{"id":103,"date":"2022-09-13T14:53:36","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T09:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gastrodelhi.com\/blog\/?p=103"},"modified":"2022-11-29T15:12:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T09:42:15","slug":"consult-dr-neeraj-goel-for-the-best-gallbladder-stone-surgery-in-delhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gastrodelhi.com\/blog\/consult-dr-neeraj-goel-for-the-best-gallbladder-stone-surgery-in-delhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t let gallstones bother you any longer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The gallbladder is a small pouch located just beneath the liver, where thebile produced by the liver is stored. The gallbladder<\/strong> is full of bile and the size of a small pear before a meal. I empties bile into gut after meals for digestion of fat.<\/p>\n

Bile aids in fat digestion, but the gallbladder is not required essentially for the function. IT acts only as a storehouse of \u00a0bile in between meals. In an otherwise healthy person, removing the gallbladder usually causes no noticeable problems with health or digestion, though there is a small risk of diarrhoea and fat malabsorption which improves with time.<\/p>\n

Gallstones<\/h2>\n

Gallstones form in your gallbladder and they resemble pebbles made of concentrated bile materials. Cholesterol, bilirubin, bile salts, and lecithin are all found in bile fluid. Gallstones<\/strong> are typically composed of cholesterol or bilirubin that accumulates at the bottom of your gallbladder and hardens into "stones."<\/p>\n

Gallstones can range in size from a grain of sand to a golf ball. They grow gradually as bile washes over them and they accumulate extra materials. Smaller stones, on the other hand, are more likely to cause problems. Smaller stones can move, whereas larger ones tend to stay put. Gallstones that travel may become lodged into bile duct and cause a blockage resulting into jaundice or pancreatitis.<\/p>\n

The presence of gallstones is the most common reason for gallbladder removal.<\/p>\n

Why do gallstones form?<\/h2>\n

Gallstones are commonly caused by the following factors:<\/p>\n