Gall Bladder Stone Symptoms and Treatments
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Gall bladder is a small pouch that stores bile. It is a pear shaped pouch that is located on the underside of the right portion of the liver. It can hold 45 milliliters of bile at a time. Gallstones are a hard object that forms in the gall bladder, cyctic duct, hepatic duct or bile duct (common bile duct). It is irregular in shape, and is usually about a size of a marble, and could be much larger. It varies in color from yellow, black or red.
Gallstone composed of calcium salt, phospholipids, lecithin, bilirubin (a pigment), bacteria and crystallized cholesterol. These products, with time, are filtered through the liver and accumulate in the gall bladder.
Gallstones can be diagnosed mainly by:
- Ultrasonography - a use of high frequency sound waves that detect abnormalities inside the body.
- Cholecystography - a use of X-ray after the patient swallowed a dye to outline the ducts and gall bladder.
Symptoms:
- When one of the gall stones obstructs the bile ducts that go to the intestine, a sharp colic is produced starting in the upper part of the abdomen and extending toward the back. A person can also experience bloating and indigestion.
- A person can experience jaundice, a yellowing of the skin resulting from an accumulation of bile in the blood.
- Inflammation of the gall bladder, duct, pancreas and in severe cases cirrhosis.
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Recommended Treatments:
- Drink 3 tbsp of apple cider vinegar 3 times a day. You can dilute it in a glass of cold water and you can also put honey to taste.
- Take a bath with cold water up to the waist and then alternate with warm water when the symptoms begin (colic). This will reduce abdominal inflammation.
- Drink a lot of water with cranberry juice and / or aloe vera juice. This is good to reduce inflammation and will help expel the tiny stones toward the intestine.
- Person prone to gallstone are advised to have a diet low in fat and cholesterol.
- Eat food with a lot of fiber, fiber stimulate the digestive function and in turn produce more bile juice which help to remove the stones from the intestine.
- Take lecithin, it is an important element to emulsify fats and cholesterol. Lecithin is like an organic soap that the body uses to dissolve fats on the liver. It also prevents stones from being formed in the gallbladder. Add 2 to 3 tsp of granulated lecithin on a cooked food, juices and salad. Do this for several days or until the stones are dislodged when you go to the bathroom. Lecithin will slowly begin to work dissolving the cholesterol stones. You may keep drinking this remedy for as long as needed. Drink a lot of pure water.
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As an alternative treatment it is recommended:
- It is recommended doing fasting for 4 days with carrot, pineapple or grapefruit juice. It has been shown that adding aloe vera increases the benefits (aloe vera contains many enzymes which help the digestive function normally performed by bile secretions).
- On the fourth day of fasting at 7:00 pm, one should drink a cup of olive oil with a lot of lime juice. On the next day drink 4 tablespoons of castor oil. After this, begin to eat vegetables for several days increasing the amount little by little.
- If pain last for more than 4 hours consult your doctor, because this could be another problem.
Medical Treatments :
- Removal of gall stone. You will have to stay in the hospital for 1 week.
- Laparoscope -an overnight stay in the hospital is recommended.
- Cholecystectomy - a surgical removal of gallbladder.
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy - gallbladder is removed by means of instrument inserted through a small incision in the abdomen.
- Lithotripter -a device that produces shock waves that break stone into tiny fragments.
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Looking for effective way to remove Gall Bladder Stones detected at early stage.
Apple Cider Vinegar might help remove and prevent gall bladder stone
Dear Len
i'm having gall stone problem for the last six months. now the size of stone is 14mm. pls. adivise how to flush the GB stone without gall removal by surgery.
Regards
Jeganathan K
Just drink apple cider vinegar regularly, you can check my article on that, the link is posted above. Goodluck :)
need more informations on gall bladder stone without surgery
hellow!! doc!! what is the specific vitamins and food to take!! for a gall bladder patient
I just had my gallbladder removed. the surgeon recommended lapro, but had complications, come to find out, my gallbladder was one huge stone, and when they went in to remove it laproscopically, they tried to take my gallbladder out, and it ended up traring my artery to my liver....the transplant guys came and put me back together...Is this a normal thing? I mean, I didn't know this was a risk, i knew other organs were close by, but did not know, they could possibly tear my liver artery...please respond....
I once watched a health show and a health expert said that if you are diagnosed having some abnormalities in your body like lump or tumor, she said to try first all the alternative medicine that will naturally boost your weak immune system so it can fight those diseases/cancer cells. Surgical procedure should always be your last option, remember once your body has been opened and something has been changed there, there is always a risk that something will be damage there, maybe one organ can be fix but another will be affected and might weaken eventually. For those people who had already undergone surgical procedure then one thing you should do is try alternative medicine for maintenance, ask around for the best doctor who practices alternative medicine.
I did a gall bladder flush three times. The first time, I didn't get any stones. The second attempt produced a few. The third try produced about 30 or more small stones. I still experience back and shoulder pains once in a while. Does this mean I still have stones? What can I do?
just had my ultrasound again today. I still have stones in my gall bladder after I did a gall bladder flush. Any suggestions?
hi LEN
its nice of you to write a health article. congrats
however oral cholecystogram is not used nowadays. nowadays we use hida or bulida scan
also there are many types of stones like
cholesterol stones
mixed stones and
pigmented stones
in some areas it is endemic to have gall stones
gall stones may be silent and need not undergo any form of surgery
only when there is pain or obstruction it needs to be operated
USG shows gall bladder full of small stones can it be cured naturally. Doctors say it may create problem if the stone move out as they are small in size.
i have gall bleder stone which is 8mm what should i do ?
My gall bladder was removed using laparascopic cholecystectomy, but now I have joint pains in my fingers what could be the problem?
gall bladder is 2.4cms to my mother, what is doc advice
HI,
I was searching for treatment of gall bladder stones for my father, He is 72 years old. He had Bypass operation in year 2000. we live in Pakistan.
I am sorry this is long story, but I thought I must told you this story.
He had gall bladder pain long time ago I think in 1993, he was admitted in hospital for 2 or 3 days. After that he had this pain last year in Feburary 2007 and it was very serious pain, I took him to the hospital in emergency but the doctors thought that it was somthing else, but when the ultrasound was done then it was clear that it was gall bladder stone pain and the doctor gave him pain killing injaction for the gall bladder then in 30 minutes he felt better and we came home but the doctor said you should have it removed soon as possible.
My father felt better after that and he never went to remove it by operation. but now after exactly one year in feburary 2008 he had this pain again and it was as serious as before and again I took him to the other hospital, they took blood test, urine test, liver function test but the pain took its time and went away in few hours and we came back home again, and my father decided to have this gall blader removed.
we had met with almost dozen of doctors. In one hospital which was run by the armed forces of Pakistan, the ultrasound specialist doctor gave us a worry that there is something more with your gall bladder, he told us to go see some surgen, we went to see a surgen who was specialist in gall bladder removel and he was not confirmed but he told my father to have a MRI Scan, after looking at MRI scan he told us that there is some mass also in your gall bladder and may be pushing into your liver, he told him it can be some tumor, and you should have this remove immediatly.
After that we went to see the other surgen who was also speacialist in gall bladder removel and he was agreed to remove it next week after 8 days but he said there may be no tumor inside it may be your gall bladder is pushing the liver because of stones or may be it is naturaly there and he said if we find something like tumor then we can remove little part of the liver also with the gall bladder and it will be no problem for you after surgery.
The surgen told us to meet with the doctor who will give the enthesia before operation and have it all clear for surgery.
We went to see the enthesiest, he checked the heart pulse of my father and said it is missing more then 5 or 6 times a minute, so go to the cardiac and have your heart check up to get fit for the operation, we went to see the cardiac in same hospital but caridac department, the cardiac doctor told him that your heart is not fit for non heart surgery and it is highly risk for you. so the enthesiest talked with the surgen and they told us on the last day that we can not do this operation because of your heart position.
then now after couple of months in May he got this pain again and i took him to the hopital again they took those tests again and also the ultrasound and they told us that the mass got bigger slightly. the doctor came and told me there is tumor inside your father's gall bladder and surgery can not be done because of his heart, then again we came back home, scine then my father is not feeling better he said he feels tired, feel pain in the back, feel pain in lower part of the abdomen, today he got this pain again in the gall bladder and i gave him Riske 20mg capsule. He is very week now, he says he can not sit on chair nor he can sleep on the bed, because his muscle pain, most of the times in the night he takes sleeping pills.
I realy can not see him in pain, I have cryed front of my friends. I realy can not see him in pain, I don't know what is in his stomach, I am so sad for him, I pray to God please help him and give him health.
please give some advise what we can do, I will be very very thankful to you.
Hello
my name is Dipak and i am going for pilot training course
and i had to undergo class-1 medicals under indian D.G.C.A standards
and i was asked to do sonography, and they found a stone in my gall bladder
my medical results are not out yet so i was just curious whether prsence of stone can effect my career as a pilot . or should i worry about my class-1 results
pls reply
HELLO LEN,
i'm so very thankful that you have this article.This is really of big help to those who are diagnosed of having a gallbladder stone like me. I'm really afraid of any operation aside from the fact that it's too expensive nowadays.I;m also worried that it might cause any complication in some of my internal organs related to it in function or uses. I'm also afraid of taking any medicines for it might damage some of my body organs or may trigger some ailness.
I WILL BE TRYING THE ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT YOU ARE RECOMMENDING AND STILL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU AFTER I TRIED AND UNDERGONE ULTRASOUND.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS!
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respected Docter
My mother is suffering from Vomiting,stomach pain.she was 39 years old.While consulting a docter he said she is having stone in gallbladder.it must be operated by Laprascopic surgery.after that surgery she Won't suffer any of the problems regarding gallbladder.is it true.please reply me
Thanking you
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hi doc
my grandmother is around 75 years old,she is a patient of cardiomayopathy and low blood pressure and she is havin a stone of 8mm in her gall bladder.can u please tell me how will that stone get removed out of her body,here doctors say that anasthesis will be dangerous for her,
Kindly advise the remedy for the stone of17mm
hi,
im preganant and my gallstones are starting to be painfull. my doctor can't give medication or either surgery...can you help me ?pls
Hello Doc,
My mum is suffering from gallstones,but she isnt feeling any pain..There's only 1 problem & that is she suffers from indigestion often..Please can you tell me what steps should be taken.And what are the sideeffects of painless gallstones if not removed??
Thanking you
SHAZIA
I have gall bleder stone which is 8mm what should i do ? plz advise asap via mail or phone +91 11 9818546477 i am really nervous about my gall blader stone plz help i dont want to any surgery.
Regards,
Manoj Gupta26
I am 28 years old. For a new job I had to do full body check at that time in ultrasonographic test gall bladder multi stone was detected. It is around 1.6 year, I did not felt any symptoms of these stone.
Please advice me whether I have to do operation or not.
Regards
Sumana Sarkar
Email : sumana7293@yahoo.co.in
Hi guys, I'm still young and I just had my gall bladder removed a few days ago. I'm still sore, but it's increasingly getting better I think, hopefully. They did it laproscopically. 4 small incisions, mini scars I'm sure, still bandaged so I can't tell. Any advice I can give would be, ask questions, but it's best to get it out, if you have stones or otherwise. I found out a lot of people have stones, some people I know actually, but it didn't affect them like it did me, however, ideally you should have it out or monitored if you don't feel any pain from it, because even if it's not taken out, down the road it can cause a lot more problems and then what? Also, I think it's important to note, if you're even usure about any symptoms, go get checked out. Before they found mine they told me a number of other things until I gave them more reason to look for specifics. I also don't really fit word for word with the symptom chart...My point: ask lots of questions, look things up, think of the future and do what you can. better safe than sorry.
im here in saudi arabia , then my doctor found out i have a gb stone , im searching the cause of it and i found this article very helpful; anyway i will try this method...
thanks a lot;
mike
i have 14mm stone my galblader nobe it possible that without removing gallblader i can clear my stone
Thank you for your information. It can help me. :)
Hi Doctor,
I have undergone with full abdominal ultrasound. It shows 4 mm calculus in Gall Bladder.
What should I do ?
What type of diet should I take ?
Please tell
Hi Lens: I had done a full abdominal ultrasound, which shows few calculi with largest measuring 8mm GB stone and sub accute appendicitis. After reading your article I got to know that GB stone can be flushed by taking Apple Cider Vinegar. But can you suggest how to get cure of sub accute appendicitis? I am worried because doctor is suggesting a surgery for both. Is it necessary to go for surgery?
am 28 years old. For a new job I had to do full body check at that time in ultrasonographic test gall bladder multi stone was detected. I did not felt any symptoms of these stone.
Please advice me whether I have to do operation or not.
Regards
Preeti
Email: khwlpreeti@rediffmail.com
I have recently had an ultrasound it revealed that I had a distended gallbladder then i have kidney stone problems about every 6 months I have to undergo lithrotripsy (shock wave ) treatment then they did a Hida scan the resulte said after 1hr 30 minutes they couldnt find my gallbladder at all everything was obstructed by my bile ducts the conclusion said possible acalculas choeliscytisis I am nervous I just had laproscopy on a large cyst on my ovary. very painful and just 2 weeks ago.... what do u think and they did find 1 gallstone but unsure of others cause after 3 hours of hida scan not really good with much results
I have multiple stone of size 3-5 mm in gall blader and one stone of size 6 mm in kidney. I dont want surgery. please advise.
Hi Len ,
Thanks for the wonderful post. It helped me a lot to understand GB stone.Mine is 1.8 cm. I am going through tests at the moment. The position is at the neck and i already gone three emergencies thinking it a stomach problem. Now I wonder what should I do?
I wish u could spare me some valued help. Thanks
Has anyone had success in using Planetary Formula Stone Free for dissolving gallstones.
Thank You,Jeff
According to the individual patients symptoms we can treat the patient without surgery from Homoropatic medicines
I have 10.2mm stones and (3 to 4 more smaller stone). Do I have to undergo surgery? Please advise also on ways of removing stones without removing the GB.
I found something very good to remove gallstones in a day. Without surgery and without pain. Here it is
MY MOTHER HAS A STONE 1.1 CM IN GALL BLADDERR..
WHAT IS D BEST OPTION "SURGERY" OR "LASER"
Hi, My mother diagonised with gall bladder and is under extreme pain. She got swelling too. She is on glucose drip since 4 days and will be continue for some more days. Doctor is suggesting an operation. Is it all right to keep her on glucose for so many days.
And which one is better option "laser" or "surgery".
Kindly, do reply.
Thanks.
I have three stones of 5 to 7 mm in size can u suggest the best medicine
Dear Dr,
I am 30 yr old house wife and recently the sonography report says I have stone in the gall bladder developing. Suggest me should I have to go for operation or any other treatment is available with out operation.
it was alympatic pain on my left pelvic region,as doctors asked 4 a usg nd find multiple gall stone.i may go 4 laproscopic opration.they r very small in size.no bowl problem or any indigesation.what u suggest.
I haave a gall stone of 16mm do you think drinking apple cider help remove the stone or is it safe to have a leproscopic done i appreciate the above
Hi......mamI want to know that how can I overcome with my gall bladder stone without operation.I am 19 yrs old and size of my gallbladder stone is 4-5mm.Please reply as soon as possible.yours trulyRajat
Hi...i want to buy bragg apple cider vinegar...is there a local store here in the Philippines where i can buy it? Thanks!
hi Doc,
I don't know where should I start...hmmm My Dad is 48 years old and suffering from shoulder aches I don't know what's wrong with him but his doctor told him that he has "Gall Stone" I don't know what it means...I would like to asked you for some tips, treatment and prevention in order for this gall stone not to expand or whatever it may call...=C i really don't know what to do please help me and my Dad im just 17 years old and finding prevention for this disease...please please EMAIL ME: nanjoelashi@yahoo.com please Doc i really need your help..give me some tips that will help my Dad to prevent to this disease c; thanks!i'll w8 for ur advice!c;
I have been dianosed of gall stone and my doctor told me that no medicine can cure or remove a gall stone. He said, only an operation can solve my problem. Is it really true? Do I have to see another physician? I a afraid of an operation and I want to try apple cyder vinegar. I'm in the Philippines, where could i find this? Please help me...
hi khurram aslam mirza and mayanak my father is suffering the same condition have u find any way yet or not please help me
Sir I like to inform that my wife has been suffering from pain from back to forward abdomen for last four to five years. During this period two times ultra sound test was conducted, on first occasion it was found that there was thin lining on golbladder and doctor advised some control on food items.And in the next test after almost two years or say two years ago from now doctors reported that there is nothing wrong in the report.During last one month there was some increase in pain from back to forward abdomen. Again on the advice of doctor ultrasound was conducted yesterday and it was found that there is 13mm big calculus above a septum likebig muscosal fold near the fundus only one in the gallbladder.Doctors have advised for operation.Can we avoid surgical operation?My wife is 46 years old of weight about 70 kg. there is no vomiting, no fever, but soft pain since long. there is decrease in diet or no problem of sugar or cholestral . Pathological test of blood and urine did not reflect any abnormal features. I wish to request you to let me know your valued guidance and suggestion to cure the desease. Doctor has advised to avoid milk and milk product and give some medicines , but told at the same time there is only operation solution and it should be carried out in one month. Will you please advice the right course of action. If you need I can forward Ultra sound report or other pathalogical test reports. Can it be cured by homeopathy medicine. or by mere control on food intake?I will be very much obliged to you for your kind advice in this regard.With best regards Yours faithfully danendra jain
dkjain49709@rediffmail.com
hello! where can we read the answer of our concerns? is it possible if you will send us any ideas concerning this matter? having a 9 mm stone in the gall bladder?
I shall like to know in which cases of gall bladder stones, surgy is not recomended. There are no symptons at present& (No Pain due to stones), but stones have been indicated in scan. which was done for some other problem & it was found that there is no other problem except silent gall blader stones (Stones Size varies from Small to 15mm)
HI.iam having gall stones for the last 2 years.
i gt 3 times pain.the 3 gall stone each of size is 1cms.i do not want surgery,how to remove it.
Hi Len,
I'd sincerely appreciate and it would be of great assistance to us if you kindly provide us the best possible solution for removal of gall bladder stones of a patient who'd been through a by-pass operation 9 years ago.In fact, this patient is my own father and we've already met lot many doctors for treatment but we're not still convinced and my father is feeling little bit insecured for surgery thinking of the risk of anesthesia.The problem is almost similiar to Khurram Aslam Mirza's father (15 months ago) and we're in deep tension thinking of my father's present condition.I love my father more than anything else on this earth and therefore I need your help......please help me....help a son to do atleast something for his beloved father...
HI, I have gallblader problem,but worse then thatmy face is suffering because everything is going from inside out!
in the past 7 years I have tryed tons of topics,antibiotics, diet...NOTHING worked. 3 dermatologist put me on acuttane but I don't want to do it.Few days ago, during the night, I had a gallblader attac and 'till evening my face was covered with breakouts.Since modern doc. try(without succes) to eliminate a simptom I have decide to find the source by myself!!!
I have discover this natural clinique in Upland, California
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my son(9 years) recently tell me getting pain at his back .right back of his stomach what it means .iwas very afraid. what do i do
taking stones from GB through surgery is risky or safe?
Hi,
Can you pleaselet me know what is the best way to remove the gallbladder stones.I have gone through the all the article mentioned in this blog but vouldn't find suitable answer for the same.I would appreciate if the doctor could advise us the best suitable answer also.
I had my gall bladder removed in Nov. 08.. Since then I have had 5 gall stones attacks with a gall stone found each time. I have had 5 ERCP's and now the specialist at Chicago Northwestern Hospital wants to do another ERCP to look for gall stones that may have been left in my cystic duct. Does this sound normal??? Someone please reply
God bless u
and thank you
Hi everybody!
I will try to be short, my Mom is suffering from gb stone n she is diabetic with low bp and some heart issues due to diabetes.Docotors dont recommend surrgerory n there are two stones of 10.7 and 8.4 mm.And at the moment she is at hospital in pakistan... can any body recommends me some good alternatives or good hospitals in pakistan near Peshawar`?
May Allah help us all ! Amen
Asam_khan@hotmail.com
Dharmendra says:
2 years ago
Hi Doctor,
I have undergone with full abdominal ultrasound. It shows 14 mm calculus in Gall Bladder.
What should I do ?
What type of diet should I take ?
Please tell