Bad Headaches
I suffer from bad headaches. I have a gallstone and diverticulosis and wonder if these problems are connected with each other. I’m on a low fat diet for the gallstone which helps, but is there a special diet or remedy I could take for the other symptoms?
Your three complaints are unlikely to be linked according to the nutritionist and kinesiologist, David Crawford, who suggests the headaches may be caused by dehydration. Drink at least 2 litres of water in the summer; 1 1/2 litres in the winter and more if you’ve been talking a lot.
To eliminate the gall stone, he suggests you drink 1/2 a teaspoon of lemon juice dissolved in 4 tablespoons of olive oil, 4-6 times a day until the stone is broken down back into liquid fat form and passed out of the body. (The lemon juice acts to help keep the this concoction down.) Most gallstones are solidified cholesterol and this treatment works, according to Crawford, by dissolving the stone back into liquid fat form. Depending on the size of the stone, you can expect it to pass within 48 hours.
Diverticulosis is a precursor for diverticulitis, which is more painful due to an inflammation of the intestine. To prevent your condition worsening, you need to find out if you have any underlying food intolerances or allergies that may be causing the problem. Crawford recommends kinesiology as a good way of testing your reaction to common food allergens including wheat and dairy products.
The symptoms of diverticulosis, which is usually stress-related, can include bloating after eating. It can be caused by insufficient fibre intake but eating the wrong type of fibre, in the form of excess bran for example, will make the condition worse. Instead, you need to eat more fruit, avoiding the citrus and orange-skinned fruits which can inflame the problem.