Every year thousands of people undergo surgical procedures. One of the most common surgeries that are performed in the United States today is cholecystectomies, or laparoscopic gallbladder surgery (and I am one of those people that has undergone this common type of surgery). The gallbladder is not considered a vital organ, meaning that it is ...
Gallstones occur in the gallbladder. The gallbladder stores bile made by the liver, until the bile is needed to help the body process fats. NetDoctor says that gallstones are made of bile, cholesterol and calcium salts. Size can vary from a very tiny millimeter to several centimeters. With no symptoms, gallstones can be silent and ...
I once had a gallbladder. It functioned properly for many years, allowing me to eat which ever fattening foods I wanted. Then I had a child. During my pregnancy, I was nauseous I vomited the entire 9 months, day and night. And the nausea and heartburn was bad. I thought it was due to the ...
I started getting nervous when, being handed a tube of soap, I was also given a page-long set of instructions on how to bathe with it. The soap was an antibacterial rub to kill the germs on my skin and to reduce the chance of infection during my laser surgery. Three weeks earlier, I had ...
Rooibos tea is also known as African Red Tea for its location and rich red color. Rooibos is grown in a relatively small area of South Africa and is named for the African word for red bush. Even though it has been used for generations in South Africa, it is quickly becoming a favorite around ...
After several years of searching, many people are discovering that Questran (cholestyramine) is often an effective solution to persistent diarrhea. Sometimes, after gallbladder surgery or other abdominal surgeries involving the small intestine, the patient experiences irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea. IBS is a condition characterized by persistent diarrhea and, for many people, episodes of constipation. ...
Gallbladder surgery is not an elective surgery like a face lift. Removing a gallbladder can be life saving when the organ is showing signs of not working properly. Two of the most common reasons for gallbladder removal are gallstones and gallbladder sludge. Gallstones A gallbladder is most often removed because it contains gallstones. Cholesterol and ...
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