The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ saccate in the right half of the abdominal cavity. Used for storage of bile from the liver, which is then used in the digestive process. Gallbladder accommodate 30-50 ml of bile. Downs usually after a high fat meal. It is not necessary for life, but greatly helps to digest certain substances.

Perhaps the most common diseases are gallstones. Suffer them approximately every tenth person, and 30% of people over 40. Risk factors are age, gender, lifestyle and hereditary disposition. The frequent occurrence of a pregnant woman and people already suffering from some diseases of the digestive tract. However, the biggest risk is the food and above all bold. Bile stored in the gallbladder has a certain amount of dissolved cholesterol. When receiving such a quantity that can not dissolve starts cholesterol together with other components of bile accumulate and form tiny grains. Larger quantities of these grains formed smaller stone, which then seals the outlet channel.

Another disease is inflammation of the gallbladder. This comes very often as a result of gallstones. Otherwise, it occurs in people with infections, serious health conditions, burns or physical injuries. Also with him experienced by people a long time connected to a respirator or those which nutrients are administered intravenously.

Symptoms are temperature, prolonged pain, nausea, flatulence and belching. If you do not find inflammation and do not search for a doctor, it can spread to neighboring organs. Pain would be stronger, and respond to breathing or touching the abdomen. To avoid such inconveniences observing proper diet with emphasis on nonfat foods.

Gallstone

Cholelithiasis – gallstones are the most common diseases of persons in the amount of old age. Located at 40% of women over 40 years of age and 16% of men. Jan tiny amount is outwardly manifested symptoms and remains unnoticed by the rest of the stones and comes to them until after the autopsy.