13 Signs of Bile Deficiency Syndrome

Do you have chronic and annoying low-grade symptoms that keep you from feeling your best?

Bile deficiency syndrome results in the sluggish draining of toxins from your liver along with chronic digestive issues and a myriad of other unpleasant health symptoms.

Signs of Poor Bile Flow

The most common signs of bile deficiency syndrome are:

chronic constipation
low energy
varicose veins
skin issues
light colored stools
itchiness
persistent gut issues (SIBO, bloating, food sensitivity, etc.)
frequent nausea
blood pressure issues
trouble digesting fats
pain under right side of rib cage
chronic fatigue
weight gain

This is usually the time when someone will show up in a doctor's office to try to resolve these symptoms, only to be offered Rx drugs and/or supplements that often only act as a bandaid while making the root problem worse.

Poor bile flow is usually the result of the body not having the nutrients or 'raw materials' it needs to produce more bile, excess toxicity making the bile flow thick and sluggish, an issue with the bile ducts themselves (i.e. cholestatic blockage), or emotional issues causing nervous system disorders (such as sympathetic nervous dominance).

How Bile Is Supposed to Work

Your liver-gallbladder axis is like the garbage disposal of your body.

When it's working properly, you feel like your best self.

However, when there's a clog in the system, your body struggles to do its normal daily work and take out the day's waste products.

This is because it's overwhelmed from being worked too hard (being fed items that make it have to work overtime decade after decade), it gets sluggish and can't clear things from your body as quickly.

You see, your liver produces bile, a fluid that helps to carry toxins from your liver out of your body via your stool.

What kinds of things does your body need to dispose of on a regular basis?

metabolic waste (from normal bodily functioning)
toxins
used hormones (especially at ovulation and right before your period)
heavy metals
excess nutrients (especially fat-soluble vitamins, from too much 'health food' and supplements)
medications, supplements, hormone replacement therapy
pesticides, herbicides
and all the other things you're constantly bombarded with in modern life

When bile flow is inadequate, or gets too thick and sluggish, it's like a slow dripping facet vs. a healthy flow of fluid to help flush waste out of your system. This results in the reduced excretion of toxins, encouraging toxic build up over time.

This also means there is not enough bile to stimulate peristalsis (think lack of movement in your digestive tract —hello constipation!) to lubricate the pipes of your digestive system so you can 'go' to the bathroom easily and prevent bacterial overgrowth from happening in your intestines (hello SIBO)!

This is why so many people are bloated, constipated, fatigued and can't lose weight.

Poor Bile Flow and Weight Gain

Dilution is the solution to pollution, meaning extra fat can help dilute a toxic burden making your body feel more 'safe.' This is the same thing as if you have something toxic in your water and you want to reduce the amount, you'd simply dilute it by adding more water.

When waste stops getting removed efficiently, your body goes into accumulation mode vs. clearing; letting more toxic matter build up (read: weight gain). You're now accumulating toxins and excess nutrients faster than you're able to get rid of them.

Testing for Poor Bile Flow and How to Correct it

To support better bile production and flow, you have to identify the imbalances that are contributing to it.

The primary nutrients that should be assessed via testing are: plasma zinc (blood), serum copper (blood), iron (blood), vitamin A (blood), and selenium (hair analysis).

For clients of mine, this testing is easily accomplished with a hair analysis and blood labs package, and it is standard testing in my 1-1 programs.

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References

https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/liver-and-gallbladder-disorders/manifestations-of-liver-disease/cholestasis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6101675/