Gallbladder is a small organ like a pocket located under the liver. Its main function is to collect and store the bile which is produced by the liver. When we eat fatty food, the gallbladder releases the bile into the small intestines to help digest the fats.
Gallstones can vary from a small grain to a few centimeter. If the stone moves and blocks the canal, it can trigger a painful attack.
Gallstones are very common in females especially if they are over 40 and overweight.
Most of the times, these attacks are triggered by eating fatty foods.
The symptoms are severe pain in the right upper belly spreading to the right shoulder with nausea, vomiting, and bloating. Some patients don’t have any symptoms and might get discovered by a routine ultrasound.
Once you start having painful attacks then
your only option for treatment, is to have it removed by surgery.
Video shot by Galia Helbaoui and edited by Amer Helbaoui
10 апр 2024
