Removing the Gallbladder
When gallstones form and block the bile duct, there is pain that is strong enough to take your breath away. Generally the gallbladder is surgically removed and this is the most recommended treatment. Today, doctors have two choices when it comes to removing the gallbladder. It can either be done as an open cholecystectomy or a laparoscopic cholycystectomy. When you have gallbladder pain and you have the open cholecystectomy, then you should know that this procedure requires a single incision under the right side of your rib cage, and it is a large incision. This operation takes about two hours to complete and you will probably stay in the hospital for two to five days.
The laparoscopic cholycystectomy is also known as the band-aid surgery. This procedure uses just four tiny incisions. Two of them are just above the hip, one is just below the belly button and the fourth is below the ribs in the middle of the chest. The surgeon will then use a tiny scope that is lighted and inset it through one of the incisions. Through the other incisions are inserted remote controlled surgical tools and to give the surgeon a clear view of the gallbladder, the abdomen is inflated with carbon dioxide. This surgery also takes about two hours but your stay in the hospital can be less than one day.
Gallbladder pain symptoms will begin with a side pain on your right side that is so painful that you will not be able to stand upright. You will feel nausea and and may vomit. If there is a fever present, you should seek help right away. Light colored stool and gas with painful indigestion will all be symptoms that something bad is happening. Diarrhea and constipation are two more symptoms of gallbladder trouble but many people are misinformed and think they are having trouble with their digestion. Poor lifestyle habits and nutrition are to blame and although indigestion can show the same symptoms of gallbladder trouble, the true gallbladder trouble will be so painful you will know that indigestion is not the cause. This pain will be stronger after you eat something and is often chronic. If you think it is your digestion and ignore these symptoms, know that they will only intensify until you then have a gallbladder attack. These attacks will usually happen at night. Problems with your gallbladder does not need to be a mystery you only need to educate yourself so that you notice the symptoms for what they really are.
