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Gall Bladder Stones

Symptoms
How to Diagnosed
How it treated
Diet to reduce the risk of gallstone

Gall bladder is a thumb shaped organ under the liver which stores bile which is essential for digestion. Swelling of the gall bladder causes gall bladder disease. Gall bladder disease occurs when the gallstones formed can block the duct that leads from the gall bladder.

Stones in the gallbladder are referred to as gallstones

There are two types of gallstones:

Cholesterol stone
Pigment stone

Cholesterol stones are more common, They can vary in size from a small grain to the size of a big golf ball

Symptoms

Indigestion
Vomiting
jaundice
Severe Pain in the upper abdomen
Backache
Pain between the shoulder blades
Nausea

How to Diagnosed

Some of the tests that may be used to confirm diagnosis of gallstones are
abdominal ultrasound/CT scan,
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP),
Gallbladder Radionuclide Scan
Blood tests may include bilirubin test, liver function tests, test for pancreatic enzymes, etc.

How it treated

Surgery

Surgeon may perform the commonly used technique called laparoscopic gallbladder removal

Medications

Drugs that dissolve gallstones caused by cholesterol are an option if you cannot undergo surgery. These medications may take several years to eliminate the gallstones.

Diet to reduce the risk of gallstone

Helpful foods	Foods to be avoided
Beet root, Cucumbers	Egg, pork, onions, milk, beans, nuts, coffee
Apples, Consume citrus foods, apricots, berries, and guava	Hydrogenated fats,
Vegetable juices of beets and cucumber as well as celery, carrots, beet greens	Saturated fats like Clarified butter,
Fresh garlic for cleansing of the liver.	Margarine
Sweet potatoes, Ripe tomatoes	Fried foods
Cold water fish	Black tea
Lemon. Drink lemon juice mixed with warm Water in the morning	Chocolate, ice-cream and milk products
Grapes and fresh juice of organic grapes	Cabbage, cauliflower, radish and turnips
Coconut (Coconut in oil form is rich in Medium chain Triglycerides)	Wheat and barley, Reduce intake of carbohydrates
Omega 3 rich oils like flax and hemp. Add these Oils in the salads preferably in the raw form.	Legumes and beans
Lots of water	Pikkles
Low fat cottage cheese	Reduce alcohol consumption

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Last Modified : 2/20/2020

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