Ms. Liu, who lives in Jingzhou, Hubei Province, has not dared to go to the hospital for gallstone surgery because she is afraid of losing her gallbladder. Recently, on the joint recommendation of two nieces, she sought treatment at the Kyoto Stone Hospital in Wuhan. The doctor actually removed a stone larger than an egg from her gallbladder. The reason for this, the doctor considered that it may be related to his habit of eating fat meat and pig's trotters on weekdays, and not eating well.
He loves to eat fatty meat and pig's trotters, and three meals are uncertain
Several bad habits hide health risks
Ms. Liu is 49 years old this year, is a particularly edible person, in addition to eating a lot of food, she also loves fatty meat and pig's trotters and other high-fat foods. Although she eats "solidly" at each meal, she does not have the habit of eating three meals a day on time. Others eat breakfast at 6-8 o'clock in the morning, and she always has to wait until after ten o'clock to eat. Not only that, but lunch is often intermittent, and when she is hungry, she can eat something casually, and if she feels not hungry, she will wait until the evening to eat a second meal. These unhealthy eating habits also unconsciously buried hidden dangers in her body.
Endure abdominal pain for many years in order to protect the courage
Friends and family assist to see new hope
"It hurt for a night, and it was unbearable. Early the next morning, I went to a nearby hospital to see a doctor, only to learn that I had gallstones. According to Ms. Liu, the first time gallbladder stones were found was 6 years ago. Subsequently, the doctor gave a plan for the treatment of bile removal, which made her a little unacceptable for a while, and then thought of friends around her who always had diarrhea after cutting bile, indigestion, which made her more resistant to picking bile.
In the following years, Ms. Liu often had symptoms such as epigastric swelling and pain, heart and mouth tightness, etc., but she could gradually alleviate some anti-inflammatory drugs, and she did not go to the hospital for treatment. Since last year, Ms. Liu can clearly feel that the gallstones have become "serious", because the stones are no longer slight swelling pain, but very intense pain, and sometimes vomiting. "Especially at night, I started to have seizures in more than 12 years, and I had pain until more than 3 a.m., and I couldn't sleep all night." Although gallstones have seriously affected Ms. Liu's life, she still insists on protecting her bile.
During the Spring Festival this year, when she visited relatives and friends, she accidentally learned that her two nieces had undergone gallstone protection surgery and are now recovering particularly well, which makes her very excited. Recently, he and his family rushed to the Wuhan Kyoto Stone Hospital, which can protect the gallstones.
Five-centimeter boulders fill the gallbladder
As desired, the courage to take the stone music to blossom
After being admitted to the hospital, Ms. Liu's examination results suggested that the stones in her gallbladder had grown to nearly five centimeters, and was accompanied by acute cholecystitis.
Doctors pointed out that if this bold stone continues to procrastinate and is not treated, with the reduction of gallbladder activity and repeated stimulation of the gallbladder wall, it is easy to lead to inflammation of the gallbladder. The continuous aggravation of gallbladder inflammation can accelerate the damage of gallbladder function, and eventually cause gallbladder atrophy, calcification, and even lead to serious consequences such as purulence, perforation, gangrene and so on. In addition, stones larger than three centimeters have a much higher probability of gallbladder cancer than normal people. Therefore, it is very necessary to dispose of the stones in a timely manner.
Fortunately, after comprehensively analyzing Ms. Liu's various indicators, the doctors of the hospital judged that her gallbladder function was good and met the indications for gallstone preservation surgery, so she formulated a surgical plan for transumbilical trace-free bile stone preservation.
A few days ago, the hospital's hepatobiliary stones team carried out surgery for Ms. Liu, and the stones close to five centimeters in size were successfully removed, and the well-functioning gallbladder was successfully saved. "I waited for five or six years, but I finally got my wish and saved my guts!" The relaxed treatment experience made Ms. Liu particularly happy.
▲The doctor gave Ms. Liu a note
Doctors remind: Develop good habits and stay away from stone troubles
Why does Ms. Liu have such a large stone in her gallbladder? The doctor pointed out that it may be closely related to her own life and eating habits. First of all, Ms. Liu prefers to eat some foods with high fat content in her diet, such as fat meat, pig's trotters, etc., and the diet at home is not separated from meat, and long-term intake of high-fat foods will make the cholesterol in the bile appear oversaturated, and then precipitate to eventually form stones.
Secondly, Ms. Liu also developed the habit of not eating on time for three meals, eating late breakfast, sometimes eating lunch and sometimes not eating, which can be described as a full meal of hunger, which will make the gallbladder unable to have regular activity, and fasting time will also lead to continuous concentration of bile, which can precipitate into stones over time.
Doctors remind that developing a good habit of eating a regular diet and having balanced nutrition is a crucial point in preventing gallstones. It is recommended that the general public develop healthy and good living and eating habits, eat regularly and quantitatively, eat a balanced diet, exercise more, drink more water, and actively prevent the occurrence of gallbladder stones. Especially like the patient Ms. Liu, when she reaches the age stage of entering the middle and elderly, her posture is fat, and she can't control her mouth, so it is very necessary to have a diligent physical examination, exercise more, and maintain self-discipline.
Finally, the doctor also stressed that after the gallbladder stones are found, it is necessary to seek medical treatment in time, and the earlier the treatment, the greater the chance of taking stones.