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Typhoid Mary's Gallstones To Blame
Typhoid Mary's gallstones to blame. The bacteria that cause typhoid fever clingto gallstones. 23 May 2001 gallstones (green) could harbour typhoid bacteria.
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Extractions: 23 May 2001 TOM CLARKE Gallstones (green): could harbour typhoid bacteria. (C) SPL. Nearly 100 years ago at least 10 outbreaks of typhoid fever in New York City were traced to the apparently healthy cook, Mary Mallon. Typhoid Mary, as she later became known, may have been an efficient reservoir for the disease because her gallstones were coated with typhoid bacteria, researchers told this week's annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Orlando, Florida. Thanks to improved sanitation and antibiotics, typhoid fever, which is caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi , is no longer common in the developed world. Where it does occur, it causes fever and sometimes death if untreated. Between 3 and 5% of those infected show no signs of illness and become carriers of the disease. The reason for their amazing ability to harbour and pass on the bacteria, sometimes for years, had until now been a mystery. One thing carriers often have in common is gallstones. So microbiologist Angela Prouty took sterile gallstones from patients at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, where she works, and infected them with
Diseases And Conditions -- Discovery Health -- Gallstones
gallstones are stones that form in the gallbladder. Most gallstones are crystalsof cholesterol. gallstones may also be crystals of calcium and bilirubin.
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Extractions: gallstones By Michael Peetz, MD Images (click to view larger image) Gallstones are stones that form in the gallbladder. Most gallstones are crystals of cholesterol. Cholesterol is a waxy substance used for many body processes. Gallstones may also be crystals of calcium and bilirubin. Bilirubin is a by-product formed when red blood cells break down. What is going on in the body? The gallbladder stores bile. Bile is a liquid produced in the liver that aids in digestion. When a person eats, bile flows through a series of tubes or ducts into the intestines. It helps to break up food so that it can be used by the body. When bile is supersaturated with cholesterol or bilirubin, it may form the crystals known as gallstones. What are the signs and symptoms of the condition? There are three stages of gallstones: asymptomatic, symptomatic, and with complications. Sixty to 80% of gallstones are asymptomatic, meaning that they cause no symptoms. If gallstones become symptomatic, the person may have the following symptoms: a feeling of abdominal bloating and excessive gas nausea and sometimes vomiting pain that is usually in the upper right or middle part of the abdomen radiation of the pain through to the back or into the shoulder worsening of the pain after a heavy or fatty meal If complications occur, the individual may develop further symptoms:
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1Up Health > Cholelithiasis > Causes, Incidence, And Risk Factors Of Cholelithia
Comprehesive information on Cholelithiasis (gallstones). gallstones. Definition The presence of gallstones in the gallbladder without any associated symptoms.
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Extractions: 1Up Health Cholelithiasis Alternative Medicine Clinical Trials ... Health Topics A-Z Search 1Up Health Cholelithiasis Information Cholelithiasis Causes, Incidence, and Risk Factors Alternative names : Gallstones Definition : The presence of gallstones in the gallbladder without any associated symptoms. Cholelithiasis is usually incidentally discovered by routine X-ray study, surgery, or autopsy. Virtually all gallstones are formed within the gallbladder, an organ that normally functions to store bile excreted from the liver. Bile is a solution composed of water, bile salts, lecithin, cholesterol and some other small solutes. Changes in the relative concentration of these components may cause precipitation from solution and formation of a nidus, or nest, around which gallstones are formed. While these stones may be as small as a grain of sand, they may become as large as an inch in diameter depending on how much time has elapsed from their initial formation. In addition, depending on the main substance that initiated their formation (e.g., cholesterol), they may be yellow or otherwise pigmented in color. Cholelithiasis is a common health problem worldwide with an approximate incidence of 1 out of 1,000 people. The prevalence is greater in women, Native Americans, and people over the age of 40.
1Up Health > Acute Cholecystitis (Gallstones) > Causes, Incidence, And Risk Fact
Comprehesive information on Acute cholecystitis (gallstones) (Cholecystitis acute, gallstones - acute cholecyctitis ). Covers
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Extractions: 1Up Health Acute cholecystitis (Gallstones) Alternative Medicine Clinical Trials ... Health Topics A-Z Search 1Up Health Acute cholecystitis (Gallstones) Information Acute cholecystitis (Gallstones) Causes, Incidence, and Risk Factors Alternative names : Cholecystitis - acute, Gallstones - acute cholecyctitis Definition : Acute cholecystitis is a sudden inflammation of the gallbladder that causes severe abdominal pain In 90% of cases, acute cholecystitis is caused by gallstones in the gallbladder, which obstruct the duct leading from the gallbladder to the common bile duct (which drains into the intestine). Severe illness, alcohol abuse and, rarely, tumors of the gallbladder can also cause cholecystitis. The trapped bile becomes concentrated and causes irritation and pressure build-up in the gallbladder. This can lead to bacterial infection and perforation. The attack may follow a large or fatty meal. Gallstones occur more frequently in women than men, and it becomes more common with age in both sexes. Native Americans have a higher incidence of gallstones.
BBC Health - Features - Gallstones
Feature. gallstones By Dr. Trisha Macnair The magic risk recipe ofF's Why do gallstones form? There html. Why do gallstones form?
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Extractions: One of the few benefits I can claim from my serious coffee habit is that I am protecting myself from developing gallstones. New research has shown that men who drink 4 or more cups of coffee a day have a 45% lower risk of developing gallstones than those who don't drink coffee regularly. The explanation is that coffee, rich in caffeine, works wonders on the gall bladder, stimulating contractions to release bile that is lower in cholesterol. Coffee also has various other effects on metabolism which could be relevant. But be warned - drinking coffee helps prevent gallstones. If you already have some rattling around in your gall bladder you might be better switching to herbal teas because drinking coffee can increase abdominal pain from existing gallstones. Read about the research for yourself in the British Medical Journal at www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/318/7199/1646/e
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gallstones. GAIN The Gallstone Awareness and Information Network.The Gallstone Awareness and Information Network (GAIN) provides
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Extractions: GAIN - The Gallstone Awareness and Information Network The Gallstone Awareness and Information Network (GAIN) provides consumers with information on a new FDA-approved treatment for gallstones which uses a combination of lithotripsy and short-term drug therapy. The new treatment promises to be an attractive, less expensive option for the 25 million Americans who suffer from the disease, who refuse surgery or who are not good candidates for surgery, especially in its early stages. "This new treatment option gives us the chance to treat patients suffering from gallstones during the early stages of gallbladder disease and prevent the need to remove the gall bladder," said Michael Albert, MD, a gastroenterologist at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC and principal investigator for Medstone's post-approval clinical studies. In a clinical article from Seminars in Liver Disease, Dr. Albert writes, "Although only 15 to 20% of these patients will go on to develop biliary symptoms or complications, early treatment of stones while they are small, few in number, and not causing problems might be cost-effective, particularly if the treatments can be shown to be safe, effective, and able to be performed on an outpatient basis."
Gallstones
gallstones. gallstones are crystallike deposits that develop You may haveseveral gallstones or just one. Ten percent of men and 20 percent
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Extractions: Gallstones Gallstones are crystal-like deposits that develop in the gallbladder a small, pear-shaped organ that stores bile, a digestive juice produced by the liver. These deposits may be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball; they may be hard or soft, smooth or jagged. You may have several gallstones or just one. Ten percent of men and 20 percent of women in the United States have gallstones or will develop them at some time in life, yet most of those who have the condition do not realize it. In this case, what you don't know probably won't hurt you; gallstones that are simply floating around inside the gallbladder generally cause no symptoms and no harm. These "silent" stones usually go unnoticed unless they show up in an ultrasound examination conducted for some other reason. However, the longer a stone exists in the gallbladder, the more likely it is to become problematic. People who have gallstones without symptoms have a 1 percent to 2 percent chance per year of having an episode of pain. When symptoms do occur, it's usually because the gallstone has moved and become lodged within the cystic duct, a small conduit that connects the gallbladder to another tube called the common bile duct. The typical symptom is abdominal pain, perhaps accompanied by nausea
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1997 May;27(5)38791 The effect of vitamin C in high doses on plasma and biliarylipid composition in patients with cholesterol gallstones prolongation of
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Extractions: Full-sized, uncoated aspirin seemed more effective, according to a measurement of the blood's stickiness called platelet function, said Dr. Mark Alb erts, director of the Stroke Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago."More than 50% of patients who got coated or low dose aspirin seemed to have normal platelet function," Alberts said in a telephone interview. "This is remarkable."He said his study would help explain why aspirin does not seem to work for many people.
MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Cholelithiasis
Alternative names Return to top gallstones. Definition Return to top The presenceof gallstones in the gallbladder without any associated symptoms.
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Extractions: Skip navigation Other encyclopedia topics: A-Ag Ah-Ap Aq-Az B-Bk ... Z Contents of this page: Digestive system Cholecystolithiasis Gallstones, cholangiogram Kidney cyst with gallstones, CT scan ... Gallbladder removal - series Alternative names Return to top Gallstones Definition Return to top The presence of gallstones in the gallbladder without any associated symptoms. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top Cholelithiasis is usually incidentally discovered by routine X-ray study, surgery, or autopsy. Virtually all gallstones are formed within the gallbladder, an organ that normally functions to store bile excreted from the liver. Bile is a solution composed of water, bile salts, lecithin, cholesterol and some other small solutes. Changes in the relative concentration of these components may cause precipitation from solution and formation of a nidus, or nest, around which gallstones are formed. While these stones may be as small as a grain of sand, they may become as large as an inch in diameter depending on how much time has elapsed from their initial formation. In addition, depending on the main substance that initiated their formation (e.g., cholesterol), they may be yellow or otherwise pigmented in color.
Homeopathic Remedies For Gallstones
gallstones. serious, or chronic conditions. Remedies below have beenhelpful to some people with gallstones. They are mentioned here
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Extractions: Gallstones Small stones in the gall bladder are common, and many people are not aware they have them until a distressing episode occurs. If a gallstone moves into the duct that carries bile, and stretches it or gets stuck, distressing symptoms (such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, even jaundice) can result. Some remedies may be helpful as first-aid for pain relief, but medical care is required in these situations. A constitutional remedy chosen by an experienced prescriber is the most appropriate way to treat deep-seated, serious, or chronic conditions. Remedies below have been helpful to some people with gallstones. They are mentioned here to introduce a few of the possibilities homeopathy can offer, and not as recommendations for self-treatment. What Is Homeopathy? Berberis vulgaris: This remedy may be indicated when stitching pains extend from the gallbladder region to the stomach and sometimes to the shoulder. Sharp twinges radiating outward can be felt in the groin and pelvic bones and may seem to come from the lower back. Pain can be worse when the person is standing up, and from changing position. The person may be constipated and have a tendency toward gout or joint pains. Rapidly changing states (sudden thirst, then thirstlessness; hunger, then a loss of appetite) can point to this remedy. Calcarea carbonica: When a person needing this remedy has gallbladder problems, the abdomen may feel swollen on the right and be very sensitive to pressure, with cutting pains that extend to the chest and are worse from stooping, The person feels worse from standing, worse from exertion, and better from lying on the painful side.
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Gallstones And Kidney Stones
ball. gallstones that remain in the gallbladder rarely cause symptoms.But as tablets. Supplements for gallstones and Kidney Stones.
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Extractions: MENU document.write('TOUCHHEREMENU') Related Topic Kidney stones affect mostly middle-aged and older men. You increase your risks if your diet is low in phosphates or protein or you eat a lot of food that's high in substances known as oxalates. Among the foods that have oxalates are coffee, black tea, rhubarb, sorrel, spinach, lamb's-quarters and purslane. Herbal formulas with rhubarb or sheep sorrel may contain more oxalates than would be beneficial. Physicians usually don't treat kidney stonesthey just medicate the pain until the stones pass on their own. Until recently, if a stone did not pass, surgery was necessary. Now a noninvasive procedure called lithotripsy usually breaks up the stones so that they can pass. During lithotripsy, which is done under anesthesia, shock waves are directed at the stone to pulverize it.
University Of Chicago | Gallstones
gallstones What Are They? gallstones form when liquid stored in thegallbladder hardens into pieces of stonelike material. The
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Extractions: Bile contains water, cholesterol, fats, bile salts, and bilirubin. Bile salts break up fat, and bilirubin gives bile and stool a brownish color. The liquid bile can harden into stones if it contains too much cholesterol, bile salts, or bilirubin. The two types of gallstones are cholesterol stones and pigment stones. Usually a yellow-green color, cholesterol stones consist primarily of hardened cholesterol. They account for about 80 percent of gallstones. Pigment stones are small, dark stones made of calcium bilirubinate. 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 almost any combination. Gallstones can block the normal flow of bile if they lodge in any of the ducts that carry bile from the liver to the small intestine. These ducts include the hepatic ducts, which carry bile out of the liver; the cystic duct, which takes bile to and from the gallbladder; and the 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, rarely, the liver. Other ducts open into the common bile duct, including the pancreatic duct, which carries digestive enzymes out of the pancreas. If a gallstone blocks the opening to that duct, digestive enzymes can become trapped in the pancreas and cause an extremely painful inflammation called pancreatitis.
Gallstones
.gallstones. Definition. gallstones can migrate to other parts of the digestivetract and cause severe pain with lifethreatening complications.
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Extractions: A gallstone is a solid crystal deposit that forms in the gallbladder, which is a pear-shaped organ that stores bile salts until they are needed to help digest fatty foods. Gallstones can migrate to other parts of the digestive tract and cause severe pain with life-threatening complications. Description Gallstones vary in size and chemical structure. A gallstone may be as tiny as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball. Eighty percent of gallstones are composed of cholesterol. They are formed when the liver produces more cholesterol than digestive juices can liquefy. The remaining 20% of gallstones are composed of calcium and an orange-yellow waste product called bilirubin. Bilirubin gives urine its characteristic color and sometimes causes jaundice Gallstones are the most common of all gallbladder problems. They are responsible for 90% of gallbladder and bile duct disease, and are the fifth most common reason for hospitalization of adults in the United States. Gallstones usually develop in adults between the ages of 20 and 50; about 20% of patients with gallstones are over 40. The risk of developing gallstones increases with ageat least 20% of people over 60 have a single large stone or as many as several thousand smaller ones. The gender ratio of gallstone patients changes with age. Young women are between two and six times more likely to develop gallstones than men in the same age group. In patients over 50, the condition affects men and women with equal frequency. Native Americans develop gallstones more often than any other segment of the population; Mexican-Americans have the second-highest incidence of this disease.
InteliHealth: Gallstones
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Liver Cleanse - Gallbladder Cleanse - Gallstones Flush, Liver Flush - No Gallbla
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Extractions: Cleansing Gallstones - Gallstones cleanse - say no to Gallbladder removal Gallbladder Surgery ! Help yourself - cure allergies, shoulder pain, arm pain, back pain, poor digestion, bloating, cure your liver, gallbladder, duodenum, small intestine, colon, cure IBD, IBS Gallstones Story The Third View Read FAQ and personal experiences: Gallstones Home Page If you have any questions please join gallstones@yahoogroups.com support group and then ask your question. Join Gallstones Support Group Ingredients Dr. Hulda Clark's Gallstones cleansing Recipe Forget about gallstones and surgery! Ingredients 1/2 Cup(= 1.25 dl) Olive Oil Extra Virgin 1 Big grapefruit (2 small) (Or use 3 lemons) 4 tablespoons of EPSOM salts = MgSO4 = Magnesium Sulfate 3 cups water (=750 dl) (P.S .!! 1 cup = 250 ml = 2.5 dl = 0.25 l ) Gallbladder surgically removed: This photo was obtained from Edward C. Klatt MD, University of Utah Health Science Center It is possible for a stone to exit the gallbladder via the cystic duct. It may then produce obstruction of cystic duct, or it may get into the common bile duct and obstruct that. It may obstruct at the ampulla of Vater and produce a pancreatitis. Biliary tract obstruction leads to jaundice with increased total and direct bilirubin in serum . Judging from the size of the stones, and from the number, those stones have been created inside liver, inside hepatic bile ducts, and then have rolled down to the gallbladder.
Gallstones
gallstones are formed in the gallbladder, primarily of cholesterol. Theyare commonly associated Appetizers 9. Beverages 10. Salads. gallstones.
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Beverages 10. Salads. Homeopathic Remedies for gallstones conditions. Remediesbelow have been helpful to some people with gallstones. They
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