HIDA Scans

I am 28 and for years have had trouble with heartburn and just being able to process food.  A few months ago I started having major stabbing pain whenever I ate.  I had a HIDA scan and it showed that my gallbladder was functioning at 0%.  I am scheduled to have it removed to help stop the pain but my family is against the removal and feel that a more natural route is the solution.  I am just not sure which way to go.  Any suggestions?

[CalGal]

Hate to say it, but there is no 'natural' way to go if your gallbladder is not functioning. The gallbladder is not able to be jump-started, and if there's no function whatever bile is in the gallbladder is sitting there and possibly going to cause problems in the long run due to 'pooling' and stagnation.