Some Basic Things You Need To Know Before Consulting A Gallbladder Surgeon

For the last few days, have you been experiencing sudden pain in your stomach, irregularities in your digestive systems, and frequent fevers, the essential medications you decided to intake to get rid of these problems also didn't work correctly?

Then, it's probably time for you to consult a gallbladder surgeon Singapore because there might be gallstone formation in your stomach, causing these various types of irregularities in your body.

There are some basic things you need to know and check with your body before proceeding to consult a gallstones surgeon Singapore: -

What are gallstones?

Gallstones are solid pieces of material that start formation when the body can't break down bile in the gallbladder due to the accumulation of cholesterol, which results in hardened deposits causing blockage of the bile duct and pain in the belly region of our body.
Different types of gallstones: -

• Cholesterol gallstones

Cholesterol gallstones are the most common type of gallstone that occurs in our gallbladder, and they are yellow and mainly consist of undissolved cholesterol in them.

• Pigment gallstones

Pigment gallstones are smaller and darker in appearance, which occurs when bile contains a large amount of bilirubin.
After knowing what gallstones are and their types, let us know talk about what are the factors which could result in the formation of gallstones in our gallbladder: -

• Overweight or obesity
• Pregnancy
• Maintaining a high-fat diet
• Eating food with high cholesterol in them
• Family history of gallbladder stones
• Diabetes
• Liver disease
• Age higher than 40
• Regulating a low-fiber diet

Now, let us look at some of the symptoms which could help you identify if you are affected by gallbladder stones before deciding on booking an appointment with the doctor: -

• Intermittent and sudden escalating pain in the superior portion of your stomach and center of your abdomen region.
• Formation of back pain
• Heavy pain in the right shoulder
• A sudden feeling of nausea and vomit
• Pigmentation of yellow layer on skin and eyes
• Occurrence of dark-colored urine and light-colored poop
• Irregular fever and chills in the body

What are the various complications that you may need to suffer if you are late or choose not to consult a doctor sooner after experiencing symptoms of gallstones?

• Gallbladder inflammation
For instance, if the gallstone gets lodged in the neck region of the gallbladder, it may cause inflammation and result in the formation of cholecystitis which causes severe fever and pain in the body.

• Blockage of the bile ducts
Gallstone formations block the common ducts, allowing bile to flow from the gallbladder to the small intestine. It may result in severe jaundice, pain, and fever.

• Pancreatic duct blockage
The formation of stones in the gallbladder also results in blockage of the pancreatic duct, causing inflammation of the pancreatic region. It results in severe and constant abdominal pain and may result in long-term hospitalization and diagnosis.

• Gallbladder cancer
Having a history of gallbladder infections frequently in your life may increase your chances of cancer. However, the causes of it are pretty less compared to the others.

Hopefully, after reading about some of the basic things from the above article, you know what you need to keep in mind and check before consulting a gallbladder surgeon available near you.