Gall Bladder Disease Symptoms - Do You Know the Signs?

Listed below are some of the commonAbdominal pain
symptoms of gall bladder disease.Indigestion
JaundiceVomiting
The gall bladder is an organ that holds bile in orderFatty food intolerance
to increase its concentration and delivers it whenAbdominal bloating
fat is consumed for easier digestion. While there isBelching
a long list of gall bladder symptoms, the mostBiliary Colic
noticeable is jaundice.Indigestion
In case the skin becomes jaundiced then the firstGas
culprit that should be examined is the gall bladderSometimes, people with gallstones never realize
and after that, the liver. Jaundiced skin is easilythat they have them. The only way they are
recognized by the yellow or orange coloringdiscovered when witnessed through x-rays taken
(depending on the type of jaundice). Sometimesfor other reasons. Such stones often require no
the whites of the eyes will also turn yellowish.treatment at all.
Jaundice occurs when the liver is unable toThere are other symptoms much higher on the
process and filter old blood and convert it into bile.severity scale and these any such gall bladder
This means a malfunction in the liver or asymptom must be taken as a need for
blockage in the gall bladder.immediate medical supervision. Some of these
Painsymptoms are given below.
There are several kinds of pain that make a gallSweating
bladder symptom, some of these are listed belowFever
along with other associated qualities.Jaundice
Irregular pains in the center of upper abdomen orChills
below the ribs to the right.Persistent pain
The pain spreading to the right shoulder orYellow skin
sometimes between shoulder blades.Yellow eyes
Pain like this might often be associated withPale stools
nausea or vomiting.Gall bladder attack symptoms
Pain attacks resulting from gall bladder problemsGall bladder attacks may happen at any time but
may last for a few hours before going away onthey are more likely to occur after consuming fat
their own.rich foods. Gallstone attacks require immediate
The severity and frequency of these attacksmedical attention.
with be different each time.A severe and steady pain in the upper abdomen
The pain can be easily triggered after eatingsignifies the attack. Such attacks may last
foods rich in fat, such as chocolate, pastry, andanywhere from 20 minutes to a couple of hours.
cheese.The pain from such an attack could also spread
It is often not possible to differentiate betweento the shoulder blades or right shoulder and be
similar pain that could be a result of otheraccompanied by nausea.
problems like heart pains, gastric ulcer, pneumonia,The frequency of these attacks is unpredictable
and kidney stones.and there could be a gap of a week to many
Gallstonesyears between two attacks. However, with time
Symptoms of a gallstone blockage include theand lack of treatment the attacks become
following.frequent.
Nausea