Knowing Gallstone Disease Early

JAKARTA – Many people are confused about gallstone disease. Because the location of the stomach and gallbladder are close together, namely in the gut, then when one of these organs becomes inflamed, it feels almost the same as ulcer disease.

For that, we must recognize how this disease is. Internal Medicine Subspecialist Gastro Entero Hepatologist from Primaya Hospital West Bekasi, Dr. Suwito Indra, SpPD-KGEH FINASIM, said that gallstones are hard particles that develop in the gallbladder or bile ducts. (Read: Public opinion is judged awkward to investigate the Pinangki case)

As an illustration, in Asia, gallstone cases ranged from 4.35% – 10.7%. In Indonesia, this disease is mostly caused by cholesterol stones that arise due to a high-fat diet and lifestyle. “Bile salts, which function to digest fat and cholesterol, when the amount of cholesterol is higher than bile salts, eventually it causes the gallbladder to become saturated,” said Dr. Suwito.

He explained that the saturation of the gallstones was due to the presence of mucin protein which concentrated the bile salts into a harder mass, called cholesterol stones. “Normally, these cholesterol stones can still be thrown into the duodenum. However, because they have accumulated and accumulated, causing blockage, this is what is called gallstones, “said Dr. Suwito. (Also read: Kurt Cobain’s Mysterious Watch that Not Many People Know)

He said that the risk factor for this disease is not only fat. The risk factors for gallstones, usually abbreviated as 4F, are fat (fat), forty (age), female (female), and family (genetic).
If there are stones in the bile duct, they can cause bile flow obstruction and infection. As a result, the sufferer can look yellow (especially visible in the eyes), accompanied by heartburn, such as heartburn and fever.

According to Dr. Suwito, in almost all cases, this disease will not cause any symptoms. However, sometimes this stone will block the end of the bile so that it will trigger sudden pain which is quite severe. This pain is called colic pain, and it can last for a few hours. (See the video: Long Dry, Bekasi District Residents Experiencing Drought)

In the treatment of gallstones, one of the modern procedures to treat bile duct obstruction is the ERCP (Endoscopy Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) method. “With the ERCP method, it can be seen where the bile duct obstruction occurs, and at the same time efforts can be made to overcome the blockage,” he explained. (Faith Firmansyah)

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