Ten questions about gallbladder stones

  1.What are the physiological roles of gallbladder? Chen Ming, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Mianyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  Storage of bile
  Secretion of mucus: 20ml/24 hours.
  2.What is the function of bile?
  Form microgel (bile salt + phospholipid) – keep cholesterol in dissolved state
  Activate lipase – help fat digestion
  Helps absorption of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, K, E)
  3.Why do gallbladder stones grow?
  The formation of stones is a complex process
  The mechanism of stone formation is not precisely understood so far
  Bacterial infection – plays an important role
  Decrease in bile salts and phospholipids – abnormal metabolism
  Stagnation of bile, low PH value, vitamin A deficiency
  4.What are the top ten triggers of gallstones?
  Prolonged mental tension, depression
  Biliary tract infection
  Low physical activity
  Preference for high fat, high cholesterol, high sugar food
  Obesity
  Long-term use of hormones, birth control pills
  Biliary tract roundworm
  diabetes mellitus
  History of gastric surgery
  Genetic factors.
  5.What is the incidence of gallbladder stones in China?
  Cholesterol stones are increasing
  More in women, the
  More over 40 years old
  About 7% of people have gallstones.
  6.What is the relationship between obesity and gallbladder stones?
  Often the cholesterol level in blood and bile is increased
  Bile is oversaturated, cholesterol is easily precipitated, precipitated and formed stones
  Often there is less movement, the movement function of gallbladder is also reduced, bile emptying is slow and emptying is reduced.
  7.What is the relationship between women and gallbladder stones?
  Women have more fat and cholesterol storage in their bodies
  Estrogen affects the emptying of the gallbladder
  Estrogen makes the liver secrete less bile acid, and bile is easily stagnant
  Pregnancy Uterine compression effect, reduced movement, increased cholesterol
  8.Why the incidence of gallbladder stones tends to be younger?
  High stress
  Irregular life
  More people do not eat breakfast
  All-night mahjong
  Love sweets and picky eaters
  Do not like to exercise
  Due to weight loss.
  9.What are the manifestations of gallbladder stones?
  Right upper abdominal pain or middle and upper abdominal pain
  Nausea and vomiting
  Vestigial pain
  Indigestion
  Mistaken for stomach pain or angina pectoris.
  10.What questions do you have about gallbladder stone surgery?
  Is elective surgery or emergency surgery better? –Optional surgery is better
  What is the best season for surgery? –any season is an option
  Is it better to have the gallbladder removed or not? — To prevent recurrent pain, stone recurrence, gallbladder cancer, it is better to remove the lesion
  –It is not terrible to pay attention to the treatment of underlying diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease and pulmonary heart disease.