
Q Could taking recovery herbal medicine for a long time without a gallbladder strain my liver or digestive system?
A Herbal medicine prescribed to match your constitution and recovery state is not a medication that builds tolerance or accumulates. However, since digestive and liver function are still recovering, it's safer to check your condition during visits and adjust the dose to only what's needed.
Detailed Answer
Herbal medicine is not a drug that requires increasing doses over time, and when it matches your constitution and condition, it does not accumulate in the body. However, since bile flow and digestion are still adapting after gallbladder removal, and liver function needs to be monitored together, it's safer to have your condition checked at visits and prescribed accordingly, rather than taking it on your own. If you're concerned about liver or kidney function, or have underlying conditions, please let us know at your visit so we can prescribe accordingly.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
At Dongjedang, we use pulse diagnosis and consultation to check your digestive adaptation status and your body's excess or deficiency, and prescribe only what is needed. During the period when digestion is unsettled, we start with an approach that builds digestion with minimal burden, and once digestion stabilizes, we move to a stage of restoring energy, adjusting the prescription so it manages your body safely without strain.
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