Faq About the Gallbladder

1.What is the gallbladder?can harm the gallbladder. Sometimes infections
The gallbladder is a small organ which looks like acan affect the gallbladder leading to its
pear and it can be found under the liver, in thecontamination and malfunction.
upper right side of the abdomen.6.How can I know if my gallbladder is not working
2.Why do we need a gallbladder?properly?
The gallbladder is helpful in the process ofThere are symptoms of a malfunction of the
digestion as it collects and concentrates the bile.gallbladder. If you have indigestion and you vomit
The gallbladder is collecting the bile from the bowelafter eating fatty foods, you can blame the
and so it helps the liver in its work, becausegallbladder. Other symptoms are pains in the
otherwise the liver will have to produce newupper right side of the abdomen and in the back
batches and will eventually get exhausted.and right shoulder.
3.How can the gallbladder get affected?7.Why do gallstones form?
Problems with the gallbladder begin onceThe gallstones appear due to a precipitation of the
inflammation of it and of the bile ducts occurs.crystals. This is due to a malfunction of the liver
Sometimes the gallbladder's wall will not contractwho produces toxic or fatty bile.
any more or it will have too many muscular8.Do the gallstones come with any symptoms?
spasms. If stones are forming inside theIf the gallstones stay in the gallbladder and do not
gallbladder its function will also be affected bymove there will be no symptoms. As soon as the
them. These stones can even give an obstructiongallstones move and obstruct the neck of the gall
and the bile will not flow freely as it used to do.bladder, pain in the upper right abdomen will
4.Of what is made the bile from?appear. Most frequent jaundice will appear, due to
The bile is made in the liver cells out of water, bilethe accumulated bile pigment.
acids, cholesterol, bilirubin and phospholipids. It is9.How can I get rid of the gallstones?
used in keeping the levels of cholesterol underThe doctor can try to dissolve the stones, but
control and in the process of absorption ofthis is made gradually on a period of several
vitamins A, D E and K.years with the help of medication. Also, keeping a
5.Are there some responsible factors for thediet low in fats will help your liver more than you
gallbladder problems?think.
There are some incriminated factors in theSometimes if the gallstone gets stuck in the neck
process of gallbladder dysfunction. If the liverof the gall bladder or in the cystic duct, acute
does not produce enough bile or it produces acholecystitis might appear, meaning that the
toxic one, this can harm the gallbladder.gallbladder got inflamed and distended, creating a
Sometimes if there is too much cholesterol in thelocalized peritonitis. This kind of illness affects
body the gallbladder will suffer because thiswomen most of all, aged from 20 to 40, but
cholesterol will form stones inside the gallbladder.other persons can also get affected. Besides the
A wrong diet consisting out of fatty foods andpain which lasts more than 24 hours, fever will
fried foods will only interact with the function ofdevelop, along with nausea and vomiting.
the gallbladder and will affect it. Even some drugsTreatment must be done or else the attack
like oral contraceptive pills and some hormonesmight occur after some time again.