Gallstone Treatment

Gallstone treatment can help a person find relief from the painful symptoms often associated with gallstones. Options for care might involve surgery to remove the gallbladder, but in some cases drugs may be used in dissolving the stones. Non-Surgical gallstone treatments might include shock wave therapy or alternative remedies, such as a change in nutrition or diet and using drugs to dissolve the gallstones. Many websites on the Internet advertise the use of botanicals towards treatment for gallstones. Botanicals are derived from all-natural herbal extracts, and these herbs are said to support gallbladder function. Other benefits from botanicals might include aiding in digestion, metabolizing fats, and providing vitamins, minerals, and nutrients to the body. The best care program may need to be determined by a physician dependent upon an individual's unique circumstances.

The gallbladder is the body's storehouse for bile that is made by the liver and used to aid in digesting fatty foods. If the bile becomes too concentrated and chemicals within it become solid, gallstones are formed. Gallstone treatments are needed when the tubes connected to the gallbladder become blocked. Symptoms that might warrant care will include severe pain in the upper abdomen, pain in the back and between the shoulder blades, pain under the right shoulder, nausea and vomiting, and abdominal bloating. It is important to seek medical attention immediately for gallstone treatment if the individual experiences sweating, chills, low-grade fever, yellowish color of skin or eyes, and clay colored stools.

Mechanical extraction is one method of treatment that can be used by medical professionals. A catheter is placed into the gallbladder through the skin and the stones are removed. Another procedure being used today with gallstone treatments are shock-wave therapies. By using a sonogram and focusing on gallstones a high-intensity shock wave is administered to the patient, and the patient is treated with drugs that dissolve the stones at the same time. Gallstone treatment may involve increasing dietary fiber by eating oat bran, wheat bran, and soy fiber as well as fruits and vegetables. According to medical research drinking coffee may reduce risk of developing gallbladder disease.

Regular exercise may decrease the risk of developing gallstones and gallbladder disease. The theory in this leads to the fact that exercise normalizes blood sugar and insulin levels that may contribute to needing gallstone treatment. There are other drugs on the market that claim to prevent gallstones, with some of these being new and only prescribed to obese patients. Gallstone treatments vary depending on each individual's circumstances and will require the care of a physician to determine the best option. "Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God" (Psalm 43:5).

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