1. YOGA FOR GALL STONES
ON PODIGAI 8 NOV 2011

2. WHAT IS IT
• SMALL SAC FOUND JUST UNDER
THE LIVERSTORES BILE MADE BY THE LIVER.
• HELPS YOU DIGEST FATS. MOVES FROM
THE GALLBLADDER TO THE SMALL
INTESTINE THROUGH TUBES CALLED THE
CYSTIC DUCT AND COMMON BILE DUCT.
• MADE FROM CHOLESTEROL AND OTHER
THINGS FOUND IN THE BILE. SMALLER THAN A
GRAIN OF SAND OR AS LARGE AS A GOLF BALL

3. CAUSES
• Gallstones form when cholesterol and other
things found in bile make stones,gall bladder
does not empty as it should. People who
are overweight or who are trying to lose
weight quickly are more likely to get gallstones

4. SYMPTOMS
• Most people do not have symptoms.
• If , you most likely will have mild pain in the
pit of your stomach or in the upper right part
of your belly. Pain may spread to your right
upper back or shoulder blade area.
Sometimes the pain is more severe. It may be
steady, or it may come and go. Or it may get
worse when you eat.

5. PREVENTION OF GALL STONES
• MAINTAIN HEALTHY WEIGHT- LOSE WT
SENSIBLY ESP WOMEN- REC 1 TO 1.5 KGS/Mo
• RAPID WT LOSS --- TO GALL STONES
• REGULAR BALANCED MEALS- DON’T SKIP
MEALS- EAT HI IN FIBRE, GREEN LEAFY
VEGS, AND LESS IN ANIMAL FAT- WITH LITTLE
FAT

6. ASANAS
• TRIKONASANA
• PASCHIMOTASANA
• BUJANGASANA
• DHANURASANA
• URDHAVE DHANURASANA
• PARSVA HALASANA
• VAKRASANA
• ANULOM- VILOM