Hi all. This site has helped me so much, just to know there are many others out there going through similar troubles. I am a 33 y/o female, healthy eater (no soda, fast food, junk etc) I have a family history of shotty gallbladders, and I'm 99.9% certain mine is on the fritz. Had several ultrasounds, an MRI and abdomenl CT. No visible stones, no inflammation or infection. The only thing they saw was a 4mm polyp, which I'm told is 'nothing' (even though it suggests a buildup of cholesterol). My bilirubin is also .1 elevated, but my father has Gilbert's disease and thats common. Anyways, I've been doing acupuncture and taking herbal liver support for months now. It hasn't helped. My main complaint is that i experience this horrible, debilitating internal heat under my right rib all the way down to my right hip. Sometimes its so bad I feel it in my groin/thigh and right side of face, ears. I can't sleep when it happens, nothing I do provides comfort. Even heat or ice are only very temporary. Stressing only makes it worse since according to TCM, the liver is ruled by our emotions! Ive been diagnosed by my Accu Doc as having 'Liver Qi Stagnation'. She's given me some herbs too, but i think because they help to strengthen the liver, they're not actually helping me to clear out stagnant bile. I can literally feel a knot on my right side, and sometimes after eating I can hear & feel the gb working. It sounds like a rusty old door. I am afraid to do a hard-core cleanse bc i live alone, and my family is on the other coast. I want to try the apple juice or lemon/olive oil cleanse, and see if i get some relief from this. I have been dealing with this for 8 months and its ruining my life. I also am not typically an emotional person, but all this herbal work I'm doing on my liver has made me very emotional, I'm sure because some stagnation is being released. Im just here for the support and to take any advice anyone has - please reply if you have any suggestions. Thanks to all of you for posting, it really makes me feel so much better to read these forums.