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Gallstones

UNDERSTANDING SYMPTOMS CAUSES DIAGNOSIS COMPLICATIONS TREATMENT PREVENTION

The Sense Of Gall Stones
     
Coutii Healthy - Gallstones are small rocks that are derived from cholesterol, and formed in the bile ducts of humans. In most cases, gallstones will not cause any symptoms. However, sometimes it will clog the bile so it will trigger a sudden pain which is pretty great. This pain is called colic pains, and can survive for a matter of hours.

Gallstone size assortment. Some are as small as grains of sand and some were as big as pingpong ball. The number of stones that form in the gallbladder also vary, for example, there are people who only have one stone fruit and nothing more.


The Cause Of Formation Of Gallstones

Gall stones allegedly formed by the hardening of the cholesterol that is buried in the liquid bile. This happens due to an imbalance between the amount of cholesterol and chemical compounds in the liquid.

The following are factors that can increase your risk of bile stones exposed:

  1. Age factor. Kidney stone disease risk will increase as the age. The disease is commonly experienced by people over the age of 40 years.
  2. Gender. Women's risk for gallstone disease affected more than men.
  3. The impact of childbirth. Women who never give birth have a higher risk. The cause may be due to increased cholesterol levels due to hormonal changes estrogens during pregnancy.
  4. The influence of weight. Your risk will increase if experiencing overweight, obese, up drastic weight loss.

Treatment Measures To Tackle Gallstones

The presence of gallstones often will not cause symptoms, so it does not require handling in particular. But if it causes symptoms that interfere with or if complications occur, the disease should be treated.

Gallstones can be treated with drugs to surgical removal of the gallbladder. Although the function of this important organ of the body, we still can survive without it. Without a gallbladder, the liver will still discharge of bile which helps in the digestion of fats.

A common type of operation recommended is ' Keyhole ' or laparoscopic cholecystectomy medical term. This type of operation is recommended because they are simple with a low level of risk of complications.

Complications Due To Gallstones
Although very rare, gallstones can cause complications in the body. One of these is inflammatory gallbladder (kolelitiasis) with symptoms such as:

  1. Stomach pains continued support.
  2. A high fever.
  3. Jaundice.
  4. Heart rate beat faster.
  5. Acute pancreatitis is also one of the risks of dangerous if gallstones enter and inhibits pancreatic duct. Inflammation of the pancreas causes abdominal pain that continues to grow worse.

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