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Purified bile salts for pancreas/biliary sludge problem

Digestive Health | Last Active: Apr 15, 2023 | Replies (3)
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@sueinmn

@musicpart Hello, we cannot advise you medically, as we are merely fellow travelers, each on our own health journey. But we can help you decide whether you are relying on the best possible, scientifically sound medical information.

I too, have suffered from weird abdominal pains over time, mine eventually led to the removal of a very poorly functioning gall bladder. I still have occasional symptoms as well, so I was interested in your question.

I watched the video, then turned to Dr. Google and found ONLY sponsored ads and promotional materials about bile salts, and no research material. Finally, I turned to Google Scholar. Here is what I found - bile salts are useful in increasing the growth rates of farmed fish, back in the 1970's through 1990's there was research, primarily on dogs, regarding the usefulness of bile salt supplements. I didn't read them as they would have led to changes in medical care by now if useful.

What I did learn is the best way to increase motility of bile salts in the intestines is to stay very well hydrated.
Sue

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musicbart | @musicbart | Apr 14, 2023

Thanks Sue for that info and for your research.

Yes, I do forget to drink water most days. As an older guy, MDs and RNs have told me that many older people just don't feel thirsty so they don't drink water. I'm that way: I just don't ever feel thirsty. Also, for physical exercise, I only make a 1.5 mile neighborhood walk once a day and usually on most but not all days. Therefore, I'm not so physically active that I'd become thirsty. Not long ago I did some quick Internet research on this and learned that a part of the brain that registers thirst just doesn't work well anymore in older people.

This upper LEFT side physical pain often begins so rapidly late in an eating session-- other times it takes longer to start, but as I wrote before here, the tenderness and the physical pain can sometimes be absent for some consecutive days. I asked a young, inexperienced GI MD if I could have a stomach ulcer where I have so much horrible tenderness. He said that a stomach ulcer would not cause physically painful tenderness where I have it in that golf ball sized area in the upper LEFT ab a bit down from the lowest rib.

I love medical mysteries but not my own!

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