| Gallstones are a result of a malfunction
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| | Women are exposed to this disease more
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| of the gallbladder. They appear when the
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| | than men. They might develop gallstones
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| liquid inside the gallbladder hardens and
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| | between 20 and 60 years of age. It seems
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| creates small hard pieces that resemble
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| | that among the Pima Indians of Arizona
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| to stone.
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| | 70% of the women aged under 30 have
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| The bile is the liquid inside the
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| | gallstones already. Mexican American men
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| gallbladder. It is produced by the liver
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| | and women have a high risk of developing
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| and then kept inside the gallbladder
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| | this affection too.
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| until fat digestion is needed. It will
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| | Those who have diabetes are considered to
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| then be pushed by the gallbladder into
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| | be exposed to gallstones because they
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| the common bile duct and then it will get
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| | have high levels of triglycerides which
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| inside the small intestine where it will
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| | increase the risk of gallstones.
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| perform its digestive function.
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| | Is someone looses weight in a short while
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| The bile is made out of water, bile
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| | the fat will be metabolized by the body
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| salts, cholesterol, fats, proteins, and
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| | during this loss of weight and will
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| bilirubin. All these components give bile
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| | determine the liver to secrete more
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| its yellowish color and break up the
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| | cholesterol in the bile, resulting the
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| fats. The reason why gallstones form out
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| | gallstone's formation.
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| of bile is because sometimes this bile
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| | Also, pregnant women and those who follow
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| composition can change containing a lot
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| | hormone therapy based on estrogens can
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| of cholesterol or a lot of bile salts and
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| | develop gallstones. Estrogen has been
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| bilirubin.
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| | proven to increase the level of
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| Cholesterol stones have a yellow-greenish
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| | cholesterol inside the bile and decrease
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| color and are made of cholesterol most of
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| | the gallbladder's movements.
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| all. 80% of the gallstones are
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| | Gallstones can give symptoms that look
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| represented by cholesterol stones.
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| | like attacks because they install
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| Another type of gallstones is that made
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| | suddenly.
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| out of pigment (bilirubin) and is small
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| | Some of the classic symptoms are: nausea
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| and dark.
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| | and vomiting, pain in the right upper
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| The size of the gallstones is varied.
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| | abdomen that gets worse as time passes
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| Some stones are tiny but others can
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| | and pain in the right shoulder and the
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| occupy the whole place in the
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| | area between the shoulder blades.
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| gallbladder. Sometimes inside the
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| | Bloating, belching, gas, jaundice, fever
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| gallbladder doctors find one stone and in
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| | and indigestion are also present in such
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| other patients they might find 2 to 10
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| | an attack.
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| stones of different sizes and shapes.
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| | Sometimes the gallstones give no symptoms
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| The biliary system is made out of the
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| | and are considered to be silent stones.
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| gallbladder and the ducts. This system is
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| | They generally do not interfere with the
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| carrying the bile from the liver towards
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| | pancreas or gallbladder and to not
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| the small intestine to help in the
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| | require treatment.
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| digestion process.
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| | Diagnosing gallstones is usually made by
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| Gallstones can interfere with the bile's
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| | accident, especially the silent ones
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| normal flow and can block it if they get
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| | while performing some tests for other
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| stuck in any of the small ducts: the
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| | problems. If the doctor suspects that you
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| hepatic ducts, the cystic duct and the
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| | feel sick because of gallstones he will
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| common bile duct. If the bile gets locked
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| | ran an ultrasound test to see if
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| inside one of these ducts complications
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| | gallstones are present. These ultrasounds
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| like pancreatitis or gallbladder
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| | are not harmful and are used even when
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| inflammation can occur. Signs of such a
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| | showing the baby to the pregnant mother.
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| problem are: jaundice, fever and intense
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| | Other tests can also be performed like
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| pain that lasts a long time.
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| | the CT which will show the complications
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| Gallstones form due to an increased
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| | too. A magnetic resonance cholangiogram
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| quantity of cholesterol inside the bile,
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| | can be used when suspecting that the bile
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| due to biliary tract infections and other
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| | ducts have been blocked by the gallstone.
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| assumptions like: hereditary blood
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| | For showing a malfunction in the
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| disorders and cirrhosis.
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| | contraction of the gallbladder the
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| Other factors that lead to gallstones
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| | cholescintigraphy will be used. This
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| formation are: obesity, ethnicity, age,
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| | means that a radioactive material will be
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| gender, diabetes and rapid weight loss.
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| | injected in the body and it will
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| Obesity is considered a factor of risk
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| | stimulate the gallbladder to contract
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| because it reduces the amount of bile
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| | showing any abnormalities in this
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| salts in bile and so cholesterol will be
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| | process. Sometimes even blood tests will
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| in an increased amount inside that bile.
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| | be requested to see signs of possible
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| Native Americans have a genetic
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| | infection, obstruction or pancreatitis.
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| predisposition for developing gallstones.
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| | Doctors know that the symptoms of
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| They seem to secrete more cholesterol
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| | gallstones are similar to those of
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| inside the bile than needed. Most of all
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| | appendicitis, pancreatitis, hepatitis,
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| those aged over 60 are suspected to be at
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| | heart attack and ulcers and will perform
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| risk of developing gallstones more
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| | tests to eliminate these diseases before
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| frequent than others aged less then 60.
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| | diagnosing gallstones.
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