Gall Bladder Symptoms
The gall bladder is a 3- to 4-inch-long,
pear-shaped sac tucked just below your liver on your right side. It serves as a
hold tank for bile produced by your liver. Bile is a greenish-brown fluid that
helps digest fats. After you eat, your gallbladder contracts and empties bile
into your small intestine. There are no symptoms to having a gall bladder but
their are diseases and illnesses associated with it such as gallstones
and gallbladder cancer. Cancers of the gallbladder and bile duct, the gallbladder and bile duct together are called the biliary tract,
seldom produce symptoms in the early stages. In fact, early gallbladder cancer is often discovered only when the gallbladder is removed as a treatment for gallstones. Gallbladder cancer rarely produces
symptoms in the early stages. When symptoms do appear, they often resemble those of other, more common, gallbladder problems, such as gallstones or infection.
Symptoms of gallbladder cancer include:
- Abdominal pain
- Nausea and vomiting
- Jaundice
- Loss of appetite or weight.
Symptoms of bile duct cancer, cholangiocarcinoma include:
- Jaundice, the most common
- Enlarged gallbladder
- Loss of appetite and weight
- White or clay colored stools
- Fever
- Pruritus, intense itching
- Dark colored urine
Gallbladder cancer can be cured only if it is found before it has spread, when it can be removed by surgery. If the cancer has spread, palliative treatment can improve the patient's quality of life by controlling the symptoms and complications of this disease.
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