I have been asked this similar question after telling people about my cleansing.
What is gallstone?
Everybody has gallstone?

I don’t have the book with me right now otherwise I will paste a few lines here. However I have found some answers from other Weblinks.

From http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gallstones/index.htm

Gallstones form when liquid stored in the gallbladder hardens into pieces of stone-like material. The liquid, called bile, is used to help the body digest fats. Bile is made in the liver, then stored in the gallbladder until the body needs to digest fat. At that time, the gallbladder contracts and pushes the bile into a tube—called the common bile duct—that carries it to the small intestine, where it helps with digestion.
Bile contains water, cholesterol, fats, bile salts, proteins, and bilirubin. Bile salts break up fat, and bilirubin gives bile and stool a yellowish color. If the liquid bile contains too much cholesterol, bile salts, or bilirubin, under certain conditions it can harden into stones.
The two types of gallstones are cholesterol stones and pigment stones. Cholesterol stones are usually yellow-green and are made primarily of hardened cholesterol. They account for about 80 percent of gallstones. Pigment stones are small, dark stones made of bilirubin. Gallstones can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball. The gallbladder can develop just one large stone, hundreds of tiny stones, or almost any combination.
Gallstones can block the normal flow of bile if they lodge in any of the ducts that carry bile from the liver to the small intestine. That includes the hepatic ducts, which carry bile out of the liver; the cystic duct, which takes bile to and from the gallbladder; and the common bile duct, which takes bile from the cystic and hepatic ducts to the small intestine. Bile trapped in these ducts can cause inflammation in the gallbladder, the ducts, or, rarely, the liver.

Also from another source
http://www.relfe.com/gall_stone_cleanse.html

Removing gall stones may also help CONSTIIPATION, because it improves the flow of bile which is a natural laxative. 

Removing gall stones may also help to improve a body that is generally "run down".

HEPATITIS is an inflammatory process in the liver.  It can be caused by gall stones, because of the back-log of impure products.’’

What I have learnt is that Gallstones is a by-products of stress, imbalanced diet- too much protein / carbohydrate/ sweet, coffee, alcohol, improper sleeping pattern, improper eating habit, too little fiber, low fat diet and many more. That’s why it is quite fair to say that almost everyone has gallstones because of our demanding lifestyle.

The problems of Gallstones as it gets cumulated in Liver, gall bladder and various ducts are that it restricts the flow of bile, prevent toxic being cleared from these organs efficiently and provide a breeding ground for parasites. As a result, it weakens the function of these organs. Impaired Liver will cause various health problems especially those relating to the digestion systems. It depends on the person’s tolerance level; some will experience eye problems, diabetes, gout, high cholesterol, gut problem, constipations, arthritis, overweight, skin problem, and many more.

Some people might think that removing the Gall bladder would be a solution if Gallstones are found, even some medical research back this idea. But it is unnatural and it shows how ignorant we are to our own body. Without Gall bladder, bile will have no where to be stored but will be released constantly onto intestine as and when it is produced. The mechanism of control the release of bile is not there anymore and that will screw up the control when having low fat meal and high fat meal.

Although I believe Gallstones cause all these diseases, branding it as the Mother of all disease (like most of the books or articles about Gallstone) is probably too strong of a word to be used. To me, it is just one of the ways to spring clean your body and to maintain health. I believe in Balance and I believe each and every part of human body has its role to play. Any of the organ gets blocked / stuffed will have cascading effect on the rest of the body.

Drum roll pls……..

I had ……………. approximately 90 stones!!!

If you think it’s enough and you would like to ‘jump ship’, click here…

Or, I will continue…

I started purging stones from Saturday morning 5.30am and altogether 7 times with the last time on Sunday morning. They looked like garden peas (colour and size) but a couple of them were as big as marbles. I can’t imagine all these have been living in my body for so long.  Till today I am still feeling slightly weak and ‘heaty’ though I am feeling better now compared to yesterday. ‘Heaty’ as in Chinese, i.e. painful tongue and stuff. But I am looking forward towards the benefit of the cleanse!

Here’s the ‘recipe’ that I’ve copied from the book ‘The Amazing Liver Cleanse’ by Andreas Mortiz

Compared to my first cleansing last year, this recipe uses a lot of Epsom Salt and to be honest it is horrible. The bitterness taste stayed in my mouth even after gurgling with water. Shamely, I gave up the 4th intake as I wasn’t feeling too great to do any of that without breakfast. But luckily, it didn’t fail to get the stones out.

The Grapefruits and Olive oil mixture was nothing better. The first 3 seconds was alright but the rest of it was pretty shite. Almost the whole Saturday, I could smell Olive oil from my breath… really can’t see myself eating any of that for at least a couple of days! Also, I couldn’t bear my own burp!

Will I do it again? Call me insane, I will! I will do it again when I am back from KL in July! I love the feeling of seeing these rubbish get purged from my system!

Yes, I am starting this disgusting cleansing again. The last time I tried was in May where I find it beneficial as it seems to ‘fix’ a few of my problems.
This time, I am trying a completely different ‘recipe’. from the book ‘The Amazing Liver Cleansing’ by Andreas Moritz and it is giving me this recipe with the use of Epsom Salt (loads). I think Epsom salt is equivalent to ENO we have in KL. So I will be expecting myself literally sleeping with the toilet on the actual day (which is TOMORROW!).
I will update this blog on the ‘outcome’ of my cleanse and if Mel is OK, maybe I will take couple of photos – yes the same camera that she uses to snap her fav dishes!

Since I was diagnosed with breast abscess, I have been seeking private consultation and charging the bills to my private insurance. I’ve got a cap of £500 on outpatient treatments, so I have to be cautious not to exceed that limit. I did not have a clue on how much private medical bills cost in this country and assumed that it would take a while before I hit that quota. I was wrong! I had to undergo a 10 minutes ultrasound and that itself cost a ridiculous £230!!! Subsequently, I checked on how much each consultation costs and it turns out to be £150 each!! What? For a simple Q&A and brief examinations? Gosh…So if you are planning to get a private insurance here, make sure you get one with a higher cap. GPs in this country earn an average of £110k per annum…and this is the estimation for a practitioner with the government.  I wonder how much the private docs earn…..no wonder Malaysian doctors do not relish returning home. Imagine how much it would cost for foreigners to seek medical treatment here…it would be the whole fortune! So what happens next? I’ve been given a third dose of antibiotics as my lump hasn’t settle and decided to seek consultation back with the NHS since my condition isn’t that acute (*touch wood*). Clinic has been my hang out place lately as it would either be me going through the check-up or Cameron’s immunization and health check.

After a long silence, here I am again, reenergized and back online. Past few weeks had been pretty challenging as I was down with mastitis and later diagnosed with breast abscess. That’s the downside of BF. My advise to all BF mums are:-

1.        Treat immediately if you discover lumps in your breasts as a result of engorgement. Use warm compress to massage and empty the breasts so that the lumps will dissolve in a day or 2. Either feed as frequent as possible or express.

2.       If it turns out to be mastitis – you will feel the pain as it would be infected, seek medical advice immediately to obtain some antibiotics. Early detection would help the condition to recover in less than a week. Acute mastitis could turn into breast abscess with pus and might need to be drained using needle and syringe or worse still surgery. Thank God mine is settling down and hopefully, it wouldn’t come back!

3.     During normal BF routine, make sure you empty the breast(s) to prevent the problems. I’ve not completely recovered as I’m on a second dose of Keflex (antibiotics) but I’m feeling much much better now. It would take another 4-6 weeks to completely recuperate and fingers crossed, I will be well by the time we get to KL.

During my idle state, so many events had taken place. Eng has been updating the blog as frequent as he could but there are lots more that we didn’t mention as we are so occupied with Cameron and so little time is left to ourselves. However, in summary…

-          We got rid of the old fridge and got a bigger one. With generous amount of fridge and freezer space, we have been shopping for groceries like mad. Therefore, we did try a couple of new recipes which I will blog separately.

-          Cameron has been smiling a lot and is getting quite playful. However, he is so attached to us and wants our attention all the time. He prefers to look at our facial expressions rather than his activity gym or mobile…. really hard work man.

-          I’ve been resting more and poor Eng has been preparing both lunch and dinner.

-          We prepared meals for 2 couples from the church who have just had their newborns. Forgot to mention that the church members took turns to prepare meals for us during the first 2 weeks of my postpartum.

-          I’ve been topping up formula for Cameron as he seems to be hungry all the time. However, he doesn’t really like the bottle and I’m worried if it will be another difficulty weaning him of breast milk.

……etc which I can’t recall.

Cameron is actually sleeping next to me as I’m blogging this….Rushing to finish this post before he wakes up….what a life…