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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Lemon juice is thought to help break down gallstones, but there's no evidence to support the claim. Image Credit: brankokosteski/iStock/GettyImages If you're searching for how to dissolve gallstones naturally, you may have come across lemon juice as a suggested remedy.While you may see a fair amount backing this treatment, the medical community does not recognize lemon juice as a viable treatment for passing or dissolving gallstones, and instead recommends alternative treatments if gallstone symptoms are severe.Here we discuss the basics of gallstones and claims around the most effective ways to dissolve gallstones naturally.What Are Gallstones? Gallstones are hardened deposits of digestive fluid that can form in the gallbladder, according to the Mayo Clinic. They can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball, but all are considered abnormal and eventually compromise the function of your gallbladder.Types of Gallstones There are two different types of gallstones, according to the Mayo Clinic: cholesterol gallstones and pigment gallstones.Cholesterol gallstones are the most common. They are made up of undissolved cholesterol and, sometimes, other components. Cholesterol gallstones tend to be yellow in color.Pigment gallstones, on the other hand, contain bilirubin, a chemical that is produced when the body breaks down red blood cells. These tend to be dark brown or black in color, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.Why Some People Get Gallstones While it's not exactly known why gallstones form, doctors have a few hypotheses, per Johns Hopkins Medicine.One reason gallstones form may be due to too much cholesterol in the bile. Bile acids are made from cholesterol in the liver. Bile salts can then be excreted by the body. But if more cholesterol is present than can be converted to bile acid, the excess cholesterol may form into crystals and eventually into stones, per Johns Hopkins Medicine.It's also possible that bile contains excess bilirubin, a chemical that is produced when the body breaks down red blood cells. Certain conditions, including liver cirrhosis, biliary tract infections and certain blood disorders may cause the liver to produce too much bilirubin, which
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