Most people think that the gallbladder is an insignificant organ. In fact, the gallbladder is indeed a "coolie" in the body. In addition to storing bitter "bile", you will also suffer from various diseases.
The gallbladder is a hard "digestive commander". His image is like a pear. In the gallbladder at the lower edge of the liver are the common hepatic duct and the common bile duct. Together, they constitute the biliary system, which is the "communication artery" for bile to flow from the liver to the intestine.
0 1, juice storage warehouse
The gallbladder is not only hidden deep, but also a painstaking organ, which is responsible for storing bitter bile secreted by the liver and concentrating it, which is equivalent to a "storage warehouse". Normal adult's liver secretes about 800- 1200ml bile every day. Bile can excrete a variety of liver metabolites, help digest fat in food, promote the absorption of cholesterol and a variety of fat-soluble vitamins, neutralize gastric acid and stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis.
02. Suffering from gallbladder diseases.
Gallstones:
Small stones less than 5mm are easy to fall into the common bile duct, causing obstruction of the common bile duct and pancreatitis. After a long time, it will cause gallbladder polyps and even gallbladder cancer.
Symptoms:
60%-80% patients with gallstones have no symptoms, which are basically found by physical examination. Symptoms are mostly dull pain in the right upper abdomen and swelling or dull pain in the right lower back. Acute attack can cause severe biliary colic, which may involve the right shoulder and back. This kind of pain often occurs after eating greasy food, drinking alcohol or strenuous exercise and collision. If stones block the biliary tract, resulting in poor bile excretion, patients will have yellow skin or sclera, accompanied by itchy skin, black urine and gray stool.
Cholecystitis:
It can be divided into acute cholecystitis and chronic cholecystitis. 95% patients with acute cholecystitis are accompanied by gallstones. Chronic cholecystitis is the result of repeated attacks of acute cholecystitis, which can lead to gallbladder atrophy and hydrops in severe cases.
Symptoms:
Acute cholecystitis can cause long-term pain in the right upper abdomen, and breathing and changing body position often aggravate the pain. Acute suppurative cholecystitis is often accompanied by chills and high fever, which is very dangerous and requires urgent medical treatment. In addition to biliary colic, chronic cholecystitis may also have symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension and indigestion.
Gallbladder polyp:
Gallbladder polyps can be divided into benign and malignant, and benign polyps are more common. Benign gallbladder polyp includes cholesterol polyp, inflammatory polyp, adenomatous polyp, adenomyosis of uterus and tissue odor polyp, among which adenomatous polyp of gallbladder is a potential precancerous lesion, while non-neoplastic polyp such as cholesterol polyp, inflammatory polyp and adenomyoma of gallbladder usually does not become cancerous.
03, scientific prevention, let the gallbladder eat less bitter.
1, have breakfast
If you don't eat breakfast for a long time, without the stimulation of food, the bile in the gallbladder will not be discharged, and the bile concentration will increase, leading to the deposition of cholesterol. Gallstones are formed over time.
2. Strictly control the intake of fat and cholesterol.
Animal offal, fat and other animal fats will increase the contraction of gallbladder and cause biliary colic. Don't eat this kind of food in acute stage of gallstones.
3. Use miscellaneous grains to replace some refined white rice flour.
High sugar intake will stimulate insulin secretion and increase cholesterol, so we should reduce refined rice flour and eat more coarse grains, miscellaneous beans and potatoes.
Step 4 drink plenty of water
Drinking no less than 2000 ml of water every day can dilute bile and promote its discharge, which is beneficial to the discharge of bacteria and other harmful metabolites in bile duct.
5. Reduce the intake of oxalic acid
Spinach, amaranth, lettuce and other vegetables rich in oxalic acid.
6. Eat less acidic food
Sour fruits such as hawthorn, plum, bayberry and kiwi fruit will stimulate the duodenum to secrete cholecystokinin in large quantities, causing biliary colic.
In addition, maintaining good living habits and exercise is also an important measure to prevent gallbladder diseases. Gallbladder disease has no obvious symptoms, so it needs regular physical examination, early detection and early treatment. In addition, maintaining good living habits and exercise is also an important measure to prevent gallbladder diseases. Gallbladder disease has no obvious symptoms, so it needs regular physical examination, early detection and early treatment.