The gall bladder stores bile, a digestive fluid that the liver produces, until the fluid is required to help digest dietary fats in the small intestine. Normally, the acidic bile prevents cholesterol from becoming too concentrated. However, if too much cholesterol is present in the bile, it crystallizes in the gall bladder, forming gallstones. Gallstones ...
Also known as icterus, jaundice is also characterized by a yellow discoloration of the skin, the whites of the eyes (sclera) and other tissues as a result of excessive levels of bilirubin in the blood and tissue fluids. Other causes of skin yellowing such as excessive levels of carotene in the blood are distinguishable from ...
One of the most common diseases of the internal organs is gall bladder disease. This complication affects thousands every year in symptoms, although the disease itself is usually 8-10 years in forming and most commonly undetectable until the appearance of the symptoms. There are no known preventable measures although there are methods that may correspond ...
Most people pay no attention to how well their digestive systems work until there is an unexplained pain or other symptoms. In the digestive system, the gall bladder has the primary function of storing the bile the liver produces. The gall bladder reserves the bile until it is needed by the small intestine. Bile is ...
A couple of years ago I began to experience sulfur burps. Before my experience began I had never heard of the condition. One of the first things that I did was search online for causes and found out that I am a part of an ever growing group that is inflicted with the condition. My ...
Liver disease has many different causes, but the symptoms can be vague and often undetectable until liver disease has caused significant damage. This is why doctors recommend having regular tests performed on the liver to make sure that everything is healthy. Liver disease can be a tricky illness because it shares symtoms with several other ...
Nausea is a fairly common complaint after a gastric bypass. There are a number of things that can cause nausea after a gastric bypass, and the best way to deal with the nausea may depend on the cause. Here are some general things to watch out for and some things you can try to feel ...
The following information has been gathered and compiled through personal experience, while traveling, teaching T’ai Chi, Qi Gong, Chinese Herbal medicine, martial arts and other health related subjects. The article also contains feedback from students and anecdotal information from readers of my columns. The following are my opinions and deductions from those sources. The gall ...
I had been having migraines for as long as I can remember. You know, those types of headaches that put you DOWN, sick to your stomach, head hurt so bad you want to cut it off, nausea and you would wish the whole world would just disappear. Well, I had THOSE kinds. No matter what ...
When our youngest some was 12, (about four years ago) he awoke one night writhing in pain, and doubled up unable to speak and barely able to breathe. Our older son alerted me as the two shared a room. Albert said that Jake was rolling back and forth and moaning. When I got to there ...