gluttony. Some even die from over eating during that time.. it's very far from a healthy diet.
I’m here because I did a 72 hour water fast last week. My right side under rib cage had a pain (burning sensation) the entire time and every meal after I broke fast. I’ve been taking an herb called stone breaker and apple cider vinegar at meals which seems to be helping remove the pain and inflammation
@@je4767 the herb stone breaker really seemed to help stop the pain almost immediately, but the pain would eventually return. So, I started experimenting with Bile Salts and similar substance called Tudca. I would take these supplements before meals and only take stone breaker if pain increased. Not to be gross, but the bile salts and Tudca really helped my stools (like I was a kid again) so I kept taking them. Now fortunately the Pain is completely gone. Not sure if the pain would had eventually gone away on its on or not, but I’ll will definitely take these products again if pain comes back
what was your diet like going into the fast and after? Ive noticed a lot of carnivore dieters may get gallstones fairly quickly if they refeed incorrectly
So far so good. Pain lasted a couple weeks (but gradually became less). I also started taking bile salts when consuming a fatty meal. Really seems to help my overall digestion (my stools prior were often loose). No troubles anymore. My diet before the fast wasn’t the best. Standard western diet. I have experimented with carnivore and keto, but it’s been a couple years. Thanks for input 💪🙏
Dr. Berg - I've been doing the KETO diet and IF for a couple of years now and I'm concerned about losing TOO much weight now! How do I maintain my weight? I can't eat THAT many veges!
Add back carbs go on a paleo diet. If you feel bad adding carbs back in, you may have an underlying dysbiosis problem which has started to grow again after a having it in remmison for so long on a low carb diet.
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Dr. Berg, the studies you cite don't appear to be the right ones. One is on fish oil and gallstones and the other is on vitamin D and gallstones. Please can you send the correct references?
I've been doing IF for a couple of weeks, but have had some problems that appear to be from the gallbladder, which doesn't surprise me since my diet for about 3 years nearly killed me with nutrient deficiencies. Guess I'll try a extended fast. Now to find ways to hold my focus while I do that... 🤔
I was doing 23:1 for 2 years. I then at the end of 2019 and only did up to an average of 15-18 hours of fasting a day. I had a huge gallbladder attack and got it taken out in February. I had never had any issues with my gallbladder before and had no clue what was wrong. I wish I had known more about my gallbladder! I have had issues since having it out. I cannot seem to lose weight. Drives me crazy.
Natasha Woods Were doing Keto along with fasting? I’ve been Keto 3 and a half years and do intermittent fasting 3 times aweek and 23.1 twice a week... I never knew till this minute that I could be in danger of causing stones!! I SHUDDER at the thought!!
@@ubself what tf! ok now I'm a bit scared! *think happy thoughts* (stress can cause gallstones)I'm having a bit of pain on my right upper abdomen! I will try my best to prevent this! btw how r u feeling now?
The fact is Mr. Berg..... I had to undergo emergency gallbladder removal surgery after intermittent fasting. I've just got out of the hospital and rehabilitation!!!!!!!!!! So, be careful here because it happened to me.
I have to be honest on that one. I have a friend, who was super healthy and in the end of his 20s and just did a 5 days fast for longevity. He ended up with big gallstones and they needed to remove his gallbladder. This is not even a joke.
Low bile production with years of low fat diet will cause gallstones, especially when you fast . Body uses stored fat during a fast and liver processes a lot of cholesterol from it. When you have low bile , it will turned to stones . Always take bile salts when you fast especially in the beginning if you were on a high carb low fat diet for a long time .
I am facing a problem from few months ago not regarding today's topic. I feel pain in my fingers joints specially in my thumb joint. Pls guide me how to cure this. My age is 46 ( women).
Is it safe to fast if you have a gallstone though? Would love to know, as I have some health conditions that means I would benefit from a longer fast, but I have a gallstone that's constantly causing issues ...
I've been doing IF on and off, for the past few weeks. I had a 20+ hours fasts last two days and each evening 4+ hours after my last meal I had a gallbladder attack. Intense pain in my chest and back... I was born with biliary tract dyskinesia, not dangerous but pretty painful. Gastroenterologists always say that I should eat 5-6 times a day. But I hate it!!! I'm always hungry. I really like fasting, it's super easy to loose weight and I like that I don't crave food all the time. But the gallbladder pain is really scary. The last time I had an ultrasound there were no stones, but I'm afraid to continue fasting now 😓😓😓
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I think usually gallstone attack when u eat oily food, your gallbladder automatically squeezes out bile which emulsifies your intake for easy digestion . Now, if u don't eat for a long period of time, then u might end up getting gallstones, meaning your bile which is a green liquid may have turned into stones . it's like having blocked sink and you're trying to force water through, eventually it wil back up all over your kitchen floor. With gallbladder, it will swell and gradually radiate to your shoulder all the way to your chest due to eating oily food . . and if you try to eat something oily again , instead of the gallbladder squeezing out bile , it squeeze out stones which somehow struggle and get stuck in your cystic duct . That's where the pain starts very excrucuaiting pain especially when u have a big stone trying to force it's way through a small duct that's connected to the gallbladder. The pain is so excuciating . Having called the the ambulance for like 20 times, it came to a point that they stopped coming because i refused to take out my gallbladder every time i get admitted . They felt like i was wasting the NHS money in the UK. i went through it for like 3 years dealing with this hardcore pain each time i eat something oily by mistake . i dont wish this pain on anyone i had to give my life to christ praying every night after like 2 years of praying then the stone moved from my gallbladder to my common bile duct and the stone was eventually taken it via endoscopic procedure .and i get to keep my gallbladder . since then, no problem ever since. Thank you Jesus . i felt the gallstones was caused by juice fast i did for like 40 days straight with no food trying to lose weight.
@@dayosonictv I can feel the pain, I experienced it when I was carrying a load supported on my stomach, I just took a paracetamol tablet and layed down on the floor and slept it off,
Does Gallstones cause Resistant Hypertension? My MDs can’t figure out why my blood pressure is so high. They tried me in just about every drug to lower it. I also have chronic gastritis (no h. Pylori) and esonophillic esophagitis. I tried lemon, oranges, but it also raises my blood pressure further. I really don’t want to remove my gallbladder. Also, not sure if it’s my ileocecal valve that’s causing my right side pain.
Remove the gallbladder..After follow ketogenic eating with ox bile.. For blood pressure exercise and take a supplement called L citrulline. Best wishes.
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I actually develop gallstones with the following diet: Fasting 16 hours, 2500 calories, 244 carbs, 231 protein and 66 fat never had gallstones before this diet, just did a checkup 8 months before and no single gallstone found.
That can occur for many reasons, usually is constipation, also I am not a doctor but I have a friend who suffered from the same condition, apparently is pretty common
aethermaxis pocasangre well I wasn’t having that problem that I was aware of... though I was eating more dairy than normal. Lol. They said it’s unusual to get appendicitis at age 50. Usually happens to people much younger. Since keto is new-ish, I wondered if this link had even been investigated.
Can anyone tell me wether or not it is safe and okay to be taking Dr.Berg’s products: D3 & K2, nutritional yeast tablets, trace minerals, wheat juice powder, fasting tea, sports drink, and hair formula daily at the same time? I’m 21 year old male. 6’3 / 187 pounds and very active. No health conditions at all as far as I know and not taking any medications
Please give me an answer to my question. An obese person with insulin resistance should do intermittent fasting with healthy keto to get healthy and lose weight. I understood. But how much kcal? I never hear anything about the amount of energy. This is the last info I need :)
I have gallstones now and i havent been consuming any fatty foods,fried food , spicy food, cabbage nor beans And ive been using charcoal and papaya enzymes after eating ive also been having alot of fruits water melon mostly and its been a weak now and im already passing stones and i havent even start the hebal treatment as yet
Every time I was on healthy Keto, I kept getting gallstone pain. The weight melted off week after week, but I was getting gallstone pain once or twice a month. One time I had it 3 times in one month. Every time I went back to my old unhealthy eating habits and gained weight rapidly the gallstones would stop... I don't know what's happening. So I've tried Keto 2 separate times. Each time I was able to lose 50-60 lbs in just 4-6 months, but because the pain from the gallstones was excruciating, I'd stop and I would gain back 60-80lbs in 8 months-ish. If anyone has suggestions please do.
My diet was literally just bread and coke I was obese and I had problems with my heart, I couldn't even remember the multiplication chart, I had depression, vascular problems anxiety, my esteem was down, brain fog, memory loss, I couldn't remember my childhood, I had depression, lack of focus, lack of memory, thanks you my liver and kidney were failing my nervous system, thanks to you I have a second chance to live, thanks Dr Eric Berg, you saved my life
How did u reverse it
please how you did get better
@@linaazmiin7479 In my personal experience what I did was I got rid of refined sugar!,vegetable/ canola oil, rice,iodized salt. processed food, I immediately consumed cruciferous vegetables make sure to get organic when it's on the dirty dozen list. also asparagus really helps with B1! I walk almost everyday, getting enough sun! did some 2-3 exercise a day check AUSTIN GOH! do whatever I can to release stress. when I felt better I tried researching about food and mood. then when I don't have cravings anymore try to inform myself regarding IF, it's a trial and error I just listen to my body, and whenever I am feeling something I immediately check dr bergs channel and do my research. so far I lost 20lbs. but it's juts an icing n the cake my goal is to be 100% healthy. hope it helps. God bless!
@@myytacc4430 thank you sooo much for sharing with me what you do I try to do what youre doing too.also love Austin Go videos, his amazing same for dr Berg. God bless you tooo
@@linaazmiin7479 you're very welcome. Also check flavcity for foods to buy.☝️
I experienced gall stones many years ago when I was following a strict LOW FAT diet! After several weeks of dieting (and yes I did loose some weight) I had a high fat risotto at a friends house. That evening I awoke at 3am with excruciating pain in my chest. My wife thought I was having a heart attack. Within an hour of being checked out by the First Responders, I threw up and the pain mostly went away. I later had tests which showed I had several gall stones and the doctor wanted to remove my gall bladder (if you don’t have a gall bladder you can’t get any more stones - right!). After some research, I decided not to have it removed and changed my diet. That was over 15 years ago and I’ve never had a problem with my gall bladder since! I’ve always struggled with my weight but I’ve been on a Keto diet from April following your advice (I found your web site by chance when I was looking for Covid19 advice back in March) and have lost over 25 lb in weight, reduced my BMI from 37 to 30 and my waist from 42inch to 38inch and now have perfect blood pressure readings. People who have not seen me since the lockdown started can’t believe the change! Thank you so much for your great work!!!!!
George Binns Wow! What changes did you make to your lifestyle after you had a gallstone attack?
This is so great!!!
@@lemonchicken507 Isn't it obvious? He stopped going on the low fat diet and go on a keto diet, which a person mainly consuming good and healthy fats from various plant sources. Dr. Berg mentioned some of the factors that lead to development of the gallstones which is fasting from 10-15 hrs and a high carbs diet. As well as insulins, cortisol, and estrogen.
👏 keep it going!
LemonChicken, I just stopped eating a Low Fat diet at the time! Started adding small quantities of “quality” dairy products and fats into my daily food intake and the stones just melted away! I have only recently found the Keto diet and was initially worried about gall stones returning. I needn’t have worried - no problems at all!
I have been having gallbladder issues and have noticed in the last couple of weeks that my gallbladder pain returns when I have not eaten in more than 12 hours...largely due to my job and time issues. The pain subsides within 5min of eating or drinking something, even if small.
Thank you Dr Berg...you are amazing. And watching this video tonight has affirmed what I have noticed. You ha e taught me how to pay attention to.what is happening in my body and to join the dots and eat correctly.
This knowledge that you share is so empowering...to be given the tools to be able to take charge of one's health and well-being is such a gift 🌸🙏💞
I have found out the hard way. I wish I knew this sooner. I now have to take out my gallbladder. Dr Berg is the only one to even mention this study.
15 years ago tried a 3 day water fast. Felt super energized so I continued. At 12 days my teen sons insisted I eat. Really wasn’t hungry after day 3. BUT when I slowly returned to normal eating (I had never had any medical issues) , had gallbladder spasms. The pain prompted me to get it checked. The fluoroscopy showed gallbladder was “full of sludge and atonic”. Dr. Said I needed it removed.
I refused. Haven’t had any problems since, other than occasional spasms when I overeat fried foods.
Wow- they wanted to removed it because of sludge? What did they mean by Atonic. I have gallstones as well, my Dr wants me to remove it, I’ve said no twice now and just watching what I eat. They are so quick to say lets take it out!!!
@@Fjerid Also, making money on the surgery.
Deborha McCormack same
Deborha McCormack wow same here, twice I refused also!
But if the calculus is big like mine is 22mm they said there’s fear of malignancy .... then may be its better to remove .
My mother has gallstones but never tried keto diet and fasting. In fact, she eats a lot of carbs, rice specifically because we’re Asian and also bread as snacks. Growing up she added a lot of sugar to our food especially when she made beverage. She might be the reason me and my sisters have sweet tooth.
Fasting is not for everyone. It caused a lot of stomach issues for me.
I do agree 100% with you Dr. Berg. Keep on guiding us to the track of knowledgment to our body... I am really satisfied with your explainings and educative videos.. I have followed a healthy keto and IF for around more than a year and now i've become an expert in knowing and undestanding my own body. I really got a connection and communication with it and all that, thanks to you and your tutorial videos. Go ahead!!
Great video,, i have been fasting yearly since the early 90s never an issue,, i always drink a little fresh lemon juice with water the first days..
I developed gallstones from fasting and I was eating pretty low carb/keto prior to starting prolonged fasting. I also depleted my iron stores. I'm definitely stressed all the time. I had two attacks following two refeeds, changed up my whole approach to fasting but getting hives after refeeds and again the iron is extremely low. I don't think everyone can approach fasting the same way. I did research on fasting for two years before I felt brave enough to try and although I felt great during and after, it's just not the same for everyone.
So what did you do, what did you learn? please do share :). I'm having pain on y right upper abdomen. I'm a bit scared lol. for now I'll start drinking acv w/ lemon before eating, while waiting for my gallbladder formula to arrive. I will try my best to consume foods that will increase bile production.
@@myytacc4430 was it your gallbladder? I’be been doing IF for years and never had a problem until last week. Upper right abdomen, sharp pain but only if I suddenly move or take a deep breath. Then it’s gone again. Can’t replicate it by moving again and I’m not tender when I press. No idea what it is.
Me too. Fasting gave me a gallstone and now I have to have it removed. But I did lose a lot of weight from fasting and can’t wait to get this taken out so I can start fasting again. But he’s wrong: I DID get it right after starting fasting. I only did it ADF for 2 months.
@@lauramaria5659 Overweight, insulin and cortisol (stress hormone) - increases the chances of gallstones. So it could be that you fasted when overweight. Hard to be sure.
@@lauramaria5659 was i healthy keto you followed while fasting? And how can you be so sure that you've got stones of fasting? Dig you get ul/scan before?
I've heard that fasting creates gallstones. I'm glad to see that that is not entirely true, since I believe fasting has improved my health including my digestive problems.
Fasting does create gallstones
I did develop stones,I was on keto diet but I lost 20kg and was at the risk of having diabetes because I had gestational diabetes in pregnancy I have no pain from the stones unless I’m eating massive amounts of cream or pork so I avoid these types of fats instead opt for the salmons avocados etc I am still on keto diet and fast I have no symptoms and will still continue this way of eating.
How many hour you do your fast?
I started keto 3 weeks ago. Now I know where my gallbladder is because it has never hurt before but now it does. I am discouraged.
Thank you so very very much for this video. I read the results of the study, but didn’t realise they were abbreviated and out of context! I was terrified of getting gallstones again. Now I know it’s safe to fast, and I’m going to start.
Thank you for this Dr. Berg! Just started healthy low carb & IF 16:8 about 5 days ago and was starting to get concerned about this.
I use to have gallstone issues pancrititis. I did a 30 day fast last April had one attack immediately after I tried to eat which lasted over 24 hours. That was the last attack I ever got its been over a year and I'm still going good no gallstone issues. I'm still doing healthy Keto as well.
1 question...Did you ever tried DrBergs gallbladder formula ??
@@southerncalifornia3155 No I never did I actually had no idea he sold that product. I tried at herb called Chanca Piedra so far so good.
This is what I wanted to hear
@@dudehaha8353 do you feel like the chanca Piedra worked?
I did and got rid of gallstones but then they came back so I'm changing my diet
I experienced my first and only gallbladder issue while doing an extended fast, about a year ago. I'd been keto for about a year, and doing quarterly extended fasts. Ultrasound did not show any stones. I could not fast longer than about 16-20 hours without pain. I eventually passed whatever sludge. The thinking at the time was that the sludge was from my previous low-fat diet, and that fasting led to the attack because I was "using my gallbladder" again. I haven't had any such issues for at least 4-to-6 months. I'm planning another extended fast soon.
I'm of the opinion that USING your gallbladder is the best remedy, so been LCHF ever since and don't plan to skip the fat in the future. The carbs, are another story. Done with those.
Is the body not cleansing during a fast and trying to remove the stones that were already there?
@@TheSimplylean I would have believed the gallbladder works as Dr Berg described while fasting, but the previous hypothesis he presented was that your gallbladder has nothing to process while you're fasting, because you're not eating fat. The gallbladder basically breaks down fat, so it wouldn't necessarily have anything to cleanse. Indeed, the way mine went away was by eating more healthy fat (as Dr Berg described in this video.)
Carbage Man but there is strange thing here... Dr Berg said that gallbladder won’t extract its bile if no fats... then how he ended up saying it could be do so while fasting ? Correct me if I’m worng
@@Mo2008di I didn't hear him saying that last part. My understanding is that the gallbladder is dormant while fasting because you're not digesting exogenous fat.
So what do you suggest - to fast for 20h?
I just wish they’d do more studies with people being on keto so that the results would actually be fully applicable to us keto folk.
Christa Wild literally the JACC came out with the hidden truth today on saturated fat! Go to Dr. Ken Berry’s UA-cam page and see his video released today on that very subject 🤗🤗
RENSA80 I’ve been doing keto for nearly a year now and have reversed my diabetes and high blood pressure. I’ve also lost over 80 pounds and am off all my meds. Agree keto long term is a bit challenging but I hope I can refrain from upping my carbs too much as all the sickness will just come back then. Thinking I’d like to maintain at around 50-70g net carbs but will have to see how m body reacts as I increase the carbs a little bit at a time. It’s also interesting that I am seeing more and more UA-cam videos (Thomas DeLauer and Mindy Pelz for example) who advise coming off keto occasionally to make sure metabolic flexibility between fat and carb burning. Have therefore also been thinking of going off keto for 2 weeks every few months...
That will be slow in the coming, given all of the condemnation that fat has received over a century. In part researchers are led to believe that a study of participants eating mostly fat, would actually be murdering people.
I highly recommend that anyone interested in this issue look into Dr. Hulda Clark’s gallbladder flush, sometimes called the Liver Flush. As someone with two parents without gallbladders, I have assiduously tried to take care of mine, and was recommended to this flush many years ago by a healer. The first time I did it, I got rid of a 3/4” gallstone, just to show how safe and effective this flush is. It takes less than 24 hours and it’s not exactly fun, but it’s so worth it! I hate being super careful about every single thing I eat, and now I can eat most everything in moderation.
I'm on low carb diet, prob eat about 70 or less a day. I don't consider myself keto. I refuse to eat processed foods such as bacon and fatty cheeses or high sodium. I try to keep everything organic and as non-GMO as possible. I eat lots of legumes, fresh fruits and vegetables. I do 16:8 intermittent fasting. And every day first thing I do is drink my lemon juice (from my organic lemon), organic cayenne pepper and raw organic honey... I sure hope I'm not at risk for gallstones. Got me worried now 😩
I do a few weeks of taking Tulca to rid of sludge.
Also Chanca Pierda( Stone breaker) is an herb that breaks up stones!
Checkout marianne teitelbaum on kulthi lentils
Where do you get the stone breaker herb?
I'm taking Tudca in the mornings an hour or two before eating and Dr Burg's Gallbladder Formula after meals for 2 weeks so far and do feel better. Had right sided flank pain (have a long history of kidney stones, this is not that). Not sure how long I should stay on this but so far so good.
@@CBooge2 amazon has stone breaker
My mom passed away from gallbladder cancer! She was only 45 when she had died. When she had lower back pain they found out it was an inflamed gallbladder. They took out the gallbladder and sent it to a lab and it came back cancerous. Than they told her she’s fine now and can go home, she had pain again while traveling overseas. She found out through a homeopathic doctor while traveling to Pakistan that she has cancer spread throughout her. When she flew back and went to UMDNJ, they told her she has max 5 years to live. But she lived for 14 months and died after catching pneumonia during her cancer.
She did have a previous history of gall stones that she got removed in the 90s. I wish we had the internet and all this knowledge back than. I could have saved her 😢.
Moona A I’m so sorry this happened to you💔and ur mom💕
That's really painful for u 😓
My condolences to you. Don’t blame yourself live to make her proud
I'm so sorry to hear about your mum x may Allah swt grant her Jannat ul Ferdus
I had a question not removing gallstones caused cancer?
the Prophet Muhammad .said we have to fast two days in the week from sunrise until sunset ( Monday and Thursday)....
That's good for our health
Elhamdullilah
peace be upon him
Alhumdulillah 👍👍
Imagine if every Muslim followed this correctly including the ramadhan fasting...without rlly going overboard during the eating windows...(since most of them keep eating from sunset to sunrise..😂) then mostly all Muslims would be so healthy....none of them would be obese, no Hypertension, no diabetes, no cardiovascular diseases...n all that with the results of complete detoxification of the body...it’s actually dry fasting combined with omad( new names given in today’s world..:) )
@@farhanmirza4000 bcz when they fastafter they all eat fast food with so much oil they eat too much sugar gluten potatoes everything that is bad thats why even after fasting theyre still feeling sick
Hi Dr. Berg, I watch your videos religiously everyday as they provide good health info! I recently emailed your office to see if you can create a video on Moringa powder (from leaves). Do it contain iodine? Is it safe to take for someone who has hyperthyroidism (TSH 0.05)? I found contradictory answers on the internet - some say it's safe and some say there's a high iodine content in urine. Thanks for your time and I'll look forward to this video soon!
Please do a video on the benefits of eating Bone marrow doctor. Keep up the great work!
Hello Dr.Berg, thank you very much for your videos that I learn from whenever I can.
My problems are exactly in this area, I was overweight, I started on OMAD and I got to an acceptable weight, then the corona and the earthquake started in my city and somehow I got lost in those stressful conditions... I regained all the weight , another attempt via IF was hindered because I got pancreatitis and spent 10 days in the hospital until the inflammation of the pancreas subsided, along the way they also found stones in the gallstone that block the exit of bile. I was recommended an operation, but it was not done because of the Covid conditions in the hospital. Now I'm on OMAD again but with fear because everything is more demanding and I'm afraid of recurrent inflammation of the pancreas. Do you recommend surgery in my case or should I just try using TUDCA? Does OMAD worsen the condition of my liver and pancreas?
Can prolonged fasting remove gallstones? Thank you for replay
I'd be interested in an answer to this - many of my circumstances are the same.
I'm amazed that after going through all of this, they didn't remove your gallbladder. Don't hesitate! Get it removed to avoid future cancer.
Great video, Eric. I've never known much about gallstones.
Dr Berg the best Doctor
Thanks so much🌹🌷
My husband lost his gall bladder to necrosis after losing 50 pounds rapidly on a low fat diet. 30 grams of fat a day has seemed to be protective for me. However, I had to stop a fast after 30 hours due to a complaining gall bladder, though I may not have been doing keto at the time. Good point to remember about fasting, keto, and gallstone risk.
Good Morning, Dr .Berg
Thank you so very much for sharing this Excellent information with us !
Have a great day , God bless you all .
6/23/2020
Useful knowledge for me. Thanks, Doc Berg and Team Berg.
It's a pleasure!
As soon as I stopped doing water fast my gallbladder pain went away. I actually liked doing water fasts but the pain was terrible a few months after I did my 11 day fast.
Hello! Did you have gallstones when you fasted on water for 11 days? Did you feel pain during the fast? How was your diet after the fast? And do you still have your gallbladder today, or did you have surgery to remove it? Thank you.
@@julianapino4134 not sure if i had gallstones prior to the water fasts. I have not had an gallbladder attack since i stopped doing water fasts. I still have my gallbladder. diet was poor after the fasts.
To be honest inteminent fasting made my husband's gallbladder inflamed... From Christmas he had some days one meal a day or eating window 4 hours... And shortly we noticed after he started this kind of eating his gallstones and gallbladder went crazy. He had gallstones for many years but actually fasting made everything worse. Now he is on low fat protein and veggie diet and is better. So sometimes we have to be wise and be careful because of our specific health conditions.
I think you are right, health conditions are so individual, so you cannot really give 100 advice on internet. The problem is, that your doctor´s advice is usually even worse!
How long ago he found out that he had gallstones???..
Or are you saying that he found out about this issues many years ago and been living with them for so many years??...TIA
This also happened with me. I water fasted for 7 days and later I begin to feel gallstones pain.
@@drmisha2814
Hello! How was your diet after the fast? And do you still have your gallstone today, or did you have surgery to remove it? Thank you.
I have three large gallstones and was told by my gastroenterologist that fasting with reduce the size of my gallstones and give me more change of pain as they stink in size. Any studies that dispute that?
Damned if you do
Damned if you don't!
Thanks Dr Berg - I so a 16hr fast daily as I never eat breakfast. Will try fasting longer - aiming for OMAD only.
I fasted everyday for 12 hours for almost 2 years... fine.
Decided to try the master cleanse, on it for 6 days and I believe I got gallstones from that cleanse. Maybe a week or 2 after, light pains at first to excruciating. Had to take my gallbladder out
You had stones before, but they were asymptomatic .Trying to flush them stirred'em up and made one or more stuck in your bile duct. Id say there was 90 to 99% chance that they would pass by themselves, if not you'd die. You had to monitor your bilirubin level to save your gallbladder. Once your piss is brown, id say every 3-4 hours or so
@@vladimirkudrya1073can u please explain ...when u said monitoring bilirubin ... What is ..or is not happening if the piss is brown and occuring every 3-4 hours ???
Thank you Dok. God bless you and your family.
I’m wondering about the formation of stones with no gallbladder…..in relation to fasting. Could you do a video on this please?!
I have a friend who is a family practice physician and I asked him that same thing. He said that even though you don't have a gallbladder the bile comes from the liver so stones can develop and get stuck in tube that goes directly from the liver to stomach after having the gallbladder out. I hope I explained that correctly. I think that is how he explained it to me.
I loved fasting but the increase risk of gallstones is real so unfortunately we can't know it as a sustainable lifestyle and that is really sad
I agree. I suffered with gallstones in my 20s. I had to stop eating pretty much altogether in my early 30s and went on a lectin free ketogenic diet in my late 30s. I will tell you that my gallbladder has not been a problem since the original slowingdown on eating. However, recently, my personal trainer works me hard enough that I have to eat carbs if I’m going to lift what he is giving me. This is after four years of refusing to listen to three different personal trainers tellling me to eat and what to eat. After adding carbs back into my diet, I’m actually growing muscle and able to push heavy. But I do see the aging in my face and additional weight. so I don’t really know what I want at this point. But fasting did improve my gallbladder.
Please do a vedio about calcium and phosphorus
I developed the stones on this diet.
Now I'm in hospital.
Thank Berg.
What kind of diet was everything homemade or was there processed “keto” foods?
Also how many times of day did you eat? Did you cheat and then come back to keto on and off I am curious as to how you got them.
Thanks
Dr Berg I have a question is it normal that every time I eat hot chili peppers or sauce I feel like the constipation is gone and my belly fat to thank you ❤️
So can you fast if your gallbladder is taken away ? Can we have a video about it
Dr., yours is the only channel on UA-cam that I actually check the comments after seeing a video. Why? There is so much positivity! You impact on the lives of so many! You are gorgeous inside out 💫💕💓
Doc Eberg, I looked at the referenced studies and there's nothing about fasting and gallstones, it's about the impact of omega-3 and vitamin D on gallstones. Could you provide the link to the study please?
Thanks to you my memory works once more, I am glad, I found your channel, thanks to you my thyroid is improving I am really happy that people Like you exist
This is confusing. I have done intermittent fasting off and on for years but lately I just try to stick with three meals a day, with an occasional healthy afternoon snack. Does this mean fasting from dinner until breakfast the next day is going to increase the risk of gallstones? I thought cutting out evening snacks is supposed to be beneficial for both health and weight loss.
The thing I realized after starting fasting and getting gallstones was: we should not have a cheat day for eating whatever we want, we should not smoke at all, also we should not drink alcohol during this kind of diet
I have frequent kidney stones so have frequent radiology. my gallbladder has been normal for decades. Then I start intermittent fasting for 5 months then alternate day fasting for 1 month and get another kidney stone so back for more radiology . now I have gallstones and sludge. I totally think because of fasting.
Im doing cetogenic/carnivore diet and this year i did 3 times fasting 3 days only water with mineral salt... 46 years old and so far so good, i lost 25kg in 4months 123kg to 98kg my height its 1m94cm... But now im scared about this comments for gallstones
Dr. eric berg, do a video on high-quality raw meat consumption ( upsides/downsides )
I hope that Dr. Berg will talk about mate drink or Argentine tea. What do you think of it
I developed what appears to be gallbladder attacks after doing keto and intermitting fasting for about half a year. It REALLY sucks!
Yup, fasting can indeed create gal stones especially with keto because of all the fats and cholesterol we eat, which actually helps some people recognize there is another underlying problem that needs to be investigated; like liver function.
Only if you lack vitamin A
I absolutely developed a gallstone 3cm doing Keto OMAD for 2 months. I happen to have a CT done a few months prior and then right after stopping my 2 months of OMAD. My body somehow created a 3cm stone that was found accidentally on the 2nd CT. At the time I had the 2nd CT I was having all kinds of digestion issues. I could barely eat because after a few bites I was extremely full. Then I would get a stomach ache and my bowel movement was yellow or orange at times. My bowel movements were sometimes half pale and half normal. My gastro explained to me that we need to eat to keep bile production going. He told me to pause fasting and sure enough i felt better quickly. My labs all returned to normal as well. Occasionally I will still have a lighter stool. I would love to try and boost bile production more as I feel like digestion is a bit slow and I get constipation. For reference my liver, ducts and labs are all great except for bilirubin is at 1.1 and it should not exceed 1 on the reference and no pain ever... I am carnivore and fasting 16:8 or less.
Hi! Do you still have your gallstone today, or did you have surgery to remove it? Thank you.
@julianapino4134 Good Morning. I never had anything done to remove it. I also no longer experience any digestion issues. After explaining things to my functional doctor and him seeing a constant break out on my forehead, he instructed me to take 2 zypan with every meal. He said my stomach acid is not adequate. All bathroom, stomach and skin issued resolved within a week. No need to remove anything unless it's problematic. I have not needed any scans either so who knows what it looks like now.
I doubt Dr Berg will ever see this, but I followed his healthy Keto plan to the letter and developed gal stones about a month into his regimen while doing the 18 hour fast. The fats and cholesterol became saturated and my bile thickened to the point that I began having pain on my right side. After an Ultrasound, it was revealed I had 2 small gal stones. While I think this is definitely related to my new diet and eating routine, it also is related to another underlying issue with my liver function that needs to be investigated, and is something Dr. Berg and co. should look into before recommending this diet to virtually everyone before talking about the risks.
dr berg is not always right. He means well but no one is all knowing and people are so variable its hard to make one size fit all recommendations. What was your diet like going into keto? were you high cholesterol?
We don't know if you are also telling the truth
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Dear Dr Berg, would you please share books/sources that you use to get this important information? All sources I could find are all conventional.
what happens if you don't have gallbladder anymore and what is the effect of fasting on it?
It makes sense that chronic underuse of the gallbladder (fasting and low fat diet) would cause things to plug up. But I wonder that effect seed oils are having, too. All the people in the comments talking about having gallstones while eating keto or high fat diets while intermittent fasting…how many of them were still eating vegetable and cottonseed oil? That can’t be ruled out.
I think that since I've been fasting I feel better from my gallbladder stones
Thank you Dr. Berg
Kindly make video on Gallbladder polyps please..
Developed gallstones from fasting. Fasted and lost weight quickly. Now have gallstones and scheduled surgery to remove my gallbladder. I wish more people are cautioned about this. I’m scared of getting surgery because of side effects. 😢
Are you ok now?
update?
It depends the way that you fast and how you refeed. Very important. If you were doing some sort of super weight loss diet plan with intermittent fasting or lots of exercise and salts it makes more sense.
Lack of vitamin A
I had pain in gallbladder area I did a liver and gallbladder flush I had 300 stones come out yellow no green and no longer have pain
Dr. Rric Berge, you are truly doing an amazing work. Can you please do some research on Muslim's fasting month Ramadan? There is a special month in Islamic calendar in which muslim do fast for 14 to 15 hours and they do not get gallstones or any other disease like this. I am just curious about it since this is your field, can you please read about it and give us your humble opinion.
They do get gallstones, and I doubt you have access to every Muslims medical records ?
Ramadan fast is not a fast, it's actually a feast. Many Muslims gain weight during Ramadan cause they over eat. It's gluttony. Some even die from over eating during that time.. it's very far from a healthy diet.
I’m here because I did a 72 hour water fast last week. My right side under rib cage had a pain (burning sensation) the entire time and every meal after I broke fast. I’ve been taking an herb called stone breaker and apple cider vinegar at meals which seems to be helping remove the pain and inflammation
Hey man, how’s it been working out for you thus far?
@@je4767 the herb stone breaker really seemed to help stop the pain almost immediately, but the pain would eventually return. So, I started experimenting with Bile Salts and similar substance called Tudca. I would take these supplements before meals and only take stone breaker if pain increased. Not to be gross, but the bile salts and Tudca really helped my stools (like I was a kid again) so I kept taking them. Now fortunately the Pain is completely gone. Not sure if the pain would had eventually gone away on its on or not, but I’ll will definitely take these products again if pain comes back
what was your diet like going into the fast and after? Ive noticed a lot of carnivore dieters may get gallstones fairly quickly if they refeed incorrectly
So far so good. Pain lasted a couple weeks (but gradually became less). I also started taking bile salts when consuming a fatty meal. Really seems to help my overall digestion (my stools prior were often loose). No troubles anymore. My diet before the fast wasn’t the best. Standard western diet. I have experimented with carnivore and keto, but it’s been a couple years. Thanks for input 💪🙏
Great info Dr. Berg🤩
@Dora Chouzouris
Thanks!
Dr. Berg - I've been doing the KETO diet and IF for a couple of years now and I'm concerned about losing TOO much weight now! How do I maintain my weight? I can't eat THAT many veges!
Add back carbs go on a paleo diet. If you feel bad adding carbs back in, you may have an underlying dysbiosis problem which has started to grow again after a
having it in remmison for so long on a low carb diet.
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@@Drberg Thanks!
Dr. Berg, the studies you cite don't appear to be the right ones. One is on fish oil and gallstones and the other is on vitamin D and gallstones. Please can you send the correct references?
I've been doing IF for a couple of weeks, but have had some problems that appear to be from the gallbladder, which doesn't surprise me since my diet for about 3 years nearly killed me with nutrient deficiencies. Guess I'll try a extended fast. Now to find ways to hold my focus while I do that... 🤔
I was doing 23:1 for 2 years. I then at the end of 2019 and only did up to an average of 15-18 hours of fasting a day. I had a huge gallbladder attack and got it taken out in February. I had never had any issues with my gallbladder before and had no clue what was wrong. I wish I had known more about my gallbladder! I have had issues since having it out. I cannot seem to lose weight. Drives me crazy.
Natasha Woods Were doing Keto along with fasting? I’ve been Keto 3 and a half years and do intermittent fasting 3 times aweek and 23.1 twice a week... I never knew till this minute that I could be in danger of causing stones!! I SHUDDER at the thought!!
Puppi de Jong same I do omad last 10 months because I have gall stones now I’m very confused
@@ubself what tf! ok now I'm a bit scared! *think happy thoughts* (stress can cause gallstones)I'm having a bit of pain on my right upper abdomen! I will try my best to prevent this! btw how r u feeling now?
Thank you so much for this video!
The fact is Mr. Berg..... I had to undergo emergency gallbladder removal surgery after intermittent fasting. I've just got out of the hospital and rehabilitation!!!!!!!!!! So, be careful here because it happened to me.
I have to be honest on that one. I have a friend, who was super healthy and in the end of his 20s and just did a 5 days fast for longevity. He ended up with big gallstones and they needed to remove his gallbladder. This is not even a joke.
They didn’t have to remove it.
Low bile production with years of low fat diet will cause gallstones, especially when you fast . Body uses stored fat during a fast and liver processes a lot of cholesterol from it. When you have low bile , it will turned to stones . Always take bile salts when you fast especially in the beginning if you were on a high carb low fat diet for a long time .
Can you take bile salts while fasting on an empty stomach?
@@rodrigoegana1772 Yes, I heard dr. Berg say so in one of his videos - to take one capsule in the morning and one in the afternoon on empty stomach.
Is the ACV helping gout and reducing the uric acid?
In the way early 80's my mom had her Gallstones removed .
İntermittent fasting (16/8) is in between 15 -20 hours. If you're loosing weight... So it can cause gallstones? Did i miss something?
Im going on a 5day juice fast.. wish me luck😎
I am facing a problem from few months ago not regarding today's topic. I feel pain in my fingers joints specially in my thumb joint. Pls guide me how to cure this. My age is 46 ( women).
Is it safe to fast if you have a gallstone though? Would love to know, as I have some health conditions that means I would benefit from a longer fast, but I have a gallstone that's constantly causing issues ...
The FMD diet is much safer on Gallstones. Longo has measured this. Check it out. Recipies online.
I've been doing IF on and off, for the past few weeks. I had a 20+ hours fasts last two days and each evening 4+ hours after my last meal I had a gallbladder attack. Intense pain in my chest and back...
I was born with biliary tract dyskinesia, not dangerous but pretty painful. Gastroenterologists always say that I should eat 5-6 times a day. But I hate it!!! I'm always hungry. I really like fasting, it's super easy to loose weight and I like that I don't crave food all the time.
But the gallbladder pain is really scary. The last time I had an ultrasound there were no stones, but I'm afraid to continue fasting now 😓😓😓
Do praise of God daily then body and nature will cooperate with you. Drink lemon ginger olive oil tea . Use turmeric every morning . Eat fruit and vegetables daily. Keep mind positive. Faith is big pillow she you right path
Sadly, most doctors want to treat Biliary Dyskinesia with surgery of removal of your gallbladder.
@@gurgurgur do you think that any other diety would be more cooperative? To be honest I don't have much trust in the god you're talking about.
@@Juli6SS Faith is blessing it builds up in heart when we ha sorrow , pain in life then we call God from heart otherwise our attachments never connect us to God that’s why God makes our life harder and harder one day heart will open for real love then kindness builds up in heart that love is God’s love.
I rewatched this video several times and I didn't understand it. how saturated bile can cause gallstones while stones can forms if the bile is low.
I think usually gallstone attack when u eat oily food, your gallbladder automatically squeezes out bile which emulsifies your intake for easy digestion . Now, if u don't eat for a long period of time, then u might end up getting gallstones, meaning your bile which is a green liquid may have turned into stones . it's like having blocked sink and you're trying to force water through, eventually it wil back up all over your kitchen floor. With gallbladder, it will swell and gradually radiate to your shoulder all the way to your chest due to eating oily food . . and if you try to eat something oily again , instead of the gallbladder squeezing out bile , it squeeze out stones which somehow struggle and get stuck in your cystic duct . That's where the pain starts very excrucuaiting pain especially when u have a big stone trying to force it's way through a small duct that's connected to the gallbladder. The pain is so excuciating . Having called the the ambulance for like 20 times, it came to a point that they stopped coming because i refused to take out my gallbladder every time i get admitted . They felt like i was wasting the NHS money in the UK. i went through it for like 3 years dealing with this hardcore pain each time i eat something oily by mistake . i dont wish this pain on anyone i had to give my life to christ praying every night after like 2 years of praying then the stone moved from my gallbladder to my common bile duct and the stone was eventually taken it via endoscopic procedure .and i get to keep my gallbladder . since then, no problem ever since. Thank you Jesus . i felt the gallstones was caused by juice fast i did for like 40 days straight with no food trying to lose weight.
🤦 two conditions super saturated cholesterol and low bile
@@dayosonictv I can feel the pain, I experienced it when I was carrying a load supported on my stomach, I just took a paracetamol tablet and layed down on the floor and slept it off,
Does Gallstones cause Resistant Hypertension? My MDs can’t figure out why my blood pressure is so high. They tried me in just about every drug to lower it. I also have chronic gastritis (no h. Pylori) and esonophillic esophagitis. I tried lemon, oranges, but it also raises my blood pressure further. I really don’t want to remove my gallbladder. Also, not sure if it’s my ileocecal valve that’s causing my right side pain.
Remove the gallbladder..After follow ketogenic eating with ox bile.. For blood pressure exercise and take a supplement called L citrulline. Best wishes.
Dr berg your gallbladder formula saved me...any update on a European distributor ? 🙏
Happy to hear the gallbladder formula helped!
We are in the process of opening new distribution centers so it makes shipping more convenient for everybody! We appreciate your patience.
Dr. Eric Berg DC great news 👍👍
Too bad currently not available on Amazon, when will you bring back on stock please do so I am in alot of pain.
I am suffering from Gall bladder chronic cystitis issues, Urinary bladder thickened share some more Indian Asian raw fruits for better health of reverse Gall bladder chronic cystitis issues . please
I actually develop gallstones with the following diet:
Fasting 16 hours, 2500 calories, 244 carbs, 231 protein and 66 fat never had gallstones before this diet, just did a checkup 8 months before and no single gallstone found.
Sorry to hear that. Sharing my videos on gallstones: www.youtube.com/@Drberg/search?query=gallstones
Lack of vitamin A
I developed appendicitis after 4 weeks on keto. My doctors said they weren’t aware of any link. I’m curious if you’ve come across this.
That can occur for many reasons, usually is constipation, also I am not a doctor but I have a friend who suffered from the same condition, apparently is pretty common
aethermaxis pocasangre well I wasn’t having that problem that I was aware of... though I was eating more dairy than normal. Lol. They said it’s unusual to get appendicitis at age 50. Usually happens to people much younger. Since keto is new-ish, I wondered if this link had even been investigated.
I had a really heavy meal before I had appendicitis (at 40 years old). I think I may have gotten constipated as well. Fiber is so important.
Can anyone tell me wether or not it is safe and okay to be taking Dr.Berg’s products: D3 & K2, nutritional yeast tablets, trace minerals, wheat juice powder, fasting tea, sports drink, and hair formula daily at the same time? I’m 21 year old male. 6’3 / 187 pounds and very active. No health conditions at all as far as I know and not taking any medications
Start with 1 or 2 product. Try to see how it make you feel.
I forgot to mention that I also have the essential aminos and am following the same diet plan as DrBerg (IF same time and keto)
Hang on, the links to the NIH articles have nothing on fasting. What gives?
Is it safe to fast if you had your gallbladder removed?
So, the riskiest fasts are between 15-19 hours?
How often should we fast with these hours?
Please give me an answer to my question. An obese person with insulin resistance should do intermittent fasting with healthy keto to get healthy and lose weight. I understood. But how much kcal? I never hear anything about the amount of energy. This is the last info I need :)
I have gallstones now and i havent been consuming any fatty foods,fried food , spicy food, cabbage nor beans
And ive been using charcoal and papaya enzymes after eating ive also been having alot of fruits water melon mostly and its been a weak now and im already passing stones and i havent even start the hebal treatment as yet
*Herbal
Havent had Gall Bladder Stones but I have had Kidney Stones through fasting:-( I had to have surgery at two attempts as the stone was high up:-(
I normally fast from 20 to 24 hours...keto program...low carb
So is eating frequently good for getting rid of gallstones then?
Thank you doctor Berg.
@Julie Labelle
My pleasure :)
Please explain the benefit of Irish Moss
Every time I was on healthy Keto, I kept getting gallstone pain. The weight melted off week after week, but I was getting gallstone pain once or twice a month. One time I had it 3 times in one month. Every time I went back to my old unhealthy eating habits and gained weight rapidly the gallstones would stop... I don't know what's happening.
So I've tried Keto 2 separate times. Each time I was able to lose 50-60 lbs in just 4-6 months, but because the pain from the gallstones was excruciating, I'd stop and I would gain back 60-80lbs in 8 months-ish.
If anyone has suggestions please do.
Good to know. Something to be alert to. Keto = health. Thanks!