04/14/2026
GALLBLADDER ATTACKS go together quite well with a warm epsom salt bath, apple cider vinegar shots & Christian Hypnobirthing 😓
Why do gallbladder attacks happen more commonly in pregnancy? The answer… HORMONES!! 😒
Estrogen increases the saturation of cholesterol in bile, making it more likely to form crystals and sludge.
Progesterone acts as a muscle relaxant, causing the gallbladder to contract less frequently and empty more slowly. This reduced motility leads to “biliary stasis,” where bile sits too long and hardens.
📖 My gallbladder has been struggling this pregnancy & I’d much rather go through labor than experience the pain this little organ can cause.. The best way I can describe it is feeling the peak of a contraction constantly with no breaks for however long the attack will last, not in your lower abdomen but instead underneath your rib cage… I moan, I sway, I cry, I scream & will throw up a lot of the times 😢
Steps you can take to avoid/aid this pregnancy symptom would be:
- Maintain a whole food diet (avoid greasy, high fat foods)
- Take apple cider regularly, epically during an attack to hep dissolve the stones
- Apply heat to spasmed area
- Take magnesium to help relax the muscles (Epsom salt bath helps calm body during attack)
- Exercise daily to help digestion
- Stay hydrated
- Find ways to stay calm until it passes like meditative music, dim lighting, supportive family just like you need in birth
