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• #SYMPTOMS OF GALLBLADDER ISSUES SERIES#

You are most likely to have gallbladder disease if you have gallstones. Gallbladder disease not associated with gallstones is much less common. Gallstones affect as much as 15% of the population, but only 20% of those with gallstones will have complications or symptoms. This can cause bile to back up into your gallbladder and liver. Chronic cholangitis can result in scarring and narrowing of the bile ducts ( biliary stricture). Cholangiopathy typically begins with inflammation of the bile ducts (cholangitis), which can result from a temporary infection, blockage or a progressive autoimmune disorder such as primary biliary cholangitis. Cholangiopathy is any disease of the bile ducts. But if you have a polyp that's larger than average, your healthcare provider may recommend removing it just to be on the safe side. Most gallbladder polyps (tumors or growths) are harmless. Because symptoms of gallbladder cancer often don’t appear until the later stages, healthcare providers treat any potential risk of gallbladder cancer proactively. Cancer of the gallbladder or bile ducts is rare but serious. This is one reason why it’s important to take cholecystitis seriously. A perforation in the gallbladder wall can put the rest of the abdominal cavity at risk of infection ( peritonitis). Dead tissues are at risk of bursting or tearing. Sustained swelling and distension of the gallbladder from chronic inflammation can eventually lead to tissue death. Gangrene of the gallbladder is one of the more serious complications of chronic cholecystitis. But in this case, it’s a mechanical problem, involving muscles or nerves. It causes bile to back up in your gallbladder, leading to chronic inflammation. A functional motility problem has the same effects as a gallstone or other obstruction in your gallbladder or bile ducts. That means it's a problem with your gallbladder’s ability to move bile out into the bile ducts.

Also called functional gallbladder disorder, biliary dyskinesia is a motility problem. Chronic inflammation can cause scarring of the gallbladder tissue and, eventually, gangrene and even perforation (tearing). It’s most often caused by gallstones blocking the flow of bile. Cholecystitis (inflammation) can be a sign of an infection or blockage of the gallbladder, a functional obstruction or, more rarely, cancer. Cholecystitis is the most common symptom of gallbladder disease, and it can cause problems of its own. But they can cause problems if they block the flow of bile in the gallbladder or bile ducts. You can have gallstones without symptoms and never know they are there. Gallstones develop when excess bile products in your gallbladder - usually cholesterol - accumulate into lumps, which can continue to grow and accumulate. Gallstones are the most common cause of gallbladder problems, but they don’t always cause problems. Because the bile ducts connect your gallbladder with other organs in your digestive system, gallbladder disease can affect these other organs too. Any infection or blockage in these ducts can back up into your gallbladder. Gallbladder disease can begin in your gallbladder itself or in the bile ducts connected to it.

#SYMPTOMS OF GALLBLADDER ISSUES SERIES#

It does this through a series of pipes called bile ducts. It stores some of the bile your liver makes and sends it to your small intestine to help break down food there.

Your gallbladder is a small organ in your digestive system. Gallbladder disease refers to any condition that affects the health of your gallbladder.