Gallstones can be Life Threatening if Not Treated on Time

Having Gallstones is a defect of gastroenterology and it can cause immense discomfort to the patients if not treated in time. Gallstones are hardened deposits of digestive fluid mostly bile that can form in the gallbladder of the human body. The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of the abdomen, just beneath your liver Gallstones range in size from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a golf ball. Some people develop just one gallstone, while others develop many gallstones at the same time. People who experience symptoms from their gallstones usually require gallbladder removal surgery. Gallstones that don’t cause any signs and symptoms typically don’t need treatment.

Symptoms

Gallstones may cause no signs or symptoms but if a gallstone lodges in a duct and causes a blockage, the resulting signs and symptoms may include:-

• Sudden and rapidly intensifying pain in the upper right portion of your abdomen
• Sudden and rapidly intensifying pain in the center of your abdomen, just below your breastbone
• Back pain between your shoulder blades
• Pain in your right shoulder
• Nausea or vomiting
• Piercing pain in the abdomen or back
• Acceleration of pain from minor to major

Caused

Gallstones can occur due to varying reasons and can be different from person to person.

• Your bile contains too much cholesterol
• Your bile contains too much bilirubin
• Your gallbladder doesn’t empty correctly

Treatment

If your gallstones never cause problems, you won’t need treatment for them. But if gallstones cause a blockage in your biliary tract, you need to visit the gastroenterology department of Panchmukhi Superspeciality Hospital Pvt Ltd, Patna which has expertise in operating gallstones. Once gallstones have caused a blockage, they’re highly likely to do so again.