What are the symptoms of gallstones?

i am 18 years old and the doctors have identified gallstones. i have a severe pain in the upper abdomen which rises up and happens in the back also. i mostly get this pain after going to the toilet and feel a little constipation. i even feel acidity after the pain is releaved.


i wanted to ask wheather


a) the symptoms of gall stones and ulcer are same?


b)is gall stones have any relation with acidity and constipation along with black stools?


c)and is there any other way of removing gall stones without undergoing surgery, some naturopathy sort of thing.

What are the symptoms of gallstones?
Cholelithiasis is the presence of one or more calculi (gallstones) in the gallbladder. In the US, 20% of people %26gt; 65 yr have gallstones, and most disorders of the extrahepatic biliary tract arise from gallstones. Gallstones may be asymptomatic or cause biliary colic but do not cause dyspepsia. Other common consequences of gallstones include cholecystitis; biliary tract obstruction (usually as a result of bile duct stones), sometimes with infection (cholangitis); and gallstone pancreatitis. Diagnosis is usually based on ultrasound. If cholelithiasis causes symptoms or complications, cholecystectomy becomes necessary.


A peptic ulcer is an erosion in a segment of the GI mucosa, typically in the stomach (gastric ulcer) or the first few centimeters of the duodenum (duodenal ulcer), that penetrates through the muscularis mucosae. Nearly all ulcers are caused by Helicobacter pylori infection or NSAID use. Symptoms typically include burning epigastric pain that is often relieved by food. Diagnosis is by endoscopy and testing for H. pylori. Treatment involves acid suppression, eradication of H. pylori (if present), and avoidance of NSAIDs.


Bloody stools often indicate an injury or disorder in the digestive tract. Your doctor may use the term "melena" to describe black, tarry, and foul-smelling stools or "hematochezia" to describe red- or maroon-colored stools.


You should reduce fat and oils in the diet.


Please see the web pages for more details on Gallstones, Peptic ulcer and Bloody and tarry stools.
Reply:well....can vary from none to extreme pain in upper right quadrant of abdomen..also,vomiting,fever and jaundice can occur......as well as elevated liver enzymes,esp,if bile duct is blocked...
Reply:Symptoms usually occur as complications develop. The most common symptom is pain the right upper part of the belly (abdomen). Because the pain comes in episodes, it is often referred to as an "attack."





The pain usually starts within 30 minutes after a fatty or greasy meal.


The pain is usually severe, dull, and constant, and can last 1-5 hours.


It may radiate to the right shoulder or back.


It occurs frequently at night and may awaken you from sleep.


The pain may make you want to move around to seek relief.


Other common symptoms of gallstones include the following:


Nausea and vomiting


Fever


Indigestion, belching, bloating


Intolerance for fatty or greasy foods





At home treatments: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/gallstone...
Reply:The symptom of pain over the right upper quadrant of the abdomen cannot be identified as the whether it is gallstones or a duodenal ulcer. Gallstones can be identified by a manouevre to elicit a pain called called Murphy's Test. This is done by making the patient take a deep breath and hold his breath while the examiner places a deep pressure with his hands just beneath the edge of the ribs (subcostal), then let the patient release his breath. A positive Murphy's sign is when there is pain after releasing his breath.





The hyperacidity in gallstones is secondary stress due to the pain.





The constipation is secondary to loss of appetite due the pain. The lesser the food and water taken the harder the feces be.





If the blackish color is actually a dark green hue - it is secondary to the overproduction of bile due to irritation of the gallbladder by the stone. But if is actually a black tarry stool - it may mean it's not related to gallstones - it could be a slow pace bleeding ulcer. But you can identify it if it is blood because a reddish tinge will show when stools come in contact with water.





If gallstones are too large enough that may cause rupture of the gallbladder or it causes total obstruction that will affect your liver, there's no other way but surgery.





Non-surgical removal includes Lithotripsy - ultrasonic waves are passed unto the gallstones to break it bit by bit.





Natural medications may include turpentines and resins, but there are commercially available soft gel capsules of these agents.
Reply:Your gall bladder produces bile, which is used in the breakdown of animal fats. So, when you eat meat or animal products the gall bladder is required to provide bile for the digestion of the fats present. If you have gallstones, the secretion of bile into the digestive tract can be rather painful. In my experience the attacks never last too long; but I don't eat much meat. In fact, it's been years since mine told me they were there. Perhaps one of the cures that I used worked!





Surgery would involve the removal of the gall bladder, which seams to be in no way detrimental to anybody who's had it done. So that's up to you.





There are natural remedies, some of which I know, which work very well. However, thumbs downs in their thousands I would get, so saying nothing am I.
Reply:Gall bladder problems do come and go but steadily get worse. The pain is excruciating and heat or cold do not help it. Taking a healthy poo or releasing gas does NOT do the trick because it has nothing to do with that tract. Except , when your body passes them it hurts then you feel better. I do not know how an ulcer feels.
Reply:yes there are ways to fix your gall stone problem naturally without surgery. I am not a homeopath so I can't advise you however, I would suggest you consult one or go to the herb store not GNC but one where they sell natural herbs and oils and health food. Yeah a health food store. My sister is a homeopath and she suggests you try it naturally first. You have more complications if you have surgery.


Avoid surgery if possible.





I have heard that if you have gall stone probs you feel ill after oily or spicey foods too.
Reply:my mother had gallstones 1yr after i was born. she says the answer to question a is no. the answer to b is sometimes ( those symptoms can be other things not exclusivley gallstones) and the answer to c is she isn't sure if there are homeopathic remedies but she doesn't recommend them because you have to wait for them to work and she got gallbladder disease from her gallstones and almost got septsis had to have her gallbladder taken out. so it's best to just be safe and have them surgically removed. oh and i almost forgot. if your shoulder hurts that is a symptom. that's how the doctors found out she had gallbladder disease.

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