Gallstones are caused by a variety of factors, but they can be divided into three main causes:
1. Caused by having too much pigment or bilirubin.
Stones are brown or black in color and are caused by bilirubin, a chemical produced when blood cells are destroyed or die, or can be caused by cirrhosis, biliary tract infections, anemia, thalassemia, or G6PD deficiency
2. Caused by having too much cholesterol.
This is a common type that appears as white, yellow, or green lumps. It is caused by the liver excreting too much cholesterol, causing sediment to form, eventually becoming gallstones, or by incompletely squeezing out cholesterol due to poor contraction of the muscles in the gallbladder.
3. Caused by the gallbladder not expelling waste properly.
It is yellowish-black or brown in color and is caused by bile not being able to excrete waste properly, causing the bile to become too concentrated, and causing cholesterol and bilirubin to precipitate together with other substances and eventually form into gallstones.
What are the symptoms of gallstones?
Gallstones often do not show obvious symptoms, so some patients often think they have gastritis and buy medicine to take themselves. Patients will know that it is gallstones only when they come for a health check-up or may know from ยูฟ่าเบท http://ufabet999.app seeing a doctor for other health problems. The way to observe symptoms of gallstones is as follows:
Gallstone symptoms
- Severe pain in the upper abdomen or right abdomen. Some people may have pain radiating to the shoulder blade or right shoulder.
- Pain in the middle of the abdomen or below the breastbone that is severe and often occurs suddenly.
- Back, shoulder and shoulder blade pain
- Have nausea or vomiting
- Symptoms include flatulence, indigestion, heartburn, gas in the stomach, and a feeling of bloating in the epigastric region after eating.
- Severe abdominal pain, to the point where you cannot sit in a normal position.
- Jaundice, pale skin, yellow eyes
- Have a fever and chills
- Dark urine or pale stools often occur when gallstones are blocking the bile duct.
