GALLBLADDER PAIN

SYMPTOMS

Generally, people with GBD have gallstones. These are sizes of stones of cholesterol in the gallbladder. People who have it do not feel pain or may or may not experience symptoms. Therefore, listed here are types of gallbladder pains which vary depending on how particular foods trigger it. The list also helps the doctors on their diagnosis and the treatment they will apply.

• Biliary colic. It is the blockage in the intermittent duct of the gallbladder. The signs of this disorder are back pain, nausea and vomiting.

• Cholecystitis. Secondary to duct blockage in the biliary, this refers to the inflammation of the gallbladder tissue. It has the same signs with biliary colic, but the discomfort lasts longer, and the person can feel bloated for hours.

• Pancreatitis. Pain in the pancreatic duct. This is caused by the inflammation and the blockage of gallstones in the pancreas. The symptoms are nausea, vomiting, and pain after eating.

• Ascending cholangitis. It refers to the infection of the biliary system, which helps to secrete and to store the bile. The signs are fever, jaundice, low blood pressure and confusion.

DIAGNOSIS

If doctors notice a patient having a gallbladder pain, he will conduct lab tests. These tests are CT scans, ultrasound, and MRI. The first two are usually used to image and to check the gallstones. The latter is used to check the bile ducts if there is a blockage. Lastly, blood tests are also done to figure out the signs of infection, inflammation of the bile ducts, the pancreas or other complications caused by the gallstones. 

TREATMENT

The medications for the gallbladder pain depend on the severity of a patient’s pain and whether there is likely to be an infection. A home remedy like monitoring foods is one way to treat gallstones. But if it is severe, an operation must be done to break up the gall stones. Antibiotics will be given to treat the infections.