Gallstones & Medicinal Mushrooms

Gallstones are just that, stones of different sizes and shapes created out of the bile components and located inside the gallbladder.

About 80% of people with gallstones never have any symptoms.

It is only when a gallstone blocks the bile duct that the person starts experiencing cramp-like pain in the upper right part of the abdomen, just behind and under the edge of the ribs. This pain is called a gallbladder attack or biliary colic. Cholelithiasis is the term referring to the presence of gallstones or to the diseases caused by gallstones.

• Excessive amount of cholesterol in the bile – forms yellow stones
• Excessive amount of bilirubin in the bile – forms brown or black stones
• The bile duct is blocked and the gallbladder cannot empty the overconcentrated bile

• Pain in the upper right part of the abdomen for longer than 5 hours in duration
• Pain below the breastbone
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Pale or ash-like colour of the stool
• Dark colour of the urine (like dark beer)
• Skin turning yellow
• Pain between the shoulder blades
• Pain in the right shoulder
• Fever

• Inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis)
• Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis)
• Jaundice
• Infection of a bile duct (cholangitis).

• Family history of gallstones
• Liver disease
• Obesity
• Overweight
• Diabetes
• Pregnancy
• Birth control pills
• Being a female
• Rapid weight loss
• Sedentary lifestyle (lack of physical activity)
• High fat diet
• Low fiber diet
• Food lacking nutrients
• High-cholesterol diet
• Leukaemia
• Hormone replacement medication

Medicinal mushrooms Reishi, Maitake and Cordyceps are particularly powerful in treating many illnesses where there is an inflammation occurring, because among other elements, they contain strong anti-inflammatory agents called triterpenes (the precursor to all steroids).

The combination of these mushrooms would be most effective.

• Reishi
• Maitake
• Cordyceps

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions related to your health issues or if you want to find out more about MediMushrooms products.

I am here to help,
Dr Alla.