Standard Process Inc. Cholacol - Gallbladder Support Supplement - Fat Digestion Supplement for Digestive Health & Bile Support - Gluten-Free, Non-Dairy & Non-Soy - 90 Tablets

Fast delivery for a fair price and is working very well

I am posting this review in several places, for each product mentioned in this review, in hopes that it will reach the people that may be able to benefit from what I have found has helped me. I decided to post what has been key for me in recovering my digestive health after 5 years of exposure to black mold in an office I was in, and 3 years of treatment to detox the toxins that were circulating through my system under Richie Shoemaker's 7 step protocol for the treatment of mold illness: Enzymes. First, I realized that I had to have Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth, SIBO. I have the symptoms. So I researched what to do about that and and found an nih study that showed that two herbal protocols are as effective if not more effective than the standard extremely expensive antibiotic protocol for the treatment of SIBO. I put myself on one of them, FC Cidal and Dysbiocide, 2 caps twice a day of each. Immediate improvement in my digestion. However, SIBO almost always comes back after the treatment, usually within 30 days. Why? Along the way of figuring out what to do about the SIBO, I started taking pancreatic enzymes. I had a test that showed I was low on pancreatic enzymes, even though I was taking them at the time. Why? Then I got a recommendation from my Health Coach, who uses a Life Biofeedback machine for energy balancing, that I should take Cholacol. Cholacol is gallbladder bile supplement. It is given to people who have had their gallbladder removed. So, Why? again, in that I have not had my gallbladder removed, but needed the supplement. More on that in a minute. It is not enough for me to just feel better, I have to know why. I will not rest until I figure out the answers. I found such improvement after starting the pancreatic enzymes and the Cholacol that I started taking Enzymedica Digest Spectrum. More improvement. So then I started researching enzymes in general. I found a book called Enzymes: Go with Your Gut by Karen DeFelice. In it she describes a protocol for taking 10 capsules per day of Enzymedica Extra Strength Enzyme Defense for 30 days to eliminate hidden viruses. I know that I have herpes simplex Type A, and would love to get rid of it, so I figured, What the heck, may as well give the protocol a try and see what happens. I started it two weeks ago. The stuff is awesome. Within 24 hours I was able to start eating things I had not been able to eat in literally years, am sleeping better, pain is almost non-existent. Also, two of my employees are out with a nasty virus, but although I also have the virus that has flattened both of them, I am not sick. I realized when I found out that they were sick that I have that virus, but for me I almost didn't realize that I had it because it has been so mild, just a runny nose for three days, and a slightly enlarged and tender lymph node under my jaw that cleared up in two days. They are both much younger than me (I am 65) and very sick. I'm not. So back to the puzzles of why SIBO comes back, and why I would need pancreatic enzyme supplements, and supplements of gallbladder bile when I haven't had my gallbladder out. This thought process took me several months this last year. I realized that the pancreas was not getting enzymes into my digestive tract and bile was not getting from the gallbladder to the digestive tract, so, therefore, it was likely that I had something blocking the flow of those products to the small intestine. I also figured out that the reason SIBO comes back is because the bile from the gallbladder controls the growth of bacteria in the small intestine, so without enough bile from the gallbladder, you can treat the SIBO, but it will come back because the bacteria will just grow back again because there isn't enough bile to control it. So finally I scoped out the connections between the liver, gallbladder, pancreas and small intestine, and discovered that stones are produced in the liver, then move to the gallbladder and the pancreas through the common ducts that connect those three organs, and the common duct that allows the pancreatic enzymes and bile from the gallbladder into the small intestine. I also had a dull ache, sometimes sharper, especially if I ate anything with sugar, carbohydrates (which convert to sugar) or fat, in the lower right quadrant of my back. Those are all symptoms, I found out, of gallstones. The allopathic response to gallstones is to yank out the gallbladder. Um, I don't think so. So I researched how to get rid of the stones that had to be blocking all those ducts through which the pancreatic enzymes and gallbladder bile should be flowing into the small intestine. I found Stone Free, and started taking that. That was also a huge help. Within 24 hours the ache in my gallbladder had eased substantially. Now I still have a very light pressure from my gallbladder, which I don't notice unless I think about it. Most people from middle age on will have stones in the gallbladder and that also block those common ducts that enable the bile and pancreatic enzymes to get to the small intestine. So most folks need to get cleaned out. Stone Free will do it. So for me, it has been the combo of several things. 1. Several different types of Probiotics including Hyperbiotics Pro-15, Perfect Pass and Culturelle. 2. Pancreatic enzymes and Cholacol. 3. FC Cidal and Dysbiocide to eliminate the SIBO. I am in the middle of my third course of it, and both I and my Health Coach dowse that I should continue to stay on it for now, so that tells me that the blockages are still present preventing enough bile from the gallbladder getting into the small intestine, that and the still present light pressure from the gallbladder. 4. Stone Free to eliminate the blockages for enzymes to get to the small intestine, supplementing with the pancreatic enzymes and Cholacol until I get everything flowing the way it should. 5. Enzymedica Digest Spectrum 2 caps taken with each meal. 6. Finally, the addition of the protocol of the Enzymedica Extra Strength Enzyme Defense, 5 caps twice a day on an empty stomach, for 30 days. Actually, I will probably stay on it for longer than that, but I will see what both my own dowsing and the Life Biofeedback machine have to say about that when I reach the end of the 30 days. that has finally allowed me to eat like a more or less normal human being. I still can't eat dairy products, but am otherwise eating pretty much what I want. Life is good. Hope that will be true for others that may read this post. All of the products and the book mentioned here are available from and have been purchased from Amazon.

This product is a life saver. I was misdiagnosed, which I have found only recently is common with chronic gall bladder malfunction, with bacterial infection. Over the last 25 years I've been eliminating foods from my diet due to excess gas and SEVERE diarrhea which have increased yearly. It started with onions then cabbage then cutting back on fried foods and finally ALL dairy products including probiotics. Over the last 9 months I've eliminated almost everything except crackers, rice, baked potatoes, white meat baked or boiled chicken and white fish baked or broiled also. These are all cooked with NO fat, butter, oil, margarine and definitely NO spices just salt only. After an ultrasound six months ago said it was definitely not the gall bladder I've been to 5 doctors trying to find out what it is. For the last two months I haven't been able to eat anything that hasn't literally ejected without digestion within 1-3 hours after eating. My accupuncturist, who provided the only relief I've found, suggested I try Bile Salts and especially Standard Process after being up every night for a week at 2 AM with severe diarrhea followed by severe Chills even after piling every blanket in the house on top of me. This would last for several hours during which I felt like it was surely my last night alive. I woke up every morning just OK but with no problems until I ate again. She said if the Bile Salts worked this indicated that my problem was either gall bladder or bile duct related. I ordered the Prime expedited delivery and got this in 2 days and began immediately with one pill after a meal which was suggested by the reviews here on Amazon. For the first time in months I was able to eat and remain pain free for at least half a day. This prompted me to tell a little lie to my Dr. that another Dr. said the Bile Salts indicated gall bladder problems so she sent me for a HIDA Scan which confirmed an 11% bile ejection rate for my gall bladder (Normal is 30-60%). I have now scheduled surgery and am thankful that these helped me discover my problem and also it appears that they will be helpful after surgery as well. I tried taking two pills after a meal after a week of taking these, but this seemed to bother me somewhat so have stuck with just one pill since this appears to work. Also, I only seem to be able to eat and take one pill twice a day. When I eat three times a day and take one pill each time I still experience abdominal pain and some diarrhea. I'm happy though since I had only been eating one meal a day during the last month. I'll try to post an update after surgery to tell you of my progress following surgery. I hope these "miracle" pills continue to work!

Helps to flush fat when gallbladder is removed

I had my gallbladder removed, so I take these to help break down fats. I wish they were coated, because the flavor is strong, and this can interfere with the flavor of the food I'm eating. Though, it does wear off in 15-20 seconds, as I eat. (The flavor isn't bad, just strong.) The tablet is a bit rough. So, for me, it's harder to swallow. But, it is a small tablet. I'd recommend a thin coating be added to the tablet to mask the taste and to help with swallowing.