Gallbladders and Bile

The pancreas releases lipase to digest fats

The most common medical treatment for gallstones is the surgical removal of the gallbladder (cholecsytectomy).

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I found out I had gallstones because I was suffering from excruciating upper abdominal pain. It wasnt a burning or sharp pain,it was more like a really painful gas pain and I thought it was a one time episode and I could wait it out and it would go away, which it did eventually, but it would reccur everytime I ate anything greasy or fattening. One day it was so bad I had to go to the ER and I was diagnosed with gallstones and scheduled for surgery to remove the gallstones.

my son, 35 years old, just had 200 removed during surgery today. I am also curious what the record is.

a friend who is almost 70 years old has just had 277 removed by keyhole surgery (Australia)

You have bile salts, those are secreted in the bile. You have bile salts called as sodium taurocholate and sodium glycocholate. They act as the agents, which emulsify the fat. That means the fat is broken down to very small spherical particles. This greatly increase the surface area of contact between the lipase enzyme and fat. This helps in digestion of the fat. The bile salts are reabsorbed in lower part of the intestine. So the bile salts are recycled. This process is called as 'Enterohepatic' circulation.

Gall bladder only hurts if it has infection - Acute Cholecystitis, or if it has stones.

The pain may be triggered in response to fatty food which causes the gall bladder to contract so as to expel the bile for digestion. So avoid fatty food and diary products to avoid pain, and surgery will be the definitive solution.

Bile is made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.

Bile salts break down fat globules in the small intestines to allow a more soluble product for easier absorption.

The stones are called Cholesterol stones (made from cholesterol-green/yellow color) or pigmented stones (which are made from bilirubin- blackish tarry color)

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Gallstones form in the gallbladder. Can they move around the body? Sure, they can move along your gastro-intestinal tract. Elsewhere in the body? No, of course not. They cannot pass through your organs into the rest of the body.

There is a small duct from the gallbladder to the small intestines. Small stones can form in this area and grow in size over time, possibly forming a block that inhibits the gallbladder from secreting bile into your digestive tract. Yes, it is possible for small gallstones to move through this duct, into your intestines, into the colon, and out through your anus.

Large gallstones will get stuck in this duct and cause severe pain, amongst other symptoms. This requires medical attention.

Yes. You should be able to eat a normal diet after gallbladder surgery. However, you may want to avoid greasy or spice foods for awhile.

Bile can range in color from pale yellow to brown. The most commonly seen color in vomit is greenish yellow. Bile is excreted from the liver, and is a bright grass green when fresh from the liver. The color changes depending on the length of time it has been in your digestive tract.

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gall or bile = apdo

bladder = bag/sac

The Liver produces bile which is stored in the Gllbladder. As your stomach and intestines digest food, your Gallbladder releases bile through a tube called the common bile duct. The duct connects your Gallbladder and liver to your small intestine.

After bile enters and passes down the small intestine, about 90% of bile salts are reabsorbed into the bloodstream through the wall of the lower small intestine. The liver extracts these bile salts from the blood and resecretes them back into the bile. Bile salts go through this cycle about 10 to 12 times a day. Each time, small amounts of bile salts escape absorption and reach the large intestine, where they are broken down by bacteria. Some bile salts are reabsorbed in the large intestine. The rest are excreted in the stool.

Bile is made in the liver and secreted into the Small intestines to neutralize the acidity of the chyme leaving the stomach. When there is no food entering the small intestines Bile is stored in the Gallbladder until it is needed.

delievery of bile directly to small intestine

results from the complete obstruction of the cystic duct leading to increased pressure within the gallbladder leading to cessation of biliary secretion

Gallbladder pain can be caused by generalised infections or the presence of gallstones which, if left untreated, can be highly painful. Maintaining a healthy weight through eating a balanced diet and getting plenty of exercise can reduce the risk of getting gallstones.

Recurrent abdominal pain due to gall stones, inflammation of gall bladder, pancreatitis due to gall stones, gall bladder polyps, and gangrene and perforation of gall bladder, and rarely cancer of the gall bladder will be an indication for a cholecystectomy.

Yes, you can develope gallstones@ any age, your diet has alot to do with it.

Bile emulsifies the fat so it can be broken down further by pancreatic lipase. The resulting tiny droplets are then absorbed by the lacteals in the intestinal villi and carried throughout the body by the lymphatic system.

A patient cannot eat 4-12 hours before undergoing a gallbladder test depending on what type of test will be done. The test will check the function of the gallbladder and if there are any blockages in its tubes.