Abdominal pain can be caused by very serious issues. However, simple stomach aches may also be caused by simple things. We are back today sharing about gallstones and gallbladder dysfunction, a possible reason you have stomach pains.
Causes of stomach aches:
Once you have ruled out the basics with your primary care doctor, you may be sent to a gastroenterologist if you have not already seen one. Gastroenterology Consultants of Central Florida can run a number of tests to put your mind at ease. Many stomach issues can be diagnosed swiftly.
We are going to list out a number of possible causes creating your stomach aches, or abdominal pain. One of the possible reasons may be gallbladder dysfunction. Gallstones may be the major culprit.
Gallstones causin a hurtin:
Gallstones may be something for your doctor to check out depending on your age and medical history.
Gallstones are what they sound like stones in the gallbladder. The gallbladder is the tiny sac under the liver that expels bile which digests fats as needed. Gallstones are hard, small pieces of material.
According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, or NIDDK, gallstones are made of crystalized bile, cholesterol, and bilirubin. They develop in the gallbladder. Gallstones can painfully block the duct into the intestine and create swelling.
This sort of pain tends to strike the upper right side of the abdomen. Particularly, this pain hits after eating fatty meals as this is when the gallbladder is active. Plus, those gallbladder contractions will amplify any pain you are already feeling.
Gallbladder dysfunction:
Make an appointment with our office for gallbladder dysfunction treatment. Our physicians are well informed on these issues. Treatment may be in arms reach.
Actually, about twenty to twenty-five million people in the Untied States suffer from gallbladder dysfunction. Up to twenty percent of women and ten percent of men in the United States by the age of sixty years old get gallstone inflammation.
Women’s risk:
These stones can be as small as a grain of sand and as large as a golf ball. Just imagine the pain that can cause. Proportionately, the abdominal pain will tend to match the size of the gallstone. Women are more likely to get gallstones, especially when their sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone, are changing.
The changes in the sex hormones may slightly increase gallstone production in women. Estrogen increases the amount of cholesterol in the gallbladder bile. Progesterone slows down the emptying of the gallbladder.
Because of this, the risk of forming gallstones is a touch increased during pregnancy or even while using oral contraception as those hormone levels are affected in both circumstances. Some people have stones and do not experience any symptoms.
These stones are referred to as silent stones. Gallstones that cause stomach aches and pains may require removal. Some gallstones require surgical removal, however, these are all concerns that will be addressed during your visit with the gastro doctors in Orlando.
Next week, we are going to discuss gallstones a bit more. Here at Gastroenterology Consultants of Central Florida, our gastroenterologists treat gallbladder dysfunction. Make an appointment today if you have abdominal pain.
Staff Writer