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How are Gallstones Diagnosed?

Frequently, gallstones are discovered during tests for other health conditions. When gallstones are suspected to be the cause of symptoms, the doctor is likely to do an ultrasound exam - the most sensitive and specific test for gallstones. A handheld device, which a technician glides over the abdomen, sends sound waves toward the gallbladder. The sound waves bounce off the gallbladder, liver, and other organs, and their echoes make electrical impulses that create a picture of the gallbladder on a video monitor. If gallstones are present, the sound waves will bounce off them, too, showing their location. Other tests may also performed.

• Computerized tomography (CT) scan - The CT scan is a noninvasive x ray that produces cross-section images of the body. The test may show the gallstones or complications, such as infection and rupture of the gallbladder or bile ducts.
• Cholescintigraphy ( HIDA scan ) - The patient is injected with a small amount of non harmful radioactive material that is absorbed by the gallbladder, which is then stimulated to contract. The test is used to diagnose abnormal contraction of the gallbladder or obstruction of the bile ducts.
• Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography ( ERCP ) - ERCP is used to locate and remove stones in the bile ducts. After lightly sedating you, the doctor inserts an endoscope- a long, flexible, lighted tube with a camera - down the throat and through the stomach and into the small intestine. The endoscope is connected to a computer and video monitor. The endoscope helps the doctor locate the affected bile duct and the gallstone. The stone is captured in a tiny basket and removed with the endoscope.
• Blood tests- Blood tests may be performed to look for signs of infection, obstruction, pancreatitis, or jaundice.

Because gallstone symptoms may be similar to those of a heart attack, appendicitis, ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, hiatal hernia, pancreatitis, and hepatitis, an accurate diagnosis is important.

(info found @NNDIC/gov/disease/pubs/pdf 145)

What are the Symptoms of Gallstones?

As gallstones move into the bile ducts and create blockage, pressure increases in the gallbladder and one or more symptoms may occur. Symptoms of blocked bile ducts are often called a gallbladder "attack" because they occur suddenly. Gallbladder attacks often follow fatty meals, and they may occur during the night. A typical attack can cause

• steady pain in the right upper abdomen that increases rapidly and lasts from 30 minutes to several hours
• pain in the back between the shoulder blades
• pain under the right shoulder

Notify your doctor if you think you have experienced a gallbladder attack. Although these attacks often pass as gallstones move, your gallbladder can become infected and rupture if a blockage remains.

People with any of the following should see a doctor immediately:

• prolonged pain - more than 5 hours
• nausea and vomiting
• fever -even low grade - or chills
• yellowish color of the skin or whites of the eyes
• clay-colored stools

Many people with gallstones have no symptoms: these gallstones are called "silent stones". They do not interfere with the gallbladder, liver, or pancreas function and do not need treatment.

(information found @NDDIC/gov/disease/pubs PDF 145version)

WHO IS AT RISK FOR GALLSTONES?

People at risk gallstones include-

• women - especially women who are pregnant, use hormone replacement therapy, or take birth control pills
• people over the age 60
• American Indians
• Mexican Americans
• Overweight or obese men and women
• people who fast or lose a lot of weight quickly
• people with family history of gallstones
• people with diabetes
• people who take cholesterol - lowering drugs

(info found @NDDIC gov/disease/pubs/gallstones/pdf 145)

SKIN NUTRIENTS

Vitamins A, D, and E are often considered the skin vitamins because they are essential for healthy skin and mucus membranes. A daily dose of 10,000 IU vitamin A and 150 IU vitamin E can help keep your nose and sinuses healthy and prevent irritation from the outside influences like pollen, animal dander, dust and mites. Manganese is a mineral that also is needed for healthy skin, bone, and cartilage formation. Acne and slow wound healing can be helped with the mineral zinc. Zinc is considered to be essential for overall health and well being.

MORE ABOUT B VITAMINS

The B vitamin complex is useful for a lot more than helping to overcome stress. B vitamins have been shown to be useful for cataracts, canker sores in the mouth, carpal tunnel syndrome, diabetes, bursitis, high cholesterol and triglycerides, asthma, arteriosclerosis, kidney stones, photosensitivity, PMS, morning sickness, Crohn's disease, infertility, vertigo, athletic performance, Peyronie's disease, scleroderma, eczema, and cradle cap. Light, heat and water damage B vitamins so they are easily destroyed in food sources. That is why it is so essential to take a B supplement three times a day to give a continual supply to your body.

IMMUNE SYSTEM

Many nutrients are helpful for supporting the functioning of your immune system. A low level of zinc has been shown to be responsible for infections during aging. A recent report by the Immunology Center of the Italian National Research Centers on Aging showed that zinc was involved in the maintenance of an effective immune response. When zinc levels are low, there is more susceptibility to infection. Zinc not only boosts immunity, but also protects against free radicals. The antioxidant vitamin E has been shown in several published reports to preserve function of the immune cells especially for older people. Vitamin C aids in supporting the functioning of the immune system and so does copper. All of these ingredients are in Complete Vitamins-Plus. To help maximize and normalize your immune system, STEROL MAX is recommended. STEROL- MAX contains a combination of ingredients known to support the immune system.

What Causes Gallstones?

Scientists believe cholesterol stones form when bile contains too much cholesterol, too much bilirubin, or not enough bile salts, or when the gallbladder does not empty completely or often enough. The reason these imbalances occur is not known.



The causes of pigment stones is not fully understood. The stones tend to develop in people who have liver cirrhosis, biliary tract infections, or hereditary blood disorders-such as sickle cell anemia-in which the liver makes too much bilirubin.



The mere presence of gallstones may cause more gallstones to develop. Other factors that contribute to the formation of gallstones, particularly cholesterol stones, include

• Sex- Women are twice likely as men to develop gallstones. Excess estrogen from pregnancy, hormone replacement therapy, and birth control pills appears to increase cholesterol levels in bile and decrease gallbladder movement, which can lead to gallstones.
• Family History - Gallstones often run in families, pointing to a possible genetic link.
• Weight - A large clinical study showed that being even moderately overweight increases the risk for developing gallstones. The most likely reason is that the amount of bile salts in bile is reduced, resulting in more cholesterol. Increased cholesterol reduces gallbladder emptying. Obesity is a major risk factor for gallstones, especially in women.
• Diet - Diets high in fat and cholesterol and low in fiber increases the risk of gallstones due to increased cholesterol in the bile and reduced gallbladder emptying.
• Rapid Weight Loss - As the body metabolizes fat during prolonged fasting and rapid weight loss such as "crash diets" - the liver secretes extra cholesterol into bile, which can cause gallstones. In addition, the gallbladder does not empty properly.
• Ethnicity- American Indians have a genetic predisposition to secrete high levels of cholesterol in bile. In fact, they have the highest rate of gallstones in the United States. The majority of American Indian men have gallstones by age 60. Among the Pima Indians of Arizona, 70 percent of women have gallstones by age 30. Mexican Americans men and women of all ages also have high rates of gallstones.
• Cholesterol-lowering Drugs - Drugs that lower cholesterol levels in the blood actually increase the amount of cholesterol secreted into bile. In turn, the risk of gallstones increases.
• Diabetes - People with diabetes generally have high levels of fatty acids called triglycerides. These fatty acids may increase the risk of gallstones.

(info found NDDIC -PDF version 145-KB gov/disease/pubs)

GALLSTONES

What are Gallstones?

Gallstones are small, pebble-like substances that develop in the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped sac located below your liver in the right upper abdomen. Gallstones form when liquid stored int the gallbladder hardens into pieces of stone-like material. The liquid- called bile - helps the body digest fats. Bile is made in the liver, then stored in the gallbladder until the body needs it. The gallbladder contracts and pushes the bile into a tube- called the common bile duct- that carries it to the small intestine, where it helps with digestion.

Bile contains water, cholesterol, fats, bile salts, proteins, and bilirubin- a waste product. Bile salts break up fat, and bilirubin gives bile and stool a yellowish-brown color. If the liquid bile contains too much cholesterol, bile salts, or bilirubin, it can harden into gallstones.

The two types of gallstones are cholesterol stones and pigment stones. Cholesterol stones are usually yellow-green and are made primarily of hardened cholesterol. They account for about 80% of gallstones. Pigment stones are small, dark stones made of bilirubin. Gallstones can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball. The gallbladder can develop just one large stone, hundreds of tiny stones, or a combination of the two. Gallstones can block normal flow of bile if they move from the gallbladder and lodge in any of the ducts that carry bile from the liver to the small intestine. The ducts include the

• hepatic ducts, which carry bile out of the liver
• cystic duct, which takes bile to and from the gallbladder
• common bile duct, which takes bile from the cystic and hepatic ducts to the small intestine

Bile trapped in these ducts can cause inflammation in the gallbladder, the ducts, or in rare cases, the liver. Other ducts open into the common bile duct, including the pancreatic duct, which carries digestive enzymes out of the pancreas. Sometimes gallstones passing through the common bile duct provoke inflammation in the pancreas- called gallstone pancreatitis- an extremely painful and potentially dangerous condition.

If any of the bile ducts remain blocked for a significant period of time, severe damage or infection can occur in the gallbladder, liver or pancreas. Left untreated, the condition can be fatal. Warning signs of a serious problem are fever, jaundice, and persistent pain.

(NDDIC NIH Publication July 2007)

ETIOLOGY

Conditions that cause kidney stone formation are not always identifiable. However, though certain foods seem to promote stone formation in susceptible persons, reaserchers do not believe that eating any specific food causes stones to form in persons who seen not to susceptible.

Hypercalciuria is an inherited condition that is the cause of stones in > 50% of affected patients. In these persons, high levels of calcium in the urine cause crystals of calcium oxalate or calcium phosphate to form in the kidneys or urinary tract.

Stones may be more likely to form in a person with a family history of kidney stones. Urinary tract infections, kidney disorders such as cystic kidney diseases, and certain metabolic disorders such as hyperparathyroidism are also linked to stone formation.

Cystinuria and hyperoxaluria are 2 other rare, inherited metabolic disorders that often cause kidney stones. In cystinuria, excessive amounts of the amino acid cystine are excreted in the urine. This can lead to the formation of stones made of cystine. In patients with hyperoxaluria, an excessive quantity of oxalate is produced by the body. This excess is not able to undergo dissolution in the urine, and the crystals settle out and form stones.

Kidney stones develop in more than 70% of persons with a rare hereditary disease called
renal tubular acidosis.

Other causes of kidney stones are hyperuricosuria, a disorder of uric acid metabolism, gout, excess intake of vitamin D, urinary tract infections, and urinary tract obstructions. Certain diuretics based antacids also may in crease the risk of kidney stones by increasing the amount of calcium in the urine.

Calcium oxalate stones may also form in persons who have chronic bowel inflammation or who have undergone intestinal bypass or ostomy surgery. As mentioned previously, struvite stones can form in persons who have had a urinary tract infection. Finally, persons who receive the protease inhibitor indinavir are at risk of having kidney stones.
(information found @family practice news)

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

Kidney stones often cause no symptoms. Usually the first indication that a person has a kidney stone is sharp, cramping pain of sudden onset in the back and flank or in the lower abdomen. This pain occurs when a stone begins to move within the urinary tract and causes irritation or blockage. Pain may spread to the groin.

If the stone is too large to pass easily, pain continues as muscles in the wall of the ureter contract in an effort to move the stone into the bladder. As the stone enlarges or travels, blood may appear in the urine. As the stones moves from the ureter toward the bladder, a patient also my experience polyuria or burning with urination.

Fever, Chills, or vomiting may accompany these symptoms
(information found @ family practice news)

KIDNEY STONES -scope-

Scope:
Kidney stones are one of the most common disorders of the urinary tract. In 2000, 2.7 million visits to the health care providers as well as more than 600,000 visits to the emergency departments for kidney stone problems were documented.
For unknown reasons, the number of persons, in the United States with kidney stones has been increasing over the past 30 years. The prevalence of stone-forming disease rose from 3.8% in the late 1970's to 5.2% in the late 1980's and early 1900's. White Americans are more prone to have kidney stones than are black Americans.
Men tend to be affected with kidney stones more frequently than women. The prevalence of kidney stones rises dramatically as men enter their 40's , and it continues to rise until they are in their 70's. For women, the prevalence of kidney stones peaks in their 50's.
Kidney stones tend to recur in persons who have had at least 1 episode of stone formation.
(information found @ Family Practice News)

KIDNEY STONES -Etiology-

Conditions that cause kidney stone formation are not always identifiable. However, through certain foods seem to promote stone formation in susceptible persons, researchers do not believe that eating any specific good causes stones to form in persons who seem not to be susceptible.



Hypercalciuria is an inherited condition that is the cause of stones in >50% of affected patients. In these persons, high levels of calcium in the urine cause crystals of calcium oxalate or calcium phosphate to form in the kidneys.

Stones may be more likely to form in a person with a family history of kidney stones. Urinary tract infections, kidney disorders such as cystic kidney diseases, and certain metabolic disorders such as hyperparathyroidism are also linked to stone formation.

Cystinuria and hyperoxaluria are 2 other rare, inherited metabolic disorders that often cause kidney stones. In cystinuria, excessive amounts of the amino acid cystine are excreted in the urine. This can lead to the formation of stones made of cystine. In patients with hyperoxaluria, an excessive quantity of oxalate is produced by the body. This excess is not able to undergo dissolution in the urine, and the crystals settle out and form stones.

Kidney stones develop in more that 70% of persons with a rare hereditary disease called renal tubular acidosis.

Other causes of kidney stones are hyperuricosuria, a disorder of uric acid metabolism, gout, excess intake of Vitamin D, urinary tract infections, and urinary tract obstruction. Certain diuretics or calcium based antacids also may increase risk of kidney stones by increasing the amount of calcium in the urine.
Calcium oxalate stones may also form in persons who have chronic bowel inflammation or who have undergone intestinal bypass or ostomy surgery. As mentioned previously, struvite stones can form in persons who have had a urinary tract infection. Finally, persons who receive the protease inhibitor indinavir are at risk of having kidney stones.

KIDNEY STONES

A kidney stone is a hard mass that is formed from crystals that separate from the urine and accumulate on the inner surfaces of the kidney. In healthy persons, the urine contains chemicals that inhibit crystal formation. Kidney stones form when crystal inhibition is impaired.
Kidney stones may contain various combinations of chemicals. The most common type of stone contains calcium in combination with either oxalate or phosphate. Other types of stones include struvite or infection stones, uric acid stones, and cystine stones. Kidney stones may be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball. They may be smooth or jagged and are usually yellow or brown in color.
Urolithiasis is a medical term used to describe stones occurring in the urinary tract. Other frequently used terms are urinary tract stone disease and nephrolithiasis.