Gallbladder

By Semya Chen Your gallbladder is a very vital organ that helps store bile passed through from the liver. Another important function of the gallbladder is that it helps you to digest your food. When people eat a lot of processed and fatty foods, the oil deposits harden and congeal in the gallbladder. This becomes gallstones which stay in your gallbladder. Gallstones that gather up in your gallbladder can cause backup of the bile which leads to toxins unable to be released from the body. A lot of people use surgery to get rid of the gallstones. Surgery is expensive and will also leave ... Read Full Story

Gall bladder cancer diagnosis & tests The doctor would conduct a detailed examination of the patient that would involve getting a comprehensive picture of the overall health condition and any past medical conditions. Blood samples would be drawn for checking the general health and the functioning of the liver. Several commonly employed tests for diagnosis of gall bladder cancer are: Ultrasound Scan During the test, sound waves are utilised for capturing images of the gall bladder and neighbouring organs. The patient is requested to not consume any solids or carbonated or milky consistency liquids and to solely sip clear fluids for four to six ... Read Full Story

Cancer affecting the gall bladder is an atypical occurrence with merely around five hundred individuals being detected with this kind of cancer in the United Kingdom annually. It is rarely found in individuals below fifty years of age and is mostly observed in individuals past the age of seventy. It is prevalent in the female gender more than in males. Causes and Probable Risk Factors The reason behind majority of the gall bladder cancers is unclear. There are varied risk factors that could raise the likelihood of developing this form of cancer that include: Gall stones and Inflamed gall bladder Gall bladder cancer more ... Read Full Story

Functions of the liver, gallbladder and pancreas The liver, the gallbladder and the pancreas are all crucially involved in the digestive process. The liver stores Vitamins A, D, E and K and produces bile, which is essential in the breakdown of fats. It is also responsible for eliminating and detoxifying the poisons that enter the blood stream. These include medications, processed and unhealthy food and the various toxins your pet is exposed to on a daily basis. The gallbladder stores the bile which is produced by the liver and releases it during digestion . The pancreas not only produces pancreatic juice which contains digestive ... Read Full Story

By Casey Leblanc When your liver excretes waste it is sent to the gallbladder. This is where the bile is stored. The gallbladder also has another important function of helping in digesting food. Eating a lot of junk foods which are fried, oily, and fatty can hurt the body. That is because the oils and fats stay in the liver and gallbladder. When enough time has passed, these oils and fats become gallstones. Overtime, more gallstones get lodged in the gallbladder and in your liver which causes bile and bacteria to back up into your system. This causes illness and other negative side effects ... Read Full Story