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What is the gallbladder?
The gallbladder is located on the upper right side of the abdomen and beneath the liver. It is a small, pear-shaped body storing bile. This liquid is secreted by the liver. It helps to digest and absorb various oils and vitamins. When food is eaten, the various stimuli cause the gallbladder to contract and the bile to reach the duodenum through the bile duct.
Gallstones
The cause of the gall bladder problems at many people is gall stones. Gall stones are formed as a result of the thickening and converting into hard structures of the bile. It can be as small as the sand grains and in the form of mud.
Gallstone types
Most stones are caused by cholesterol intensification. Black or brown stones known as pigment stones can be seen at patients with disorders such as cirrhosis or sickle cell anemia.
What is cholecystitis?
If gallstones block the bile duct, it causes infection in the gall bladder. This is called cholecystitis. It causes nausea, vomiting, abdominal and back pain. Bacteria can grow in the gallbladder. If pain is felt during breathing and spread over the right part of your abdomen and the back, it means that there is infection in your gallbladder.
Diagnosis of cholecystitis
If your doctor thinks that you have a problem with your gall bladder, blood tests and abdominal US examinations will be required. If necessary, liver functions are also considered. Also, direct x-ray examination of the abdominal cavity may also be required.
Treatment of cholecystitis
Some gall bladder stones do not have any complaints and are known as silent stones. Gallbladder should be removed if there are complaints. This process is called cholecystectomy. If there is not a serious problem, this is usually done by the laparoscopic method. Lack of gallbladder does not cause serious digestive problems.
Are women risk factors?
Research shows that estrogen hormone causes cholesterol stones. This female hormone increases the cholesterol concentration in the bile. In addition, pregnancy causes sludge in the gallbladder and condensation of bile. Concentrated bile can cause stones in gallbladder.
Hereditary factor
If any member of your family has gall stone, you are likely to have a gall stone. Studies have shown that genetic factors play an active role in cholesterol.
Excess weight
If you have excess weight, your body will produce more cholesterol and cause gall stone formation. You can also have a larger gall bladder not working as needed. If your weight is collected on your belly, not on thigh and shin, you are likely to have a gallstone..
Fast weight loss
Obesity surgeries and very low calorie diets may cause gall stones. Cycling - losing weight and recovering - can also create problems. The most secure method is to lose 2-3 kg per a month.
Nutrition
Dishes rich in cholesterol and fat may increase chances of getting gallstone. If your diet does not have fiber foods and if you like carbohydrate foods such as white bread and white rice, your gallbladder problems are higher.
Drugs can play a role
As birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy contain too much estrogen, your chances to have gall stones can increase. In addition, the so-called fibrates, which help to lower your cholesterol can cause the gall stone by increasing the amount of cholesterol in your bile..
Diabetes
Diabetes-related kidney damage triggers increase of triglyceride levels in the blood and the risk of gall stone formation. Also in diabetes, less pain than normal is felt in the inflammatory gallbladder. This case reduces the appeal to doctor by the patients. Consequently, the complications may increase.
Prevention
The risk of gallstone is higher after 40 years of age, but you can do a few things to protect yourself from it. Stay on a healthy weight, but do not act fast or continue to crash. Eat fibrous food in much quantity, oils such as olive oil and fish oil and use and don’t consume more refined grains. For example, instead of white bread, choose whole wheat bread and brown rice instead of white.
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