Common gallbladder symptoms

The gallbladder also called the cholecyst is a small organ that aids the digestive process and processes bile from the liver. It’s not something anyone gives much thought to and perhaps that’s why people can go for years with digestive problems and symptoms and never know there’s anything really wrong with their gallbladder. When they have constipation, they think it’s something they’ve eaten, or that they aren’t getting enough fiber and they ignore this and all the other messages the little organ tries to send them. Gallbladder problems aren’t easily apparent.

Gallbladder problems might start slowly, but when you know what you’re seeing then it’s easier to open communication with a doctor and get these issues resolved. In the case of gallbladder problems or a gallbladder “attack” you might find:

- Dizziness
- Bloating
- Gas
- Burping, or similar issues
- Feeling that food is not digesting
- Chronic indigestion after eating especially fatty or greasy foods
- Light color stools that appear chalky
- Pain between the shoulder blades or pain under the rib cage on the right side
- Diarrhea
- Acid reflux or a bitter discharge that comes up after eating

Gallbladder gallstones

An attack or gallbladder problems comes from a gallstone making its down the bile tube also referred to as biliary duct and heading toward the small intestine. Or it could be caused by a backup of bile in the gallbladder which causes it to swell and become uncomfortable. It can also be a sign of an infected or inflamed gallbladder.

A gallstone is really coagulated bile clumped together for a variety of gallbladder problems including an imbalance of cholesterol to bile salts. To resolve such gallbladder problems as gallstones a gallbladder and liver flush can be used. They can also be treated by taking an oral ursodeoxycholic acid, but this can take a long time to be effective.

There is also surgery for gallbladder problems such as gallstones, which can be broken up using Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy usually referred to a lithotripsy which is a method of using ultrasonic shock waves onto the stones to break them up into very small pieces.