| In our first article we have talked about the | | | | the times doctors do an ultrasound scanning, |
| gall bladder and about gallstones and what | | | | which is painless and quick. |
| are the symptoms for this disease. Now we | | | | |
| shall see what can be done to diagnose this | | | | It can be possible that the ultrasound scan |
| disease and how to treat it. | | | | may not to give a conclusive result. In this |
| | | | case a computerized tomography or an MRI are |
| But first, there would be one more thing to | | | | the next tests the patient must go through. |
| say. Besides an inflammation and an infection | | | | |
| of the gall baldder, there is one more | | | | Another way of diagnosing a gallbladder |
| important symptom of gallstones. | | | | disease is by taking an examination using an |
| | | | x- ray with films. This is taken in a period |
| Jaundice, in free speack a discoloration of a | | | | of two days and can determine if the gall |
| person's skin and whites of one' s eyes, is | | | | bladder is able to function normally. The |
| another big symptom for gallstones. This | | | | doctors look to see is your gall bladder is |
| takes place when the flow of the bile from | | | | able to contract. |
| the liver is obstructioned. You can easily | | | | |
| see symptoms like an itchy skin, an ubnormal | | | | There are many ways of treating a gallbladder |
| yellow skin color, dark urine. If together | | | | disease, but if there are no symptoms or they |
| with all these you also have a fever and | | | | are very mild, treatment is not necessary. |
| chills, that means that the infection is | | | | But if you suffer from gallstones, the most |
| starting to spread and a doctor must be seen | | | | used method is surgery. Of course there are |
| right away. | | | | other ways of treating this condition. |
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| As this is not a lifetretening condition, if | | | | They can be dissolved by using medication, |
| the symptoms do not indicate a serious | | | | but this process is very long. There is also |
| infection, this disease can also be treated | | | | the possibility that gallstones may apear |
| at home. For pain you can take painkillers or | | | | again, so this is not a very certain |
| place something worm on the painful part of | | | | treatment. It is mainly used in cases of |
| the body. It is also indicated that you have | | | | small gallstones. |
| a low fat diet. | | | | |
| | | | If you have only one gallstones, doctors can |
| There are many ways to diagnose gallstones if | | | | also use sound energy to distroy this stone. |
| you find yourself at the doctor. The first | | | | But it is not very accurate in cases of |
| thing to do is to take blood and see if the | | | | gallstones. It is mostly used for kidney |
| liver is functioning normally, but most of | | | | stones. |