Tried to used Milk Thistle, and, well......

Not sure what you're having happen?

For those who still have gallbladders, coffee enemas are a great way to get the gallbladder to purge out all the gunk. Cheap and easy to do, although it takes a bit to get used to the process.

HI Lindaca & Mamyou!

Thank you for trying to help me get this stated so that it makes some sense!!! So sorry for being rather dense these days - not sure what all is going on that is contributing to it - HA! other than Lymie brain anyway!!

First of all, for those who still have gall bladders- pay attention to them - the first I knew that mine was having issues was when I had a GB "attack" which sent me to see the docs, which lead to immediate surgery to have mine removed!

I understand (I think ) that milk thistle works on the liver. It was my understanding that members here who were taking milk thistle, took it more on a long term basis to help with keeping the body detoxed. This is what I was looking for, help with keeping detoxed. I don't do the detox bathes as often as I would like, as it really is a pain in the whatsit hauling around my livestock watering tub around the house 2x a day!!

For those that don't know, I don't have a tub, or even room for one, so I have about a 3 ft. by 2 ft. oval plastic livestock watering tub that I haul into the bathroom, & then into the shower every time I need to use it. I can only get about 1/2 of me in there at a time (giggle), but it does still help out a lot.

So, I think my question is, shouldn't I have needed to use the milk thistle for more than just 3 days?

Maaaaannnn!!! I sure hope this makes more sense now, not less!! I need to put a 'little dude' here banging his head against the wall!!

Thank you so much for any light that you can shed on this for me!!!!

Oh man JoAnn!!!! I'm tellin' ya!!! That little guy just follows me around all day lately, banging his head on every wall I pass I think!!!! One would think he would get tired of it & leave me, but then I'd be alone.

I almost get the giggles every time I go to get into my little tub - still!! I keep thinking of the older 'Western' movies, where the cowboy gets tossed into the watering trough!! If the mental picture is too graphic, so sorry! At least you'll have another reason to smile today!!!

I had *thought* that there were several here that were taking Milk Thistle on a regular basis. Maybe they are either busy or just not at their computer yet?

Would you mind me asking what the dosage of milk thistle that you are taking? This was something that crossed my mind last night - maybe it's just too much for someone in my position???

I was actually kind of excited to try this, as if I had good results, I was going to recommend it to my almost son-in-law. He has NASH (Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), and he is in Stage II of liver damage as well, I believe. I'm really sorry to hear that you are also at this stage.

Thank you for your kind words!!

Thank you for your response Lindaca.

I did already know that herbals are not meant to be used casually - they are no different than prescriptions in that manner. This is why I have this question. I did a casual search - not checking more than two or three sites, but I came up with nothing with the meds & herbs that I'm already on. This was part of the reason I was wondering if it had anything to do with my not having a GB.

I couldn't agree with you more on avoiding issues with the GB, though!! Had I any clue that my GB was having problems, I would have most likely been doing the coffee enemas as well! Maybe I would still have a GB had I known!!!

I take Milk Thistle daily and have been doing so for a while now. Yes, it is not something that works immediately - it takes time for it to do its job. And as long as your liver is being exposed to whatever is damaging or potentially damaging it, then you will need to also take the Milk Thistle. I also know of many others who use it to protect their livers from the effects of medication that they must take long-term.

My current dose is about 900mg/day. I also take Artichoke and Burdock to help my liver. I was diagnosed last year with Fatty Liver secondary to TPN (total parenteral nutrition - essentially, food given through a vein in my arm). Fatty Liver is a known complication of long-term TPN. I've been on TPN for almost 2 1/2 years and am finally coming off of it this week.

I hope this helps...take care,

Thank you all for your responses!!! Since those answering are taking higher doses of Milk Thistle & even using more than just milk thistle, I'm beginning to think it was just the timing of starting the Milk Thistle & something else - maybe???

I only took 1 capsule (for three days in a row) which had 280 mg of silymarin & 110 mgs of milk thistle seed in it. Although that in and of itself it confusing to me - since the silymarin is extracted from the lining of the seed, of course there is milk thistle seed in it!! Sorry, I digress...

It could be that what my acu doc & I are doing for my intestinal function just took another step forward & had them working quite a bit better- a little suddenly. Especially since the "reaction" that I had has continued, I now realize that most likely it wasn't the milk thistle.

I will put these aside for a couple of weeks & try again at that time. Thank you again for responding to my cry for help - again!!!



Razzle,

Congratulations on getting off of TPN!!!!! That seems like a huge step forward!!!

I'm sorry to hear that you also have to deal with fatty liver disease. Hearing about my soon-to-be-son-in-law's issues with it was the first time I had even heard of it. Now that I know some about it, I understand how serious it can get.

Mamyou, during parts of my adulthood my kids & I lived without a bathroom - or running water - unless you held it high enough! (Yes, I'm aware of how bad of a joke that is!!) I'm thinkin' we need to be careful just how much you & I divulge - we'll begin to scare people away - giggle giggle!!!!

Hi Razzle,
Thank you for your post!! It sent me on a research reading mission!!! So I now think I know
what happened!! It did take me a bit to find a site where things were written so that
my little ole Lymie brain could comprehend enough of it to be of any use.....but I did
find it!!!

Without a gall bladder a person's liver will still produce bile, but instead of it going into the
gb like it should, it gets dumped right into the intestines! This is why - I think - I had the
'reaction' that I did!! Suddenly I had more bile in my intestines than my body knew what
to do with, so out it went!!

Somebody please correct me if I am wrong, but that is what I understood from my
reading!

I've been taking the Spring Valley Concentrated Extract from Walmart for a long time. I was just taking one 1000 mg capsule per day and then with all the stuff I've been taking, I upped it to 3-4/day.

Now, after reading the dosages you've been taking here, I wondered if I was taking way too much. The label says to take it 2-4 times/day - and it is 1000 mg per each capsule. This is the whole plant, though, so maybe that makes a difference?

I've read that Milk Thistle is very good for kidney disease also, so I'm sending some to my mom to hopefully help her avoid dialysis a bit longer.