Gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ, and its main function is to store bile (a digestive juice) produced by the liver and to release it on an as-needed basis for digestive purposes.
The gallbladder is located in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen, just below the liver.
Gallstones are small, hard crystal-like deposits form in the gallbladder or the bile duct.
They may occur as one large stone or many small ones that may vary in size – as large as a golf ball or as small as a grain of sand.
The formation of gallstones is a complex process that starts with bile, a fluid composed mostly of water, bile salts, lecithin and cholesterol.
Normally, bile contains enough chemicals to dissolve the cholesterol excreted by your liver. But if your liver excretes more cholesterol than your bile can dissolve, the excess cholesterol may form into crystals and eventually into stones.
There are three types of gall stones.
Types of gallstones
- Cholesterol gallstones. The most common type – often appears yellow in colour.
- Pigment gallstones – dark brown or black stones form when your bile contains too much bilirubin – is an end-product produced when your body breaks down red blood cells.
- Mixed stones, i.e. pigment & cholesterol Bile is made up mainly of cholesterol and Bile acids.
Possible Causes & Risk Factors Of Gallstones
- Elevated cholesterol levels.
- Breakdown of RBC (red blood cells) due to some infections or disease e.g. sickle cell anaemia or malaria.
- When there is not enough lecithin and bile salts in bile.
- Your bile contains too much bilirubin.
- Preexisting liver disease – that cause your liver to make too much bilirubin, including liver cirrhosis, biliary tract infections and certain blood disorders.
- Your gallbladder doesn’t empty correctly.
- Junk or faulty diet i.e. high levels of saturated fats or refined carbohydrates
- Following a very low-calorie diet
- People over 40 years of age
- Excess oestrogen hormone from pregnancy, taking HRT’s or the contraceptive pill
- Obesity or sudden and rapid weight loss
- Lack of exercise
- Certain food allergies: eggs, pork, onions, fowl, milk, coffee, citrus, corn, beans and nuts
- Certain medical condition like diabetes, Crohn’s disease or cystic fibrosis
- Excessive consumption of refined sugar
- Taking cholesterol lowering drugs or using diuretic drugs, certain antibiotics, anti-rejection drugs and prostaglandin
- During pregnancy
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Stress
SIGN AND SYMPTOMS
- Sudden onset of pain is in the right and upper abdomen.
- Rapidly intensifying pain in the centre of your abdomen, just below your breastbone
- Back pain between your shoulder blades
- Pain in your right shoulder
- The pain that is usually not relieved by antacids.
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Fever
- Loss of appetite.
- Dark urine.
- Light coloured stools.
- Jaundice – Yellow coloured skin, eyes etc
SELF-CARE – DO’S AND DONT’S
- Control your weight – good low-fat diet and regular exercise help to slim down.
- Avoid animal fats and dairy products.
- Take plenty of fresh vegetables and whole grains.
- Fresh lemon juice and salads are especially useful. High fibre diet e.g. peas, beans, bran help in prevention of gall stone formation.
- Moderate consumption of olive oil, 2tsp per day help in reduction of gall stones formation.
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