Posted by Hugh on January 6, 2013, at 12:39:51
In reply to Why?, posted by ChicagoKat on January 6, 2013, at 11:47:23
I've learned to only talk about my depression with fellow depressives. People who haven't suffered from depression just don't get it. They're the type who say, "Everyone gets depressed now and then." They equate ordinary sadness with depression. When I've been deeply depressed, one of my sisters deals with it by either acting like a happy clown around me, or by attacking me -- "Do you have to look that way! Can't you try to cheer up!" The best thing she could do is just leave me alone.
Kat, I read in another post that you just had your gallbladder removed. I've heard that people without gallbladders should take bile salts, and I've heard that most doctors don't know this. Here's some advice from Dr. Mercola:
The gallbladder serves an important digestive function. It is required to emulsify fats. What is emulsification? One can easily understand this concept when washing greasy dishes. It is nearly impossible to properly clean greasy dishes without soap, as the soap emulsifies the fat so it can be removed. Similarly, the gallbladder stores bile and bile acids, which emulsify the fat one eats so it can be properly transported through the intestine into the bloodstream. Anyone who has had their gallbladder removed will need to take some form of bile salts with every meal for the rest of their life (I use and recommend Beta Plus from Biotics Research), if they wish to prevent a good percentage of the good fats they eat from being flushed down the toilet. If one does not have enough fats in the diet, their entire physiology will be disrupted,
especially the ability to make hormones and prostaglandins.
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