Well, when I asked my chiropractor about it (a long time ago), he didn't say it was caused by virus or bacteria for sure. I think that's what he believes or heard. Of course I did not go into it with him, so maybe next time I see him, I will ask some more.
It's interesting that you mentioned about 'hormon'. Does your doc mean that by taking out gallbladder, it caused hormon imbalance? I have thyloid problem for a long time and taking herb medicine. I am not sure about hormon imbalance cause the intercostal neuralgia though...
I googled Intercostal nueralgia and most of them says that basically the cause is pinched nerve.
Intercostal neuralgia occurs due to compressions in the nerves in the thorax-abdomen region or the ribcage area. These compressions can occur due various reasons, such as
An enlarged abdomen, especially in aged patients
An abdominal muscle tissue rupture
A scar or suture around the nerve
Excessive use of abdominal muscles
Musculoskeletal conditions, like a short leg or an abnormal curve in the vertebral column
Like sciatica, intercostal neuralgia is caused by a pinched nerve. So after reading this, I thought maybe your pain was caused due to the car accident. I don't know how bad you were injured but some tissue damage could influence the nerve, I'm sure.
In regards to Bentonite clay, you can read about it at
www.aboutclay.com As you will see in this website, Clay is being used for cleansing, detoxing and even getting rid of pinples. You can get Bentonite Clay from Shoshanna's Gardens (see above ad or
www.bulkherbstore.com ) 1lb for like $5.00 which is a good price. Mine costs $28 for 1lb at the Chiro doc's office. It's called Therapeutic Living Clay 1-800-915-Clay. I even took the Clay with Applejuice when I broke out in hives at night, which I believe it was due to entering premenopause. I have not had hives ever since.
Even if Clay does not cure your Intercostal Neuralgia, I don't believe it's harmful for you to take it, but I will leave that up to you by reading more about the Clay yourself.
I do hope and pray that it will help you because I know how painful it is and how pesky thing to have that pain. How often do you have the pain?