Stones in the gallbladder: diet, symptoms, ways of treatment

The gallbladder is a sac-shaped organ that is located in front of the liver. It serves as a kind of "reservoir" for liquid bile. The stones in it are usually formed from cholesterol crystals. They can be very modest in size, like grains of sand, but, unfortunately, often resemble a walnut in size. Their occurrence is fraught with cholecystitis. In general, their presence in the body is called cholelithiasis. Therefore, this disease can not be allowed to go by itself.

If there are stones in the gallbladder, the diet is an obligatory component of the treatment regimen prescribed by the doctor. After all, malnutrition can be one of the factors causing such health problems.

And what are the causes of this disease? Experts acknowledge that the violation of the balance of substances, of which, in fact, formed bile - a trigger "lever" for the appearance of stones in your gallbladder. Important role played by high cholesterol, the attack can be triggered by the acceptance of a large amount of fatty foods. That is why, if you have gallstones in your stomach, the diet should be observed. This is a prerequisite for further recovery.

People who have stones in the bile, the symptoms of this condition can easily recognize. Biliary colic is accompanied by severe pain. Sometimes a stone passes into the small intestine through the bile duct itself, but if it is too large? Then surgical intervention is necessary. After all, if the stone closes the duct, through which bile leaves the gallbladder and liver, there may be a disease such as jaundice (mechanical).

What else can be the consequences of the presence of stones in the gallbladder?

Experts argue that its inflammation is not far off, then a gap, which may result in peritonitis. And the chronic course of cholelithiasis threatens even gall bladder cancer.

What can you do if you have gallstones in your examination? The diet should be observed first. From now on, you will have to thoroughly study and remember the list of products that are allowed and, of course, banned from consumption. So, you can eat: puree from potatoes, apples, carrots, pumpkins, vegetable and low-fat meat soups, fish, chicken or fries without fats. Cooked rice, pasta, vegetable salads, omelets are allowed, but with a small number of eggs, and cooked in the oven. You can please yourself with marmalade, raw fruit, use gelatin, eat fruit drinks, as well as low-fat dairy products (yoghurt, milk, cheese).

With a phenomenon like gallstones, the diet completely prohibits fried foods, mayonnaise, any sausages, tomatoes, cabbage (color and head), chocolate, confectionery products, ice cream, butter, cream, beans, beans, peas, orange juice , Coffee and, of course, alcohol.

However, diets with cholelithiasis are many. The most suitable one can be advised by a specialist. He will tell you how to dissolve the stones in the gallbladder. This can be done medically and using folk methods.

With the cholesterol origin of stones, drugs of ursodeoxycholic and chenodeoxycholic acid are used. There are restrictions on the size of the formations. The stones should be no more than 15 millimeters. Ideally, they do not fill more than half of the entire area of the gallbladder.

You can also crush stones with the help of external physical factors, for example, underwater spark discharge. This method is fraught with various side effects.

Our compatriots often do not trust doctors and their methods, so they turn to folk medicine. Here are a few options for how you can dissolve stones in the gallbladder:

1. Shredded roots of rose hips (three tablespoons) mixed with 1 tablespoon of sponge grass. All this is poured into three glasses of water, cooked over a slow fire for 15 minutes, then insisted for an hour. The broth is drunk hot in a glass two or three times a day. It is better to do this before eating.
2. You can solve the problem if you consume 1 cup of brine per day, which remains from sauerkraut. Do this for three months, three times a day, always before meals.

So, be healthy.