1. Treatment methods
(1) There are still many ways to treat gallstones. First of all, one of the most common and acceptable methods is to take medicine. There are also many drugs for treating gallstones, including ursodeoxycholic acid soft capsules. Of course, the effect of compound LYSIMACHIA LYSIMACHIA Granule in treating gallstones is also good. You can choose the right medicine for treatment according to your physical condition and the doctor's guidance.
(2) The treatment of cholecystolithiasis can also be operated. This method is mainly suitable for patients who have no effect after taking drugs or have serious symptoms of gallbladder stones, and it takes effect quickly. However, not all patients are likely to undergo surgery. Some patients are older and their bodies can't bear the damage caused by surgery, so they can't be treated by surgery.
(3) Patients also need to pay attention to diet. Don't eat spicy and irritating food, and don't eat too much food with high cholesterol.
(4) Patients should also pay attention to rest and develop good habits of work and rest and life. Long-term use of some contraceptive drugs will also lead to gallstones, so everyone needs to pay attention and try not to take contraceptives.
2. Main symptoms
(1) Gallbladder colic: Patients often suffer from colic due to gallbladder contraction or stone displacement and vagus nerve excitement after full meal, eating greasy food or when their body position changes during sleep, and stones are embedded in the ampulla or neck of the gallbladder, so that gallbladder emptying is blocked, the pressure in the gallbladder rises and the gallbladder contracts strongly. The pain is located in the right upper abdomen or upper abdomen, and it is paroxysmal, or the persistent pain is paroxysmal, which can radiate to the right scapula and back, and may be accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Some patients can't accurately tell the pain site because of the pain drama. After the first occurrence of biliary colic, about 7% patients will relapse within one year.
(2) dull pain in the upper abdomen: most patients feel dull pain in the upper abdomen or right upper abdomen only when they eat too much, eat high-fat food, are nervous at work or have poor rest, or have fullness, discomfort, belching, hiccups, etc., which are easily misdiagnosed as "stomach diseases".
3. Main hazards
(1) Chronic cholecystitis will be accompanied on the basis of gallstones. The symptoms of chronic cholecystitis are generally dull pain and discomfort in the right upper abdomen or under the xiphoid process (it can also be pain in the right back or right shoulder and back), and besides pain, it can also be fullness in the right upper abdomen or upper abdomen. If the place where symptoms appear is not the right side, but under the xiphoid process, many patients often mistake it for "stomach disease".
(2) When gallstones slide down to the cystic duct and cause obstruction of the cystic duct, colic in the right upper abdomen (this is biliary colic) can occur, most of which occurs at night, and may be relieved immediately after changing the position (gallstones return to the gallbladder). However, not all gallstones can be relieved by changing the position, and some patients with gallstones embedded in the cystic duct can cause acute cholecystitis and even gallbladder suppuration.
(3) Some gallstones can fall into the common bile duct through the cystic duct, leading to obstruction of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct, leading to jaundice and acute pancreatitis. In this case, we must go to the hospital immediately for treatment, otherwise the consequences will be very serious.
(4) It is even sadder for some patients to develop gallbladder cancer on the basis of chronic cholecystitis. Although it is not universal, we should pay attention to it, otherwise it will be too late to regret once it develops into advanced stage! Therefore, surgical resection is recommended when severe colic, shock or serious infection is life-threatening. It is up to the patient to decide whether to remove asymptomatic gallstones surgically or not, but after all, surgery is a traumatic treatment method, so it is recommended that patients be treated conservatively and take the treatment method of taking stones while preserving gallbladder.
4. Precautions
(1) Control the first diet in the treatment of gallstones, and develop a good eating habit of regular quantitative, small amount of meals and avoiding overeating. Usually, we should reduce the intake of fat, including fat, lard, butter, egg yolk, shrimp and crab, animal internal organs (brain, kidney, heart and liver), oysters, fish eggs, cream, cakes and fried foods. Foods containing high cholesterol, such as animal liver, kidney, fish eggs and yolk, should also be eaten less.
(2) Eat more fiber foods: eat more soluble fiber foods such as vegetables, fruits, oats, barley, red beans and mung beans; It is better to eat one egg for two to three days; Seafood does not need to be completely fasted, but it should not be excessive; Chicken and fish are the first choice for meat. Meat is best eaten after peeling, while pork is lean. Fish eggs, crab roe and viscera should be avoided.
(3) avoid eating flatulence-prone foods: avoid eating flatulence-prone foods such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, celery, onions, radishes, leeks, soybeans, bamboo shoots and garlic, soft drinks, acidic fruit juice, coffee and cocoa.
(4) Limit foods with high oxalic acid content: eat less lentils, chocolate, spinach, figs, walnuts and other foods.