112 • THE LIVER AND GALLBLADDER MIRACLE CLEANSE Bile-duct injuries have increased dramatically because of using keyhole surgery. In Ontario, Canada, where 86 percent of all gallbladder operations are performed in this way, the number of bile duct injuries has risen by over 300 percent since this method became standard practice in the mid-1990s. In a number of patients, gallstones are caught in the common bile duct (the main bile duct leading to the duodenum). In such cases, the removal of the gallbladder does not alleviate the symptoms of gallstone disease. To help the condition, a flexible tube is placed in the mouth and advanced to the point where the common bile duct enters the duodenum. During the procedure, the opening of the bile duct is enlarged and the stones are moved into the small intestines. Unfortunately, many of the stones may become stuck in the small or large intestine, becoming a source of constant intestinal infection or related problems.
Conclusion None of the above procedures addresses the cause of gallbladder disease. In fact, they all contribute to further disruption of the digestive and eliminative processes in the body. The short-term relief that a patient may experience after his gallbladder has been removed may mislead the patient to believe that he has been cured. Many others continue to experience the same pain they had when they still had their gallbladder. The continued and often worsened impairment of proper bile secretion by the liver may lead to the development of far more serious health problems than just gallbladder disease. The following chapter describes a simple procedure that painlessly, safely, and effectively removes not only the few gallstones in the gallbladder, but also, and most important, the hundreds and thousands of gallstones in the liver. It is extremely unfortunate that millions of people have had their gallbladder removed unnecessarily or lost their lives because of liver and gallbladder disease.