First of all gall stones are a collection of crystals, mostly masses that looks like gravel.They could be various sizes from very small 1-2 mm or smaller, which resemble to sand to large stones like chicken egg. But, there is often a mixture of sand, smaller and larger stones, or one large stone in one patient.
They are present in 20-30% of the population. One of three women and one in five men aged over 75 years have gallstones. They often occur in women and so known is the ratio of the presence of gallstones in women compared to men 4:1. Gallstones are solid deposits of stones that may occur in the gall bladder (gall bladder symptoms )ror bile tract. They are formed when some of the ingredients of gall juice sediments as a harden mass in the gall bladder. Gallstones produce symptoms in about 50% of people who have them. The greater is the likelihood of reporting symptoms in younger people compared to people older than 60 years.
Most spectacular symptom which gallstones produce is biliary colic. It is presented as a strong, constant, dull pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen or under the right costal arch. Pain begins suddenly, lasts a few hours, and then you have a feeling of dull pain for the next 24 hours. Patients are often unrest and are looking for the position of the body which would reduce the pain. Pain can expand under the right shoulder blade.
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First of all gall stones are a collection of crystals, mostly masses that looks like gravel.They could be various sizes from very small 1-2 mm or smaller, which resemble to sand to large stones like chicken egg. But, there is often a mixture of sand, smaller and larger stones, or one large stone in one patient.
August 7, 2010 - 3:34amThey are present in 20-30% of the population. One of three women and one in five men aged over 75 years have gallstones. They often occur in women and so known is the ratio of the presence of gallstones in women compared to men 4:1. Gallstones are solid deposits of stones that may occur in the gall bladder (gall bladder symptoms )ror bile tract. They are formed when some of the ingredients of gall juice sediments as a harden mass in the gall bladder. Gallstones produce symptoms in about 50% of people who have them. The greater is the likelihood of reporting symptoms in younger people compared to people older than 60 years.
Most spectacular symptom which gallstones produce is biliary colic. It is presented as a strong, constant, dull pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen or under the right costal arch. Pain begins suddenly, lasts a few hours, and then you have a feeling of dull pain for the next 24 hours. Patients are often unrest and are looking for the position of the body which would reduce the pain. Pain can expand under the right shoulder blade.
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