Gallbladder Stone

Gallstones Form In Your Gallbladder, The Small, Pear-Shaped Organ Where Your Body Stores Bile. They Are Pebble-Like Pieces Of Concentrated Bile Materials. Bile Fluid Contains Cholesterol, Bilirubin, Bile Salts and Lecithin. Gallstones Are Usually Made Up Of Cholesterol Or Bilirubin That Collect At The Bottom Of Your Gallbladder Until They Harden Into “Stones.”

Many People Have Cholelithiasis and Don’t Know It. Gallstones Won’T Necessarily Cause Any Problems For You. If They Don’t, You Can Leave Them Alone. But Gallstones Can Sometimes Cause Problems By Creating A Blockage. This Will Cause Pain and Inflammation In Your Organs. If It Goes Untreated, It Can Cause Serious Complications

Anyone Can Get Gallstones, Including Children, But They Are More Common After The Age Of 40. That’s Because Gallstones Grow Very Gradually. It May Take 10 To 20 Years For Gallstones To Grow Large Enough To Cause An Obstruction. They Are Also More Common In People Assigned Female At Birth Than In Those Assigned Male At Birth, By A Ratio Of 3:1. This Is Due To The Effects Of Female Hormones.

Estrogen Increases Cholesterol, and Progesterone Slows Down Gallbladder Contractions. Both Hormones Are Especially High During Certain Periods In Your Reproductive Life, Such As Menstruation and Pregnancy. When Hormone Levels Begin To Drop In Menopause, Many People Use Hormone Therapy (HT) To Replace Them, Which Elevates Them Again.

You Won’t Notice Your Gallstones Unless One Gets Stuck Somewhere and Causes A Blockage. When That Happens, The Most Typical Symptom Is A Type Of Abdominal Pain, In The Right Upper Quadrant Of Your Abdomen, Called Biliary Colic. It Occurs In Episodes That Last For One To Several Hours, Usually After A Large Or Rich Meal. That’s When Your Gallbladder Contracts To Send Bile To Your Small Intestine For Digestion.