Endoscopy

[Jane07]

Thanks everyone for your input during this difficult time. 

[Jane07]

What did you eat before and after the endoscopy? I know you are suppose to stay away from red 

[trents]

I don't recall the prohibition against "red" food but it makes sense because it could mimic the appearance of blood or mask irritation. Mainly, don't eat anything within 8 hr. of the procedure. But I think you can have a little clear liquid outside of about 3 hr. before the procedure. Nothing after that so that there is nothing in your stomach you could aspirate on during the procedure.

Edited March 24, 2023 by trents

[Wheatwacked]

Your disrupted digestion could be deficiency in choline catching up with you. Only 10% on western diets eat enough liver, beef or eggs to meet the minimum recommended daily intake. You would need to eat at least10 cups of cooked brocolli or three eggs everyday. I tale 840 mg of phophatidyl choline (equals about 500 mg of choline) because it is the form we need most of and doesn't have to be processed by the liver first. 

Vitamin C may protect against gallstones Regular vitamin C supplementation and, to a lesser extent, increased physical activity and total cholesterol levels are associated with a reduced prevalence of gallstones. Regular vitamin C supplementation might exert a protective effect on the development of gallstones.

ESTROGEN, CHOLINE AND THE GALLBLADDER Low estrogen lowers choline production and this makes men, postmenopausal women, and any woman/man with PEMT SNPs at risk of brain, liver and gallbladder dysfunction.  Choline is the SECOND most important methyl donor in the body and picks up the slack when folate levels drop too low.

Treatments for Gallstones and Gallstone Prevention A gluten-free diet has been shown to help restore normal gallbladder emptying in those with celiac disease. Eating regular meals and avoiding prolonged fasting or rapid weight loss can also help prevent gallstones....Certain supplements can help increase the solubility, emulsification, and excretion of cholesterol to prevent gallbladder stasis and the formation of gallstones. These include lecithin/phosphatidylcholine, choline, methionine, and glycine.

Edited March 24, 2023 by Wheatwacked

[Jane07]

That good about the gallbladder cause I have gallstones will they be able to see that during the endoscopy 

[trents]

59 minutes ago, Jane07 said:

That good about the gallbladder cause I have gallstones will they be able to see that during the endoscopy 

No, gallstones would require an ultrasound, endoscopic ultrasound or a HIDA scan to detect visually.

Edited March 24, 2023 by trents

[Wheatwacked]

Since choline is a nutrient that we should get in our diet, the doctors will not even mention it as a possible treatment. 

The safe upper limit is 3500 mg. That's a lot of eggs and steak. Or 56 cups a day of cooked broccoli.

Choline Fact Sheet for Health Professionals "Therefore, in choline deficiency, fat accumulates in the liver, which can result in NAFLD [non alcohalic fatty liver disease]. Although most women of childbearing age are resistant to NAFLD because of their high estrogen levels, at least 40% have a polymorphism that makes them insensitive to activation of the gene by estrogen; adequate consumption of dietary choline is particularly important for this population [46].In one observational study in 2,195 adults aged 70–74 years in Norway, participants with plasma free choline concentrations lower than 8.4 mcmol/L (20th percentile of concentrations in the study population) had poorer sensorimotor speed, perceptual speed, executive function, and global cognition than those with choline concentrations higher than 8.4 mcmol/L [39]. A second study in 1,391 adults aged 36–83 years from the Framingham Offspring study who completed food frequency questionnaires from 1991 to 1995 and again from 1998 to 2001 found that those with higher choline intakes had better verbal memory and visual memory [40]. Furthermore, higher choline intakes during the earlier period were associated with smaller white matter hyperintensity volume (a high volume is a sign of small-vessel disease in the brain)."

[Jane07]

1 hour ago, trents said:

No, gallstones would require an ultrasound, endoscopic ultrasound or a HIDA scan to detect visually.

Ok thanks