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Monday, July 26, 2010

About Gall Bladder Stones or Kidney Stones


Gallstones Overview
Gallstones (commonly misspelled gall stones) are solid particles that form from bile in the gallbladder.
• The gallbladder is a small saclike organ in the upper right part of the abdomen. It is located under the liver, just below the front rib cage on the right side.
• The gallbladder is part of the biliary system, which includes the liver and the pancreas.
• The biliary system, among other functions, produces bile and digestive enzymes.
Bile is a fluid made by the liver to help in the digestion of fats.
• It contains several different substances, including cholesterol and bilirubin, a waste product of normal breakdown of blood cells in the liver.
• Bile is stored in the gallbladder until needed.
• When we eat a high-fat, high-cholesterol meal, the gallbladder contracts and injects bile into the small intestine via a small tube called the common bile duct. The bile then assists in the digestive process.

There are two types of gallstones: 1) cholesterol stones and 2) pigment stones.
1. Patients with cholesterol stones are more common in the United States, making up approximately 80% of all gallstones. They form when there is too much cholesterol in the bile.
2. Pigment stones form when there is excess bilirubin in the bile.
Gallstones can be any size, from tiny as a grain of sand to large as a golf ball.
• Although it is common to have many smaller stones, a single larger stone or any combination of sizes is possible.
• If stones are very small, they may form a sludge.
• Whether gallstones cause symptoms depends partly on their size and their number, although no combination of number and size can predict whether symptoms will occur or the severity of the symptoms.
Gallstones within the gallbladder often cause no problems. If there are many or they are large, they may cause pain when the gallbladder responds to a fatty meal. They also may cause problems if they move out of the gallbladder.
• If their movement leads to blockage of any of the ducts connecting the gallbladder, liver, or pancreas with the intestine, serious complications may result.
• Blockage of a duct can cause bile or digestive enzymes to be trapped in the duct.
• This can cause inflammation and ultimately severe pain, infection, and organ damage.
• If these conditions go untreated, they can even cause death.
Up to 20% of adults in the United States may have gallstones, yet only 1%-3% develop symptoms.
• Hispanics, Native Americans, and Caucasians of Northern European descent are most likely to be at risk for gallstones. African Americans are at lower risk.
• Gallstones are most common among overweight, middle-aged women, but the elderly and men are more likely to experience more serious complications from gallstones.
• Women who have been pregnant are more likely to develop gallstones. The same is true for women taking birth control pills or on hormone/estrogen therapy as this can mimic pregnancy in terms of hormone levels.

Gallstones Causes
Gallstones occur when bile forms solid particles (stones) in the gallbladder.
• The stones form when the amount of cholesterol or bilirubin in the bile is high.
• Other substances in the bile may promote the formation of stones.
• Pigment stones form most often in people with liver disease or blood disease, who have high levels of bilirubin.
• Poor muscle tone may keep the gallbladder from emptying completely. The presence of residual bile may promote the formation of gallstones.
Risk factors for the formation of cholesterol gallstones include the following:
• female gender,
• being overweight,
• losing a lot of weight quickly on a "crash" or starvation diet, or
• taking certain medications such as birth control pills or cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Gallstones are the most common cause of gallbladder disease.
• As the stones mix with liquid bile, they can block the outflow of bile from the gallbladder. They can also block the outflow of digestive enzymes from the pancreas.
• If the blockage persists, these organs can become inflamed. Inflammation of the gallbladder is called cholecystitis. Inflammation of the pancreas is called pancreatitis.
• Contraction of the blocked gallbladder causes increased pressure, swelling, and, at times, infection of the gallbladder.
The role of diet in the formation of gallstones is not clear.
• We do know that anything that increases the level of cholesterol in the blood increases the risk of gallstones.
• It is reasonable to assume that a diet with large amounts of cholesterol and other fats increases the risk of gallstones.
When the gallbladder or gallbladder ducts become inflamed or infected as the result of stones, the pancreas frequently becomes inflamed too.
• This inflammation can cause destruction of the pancreas and severe abdominal pain.
• Untreated gallstone disease can become life-threatening, particularly if the gallbladder becomes infected or if the pancreas becomes severely inflamed.


Gallstones Symptoms
Most people with gallstones (60%-80%) have no symptoms. In fact, they are usually unaware that they have gallstones unless symptoms occur. These "silent gallstones" usually require no treatment.
Symptoms usually occur as complications develop. The most common symptom is pain in the right upper part of the abdomen. Because the pain comes in episodes, it is often referred to as an "attack."
• Attacks may occur every few days, weeks, or months; they may even be separated by years.
• The pain usually starts within 30 minutes after a fatty or greasy meal.
• The pain is usually severe, dull, and constant, and can last from one to five hours.
• It may radiate to the right shoulder or back.
• It occurs frequently at night and may awaken the person from sleep.
• The pain may make the person want to move around to seek relief, but many patients prefer to lay still and wait for the attack to subside.
Other common symptoms of gallstones include the following:
• Nausea and vomiting,
• Fever,
• Belching, indigestion, bloating,
• intolerance for fatty or greasy foods, and
• jaundice (yellowing of the skin or the whites of the eyes).
Warning signs of a serious problem are fever, jaundice, and persistent pain.

Gallstones Treatment
There is no permanent medical cure for gallstones. Although there are medical measures that can be taken to remove stones or relieve symptoms, they are only temporary. If a patient has symptoms from gallstones, surgical removal of the gallbladder is the best treatment. Asymptomatic gallstones usually do not require treatment.
Medical Treatment
There are medical treatments for gallstones, but none is effective as surgery.
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL): A device that generates shock waves is used to break gallstones up into tiny pieces.
• These tiny pieces can pass through the biliary system without causing blockages.
• This is usually done in conjunction with ERCP to remove some stones.
• Many people who undergo this treatment suffer attacks of intense pain in the right upper part of the abdomen after treatment.
• The effectiveness of ESWL in treating gallstones has not been fully established.
Dissolving stones: Drugs made from bile acids are used to dissolve the gallstones.
• It may take months or even years for the gallstones to all dissolve.
• The stones often come back after this treatment.
• These drugs work best for cholesterol stones.
• They cause mild diarrhea in many people.
• This treatment is usually offered only to people who are not able to have surgery.
If an individual goes to an emergency department, an IV line may be started, and pain medication and antibiotics may be given through the IV.
If the patient's health permits it, the health care practitioner will probably recommend surgery to remove the gallbladder and the stones. Surgical removal helps prevent future episodes of abdominal pain and more dangerous complications such as inflammation of the pancreas and infection of the gallbladder and liver.
• If there is no infection or inflammation of the pancreas, the operation to remove the gallbladder can be performed immediately or within the next several days.
• If there is inflammation of the pancreas or infection of the gallbladder, the patient will most likely be admitted to the hospital to receive IV fluid and possibly IV antibiotics for several days prior to the operation.

Unani Medicine For Gall Bladder Stones:

Khusta Hajrul Yahood, Dawaye Sang, Majun Hajrul Yahood and Sikangbeen Bazoori.

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