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Overview
Gallstones are hardened digestive fluid deposits that may develop in the gallbladder. You may find your gallbladder on the right side of your belly, immediately under your liver. It is a tiny, pear-shaped organ. The gallbladder is a digestive organ that stores bile, which is discharged into the small intestine as necessary.
Gallstones may vary in size from as little as a grain of sand to as big as a golf ball, depending on their location in the body. Some individuals get a single gallstone, while others grow a large number of gallstones all at once.
Gallbladder removal surgery is frequently required for those who are experiencing symptoms as a result of their gallstones. Gallstones that are not accompanied by any indications or symptoms are usually not necessary to treat.
Everything You Need To Know About Gallstones
What Is It?
Your gallbladder is a tiny organ found in your upper right abdomen, just behind your liver, and is responsible for the production of gallstones. Bile is stored in this pouch, a greenish-yellow liquid that aids in digestion and is produced by the liver. Gallbladder problems often develop when something, such as a gallstone, becomes lodged in the bile duct of the gallbladder.
Gallstones are formed when chemicals in bile, such as cholesterol, solidify and form a stone in the gallbladder.
Gallstones are quite prevalent and can go unnoticed since they are asymptomatic. However, around 10% of those diagnosed with gallstones will have visible symptoms within 5 years of their diagnosis.
Causes
A chemical imbalance causes gallstones in the bile in the gallbladder, which may lead to gallstones. Even though experts are still unsure of the specific source of the imbalance, there are many possibilities:
- Your bile contains excessive cholesterol: Yellow cholesterol stones might form if your bile contains too much cholesterol. If your liver produces more cholesterol than your bile can break down, hard stones may form.
- A high level of bilirubin in your bile: The breakdown of red blood cells results in bilirubin production, a chemical compound. After it is formed, it travels through the liver and finally exits the body.
This excess production of bilirubin may be caused by various illnesses, including liver disease and blood problems. As bilirubin builds up in the gallbladder, pigment gallstones grow. It is common for these hard stones to be either black or dark brown.
- Concentrated bile due to a full gallbladder: For your gallbladder to work effectively, it must be able to clear its bile. A lack of bile expulsion may lead to the formation of stones in the bile ducts.
Symptoms
80% of persons with gallstones do not have any symptoms and do not need any medical attention. If gallstones induce symptoms, they may be classified as the following:
- Pain in the abdomen, most often on the right side, but sometimes on the left (where the gallbladder is located). The discomfort might move to the lower back. Gallstones may cause pain that is constant or intermittent. Each time it happens, it might last anywhere from 15 minutes to several hours.
- The ability to detect high-fat food. The gallbladder contracts as a result of the presence of fats, which might exacerbate discomfort.
- Unusual belching, gas, nausea, or loss of appetite.
Gallstones may lead to more severe conditions, including pancreatitis or bile duct infections. Jaundice and severe stomach discomfort are possible side effects (yellow color of the skin or whites of the eyes).
Treatments
A majority of individuals with gallstones that don’t produce any symptoms will not require therapy. Depending on your symptoms and the findings of diagnostic tests, a urologist doctor will assess whether medication for gallstones is warranted.
Symptoms of gallstone problems, such as increased abdominal discomfort, may be recommended by your doctor. Treatment is available if gallstone symptoms develop in the future.
Gallstones may be treated with:
- Surgery to remove the gallbladder (cholecystectomy): Because gallstones commonly return, surgery to eliminate your gallbladder may be recommended by your doctor. Bile is no longer retained in your gallbladder after it is removed, and instead, it runs straight into your small intestine.
Gallbladder removal does not impair your capacity to digest food, although it might induce diarrhea, which is generally transient.
- Medications to dissolve gallstones: Gallstone-dissolving medications may be used orally. If you want to get rid of your gallstones this way, you’ll need months or even years of therapy, and they’ll likely develop again if you stop treatment.
There are situations when medications fail. For those who can’t have surgery to remove gallstones, medication is an option.
Conclusion
There is often a good prognosis for those who have gallstones and require surgery to eliminate them or remove their gallbladder. Most of the time, stones don’t reappear once they’ve been removed.
The gallstones may reappear if you don’t have surgery and elect to take medicine to dissolve them, so you and your physician will need to keep an eye on how your treatment is going.
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