Causes, incidence, and developmental factors

The cause of gallstones varies. There are two main types of gallstones:

• Gallstones made out of cholesterol are by far the most common type. Cholesterol is a biproduct of the enzymes produced to break down the fat in the gallbladder. 

• Stones made from too much bilirubin in the bile. Bile is a liquid made in the liver that helps the body digest fats. Bile is made up of water, cholesterol, bile salts, and other chemicals, such as bilirubin. Such stones are called pigment stones.

Gallstones are more common in women, Native Americans and other ethnic groups, and people over age 40. Gallstones are also known to run in families.

The following also make you more likely to develop gallstones:

• Failure of the gallbladder to empty bile properly (this is more likely to happen during pregnancy)

• Medical conditions that cause the liver to make too much bilirubin, such as chronic hemolytic anemia, including sickle cell anemia

• Liver cirrhosis and biliary tract infections (pigmented stones)

• Diabetes

• Bone marrow or solid organ transplant

• Rapid weight loss or changes in the diet,  particularly eating a very low-calorie diet

• Receiving nutrition through a vein for a long period of time (intravenous feedings)

Symptoms

Many people with gallstones will never have any symptoms of noticable outright pain. Nonetheless, there are many tale-tale signs of a gallbladder that it is not working properly.  In many cases,  gallstones are often discovered when having a routine scan, abdominal surgery, or other medical procedure, unless a cleanse or flush is done.

However, if a stone moves towards either the cystic duct or common bile duct , you may ave a cramping pain in the middle to right upper abdomen. This is known as biliary colic. The pain goes away if the stone passes into the duodenum.

Symptoms that may occur include:

• Pain under the right ribs:

  • May go away and come back

  • May be sharp, cramping, or dull

  • May spread to the back or below the right shoulder blade

  • Occurs within minutes of a meal

  • nausea, acid reflux, indigestion

• Fever

• Yellowing of skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice)

Additional symptoms that may occur with this disease include:

• Abdominal fullness and the feeling of bloating, hunger pains, stomach cramping

• Constipation

• Clay-colored stools

• Nausea, indigestion, acid reflux and vomiting

Traditional Testing

Tests used to detect gallstones or gallbladder inflammation include:

• Abdominal ultrasound

• Abdominal CT or CAT scan

• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

• Gallbladder radionuclide scan

• Endoscopic ultrasound

• Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)

• Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTCA)

Your doctor may also order the following blood tests:

• Bilirubin

• Liver function tests

• Pancreatic enzymes

The end result, most doctors will recommend to remove your gallbladder when there are alternatives that are safe and effective.

*While the results and success to eliminate pain, dissolve and/or pass gallstones, sludge or debris have been typical for those who have placed testimonials on our website, the results for all individuals may not be typical. Side effects can result from the use of Gallbladder Complete in a small number of individuals.  Please consult Side Effects.

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