What can gallstones be dissolved by eating?

How to turn gallstones away without surgery?

Gallstones do not necessarily need to be removed by surgery, but can be removed by taking medicine
.
Now people's lives have become better, but it has caused an increasing number of gallstone patients, not only due to material abundance, but also to the lack of exercise, so naturally prone to gallstones
.

But the gallbladder is also a more important organ of our body, affecting the digestive function, if the gallbladder is removed due to gallstones, it is worth the loss
.
If the gallstones are not very large, it is completely possible to remove the gallstones
by taking medicine.
So what exactly can you eat to melt gallstones? Let's talk about gallstones together
.

What are gallstones?

Gallstones, as the name implies, are diseases
in which stones grow in the gallbladder or bile ducts, causing abdominal pain, jaundice, fever and other symptoms.
And this gallstone can be divided into gallbladder stones, extrahepatic bile duct stones and intrahepatic bile duct stones
according to the location of occurrence.
According to the results of the national survey in the early 80s in China, the incidence of gallbladder stones is about 52.
8%, intrahepatic bile duct stones are 36.
2%, and common bile duct stones are 11%.

How do gallstones form?

Although the name is gallstone, this gallstone is not a real stone, but the shape is similar to a stone
.
Let's make an easy-to-understand analogy, if we compare the biliary system to a river, then gallstones can be likened to the sediment deposited in the river, when the flow of water in the river slows down or blocks for various reasons, then the sediment will slowly be deposited, thus becoming larger, and eventually narrowing the river
.
The gallstones in our gallbladder are not the sand and stones we eat, but the abnormal composition of bile causes a decrease in bile salts and lecithin or an increase in cholesterol content, so cholesterol will be deposited and precipitated, which will become a larger stone
.

In addition, if the biliary tract is infected, then it is easy to form stones, such as what we usually say cholecystitis, cholangitis, etc.
, when inflamed, it will also affect the abnormal secretion of bile components in the gallbladder, thereby forming gallstones
.

In general, the formation of gallstones has a certain regularity, just like the accumulation of sediment in a river, it must go through the process
of precipitation, precipitation, and accumulation of bile components and growth 。 Simply put, the cholesterol or calcium in the bile is oversaturated (abnormal bile composition); It then precipitates in the form of solid crystals, and finally these crystals gather and fuse together to form stones (bile stasis); When the gallbladder is emptied and damaged (biliary tract infection), it is easy to form gallstones, staying in the gallbladder is called gallbladder stones, staying in the intrahepatic bile duct is called intrahepatic bile duct stones, and staying in the common bile duct is called common bile duct stones
.

So, who is particularly susceptible to gallstones?

1.
Obese people: obese people are 3 times
more likely to suffer from gallstones than normal weight people.
This is because the amount of cholesterol synthesis in the body of obese people is positively correlated with the degree of obesity, and the cholesterol saturation in their bodies is significantly greater than that of normal people, and excessive cholesterol saturation can easily induce stone formation
.
Moreover, obese people usually lack exercise, which is more likely to cause the stagnant accumulation
of bile.

2.
Long-term consumption of high-fat, high-calorie, high-fat people: such as often eating fatty pork, egg yolk, liver and kidney and other animal offal, it is easy to cause an increase in cholesterol in the body, so that the cholesterol in the bile is oversaturated, and it is easy to form stones
.

3.
People who like sweets: Intake of a large amount of sugar will increase the synthesis of glycogen and fat in the body, resulting in an increase in cholesterol content in bile, and eventually easy to form stones
.

4.
People who fasted for a long time or often did not eat breakfast: these people due to the long fasting time, bile can not be secreted, will make the bile stored in the gallbladder for a long time, then it is easy to form stasis, resulting in the deposition of cholesterol in the bile in the gallbladder, so that stones are slowly formed
.

5.
Biliary tract infection, postgastrectomy patients and other groups: these groups are easy to cause the contractile function of the gallbladder to decrease or easily cause delayed gallbladder emptying, which is conducive to the formation
of gallstones.

What can gallstones be dissolved by eating?

For the treatment of gallstones, it is possible to dissolve the stones
by taking Western medicines.

There are two main types of oral litholytic drugs used in clinical practice: one is chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) and the other is ursodeoxycholic acid (VDCA).

Their lithology principle is to desaturate bile by reducing the secretion of bile cholesterol
.
Moreover, unsaturated bile has the effect of dissolving cholesterol, which can make the cholesterol molecules on the surface of the gallstone constantly dissolved, so that the volume of gallstone gradually becomes smaller and easy to discharge
.

Of course, not all gallstones can be removed by drugs, if the drug can not be removed, then only surgery to remove gallstones, now technology has been relatively advanced, can be minimally invasive surgery to remove gallstones
.
But I still recommend that it is best not to do gallbladder removal surgery, after all, the lack of gallbladder still has a great impact
on later life.

In addition to taking medicine to expel stones, gallstone patients also need to pay attention to the following matters in their daily life:

1.
Pay attention to diet, avoid spicy and stimulating food, avoid high-calorie, high-fat, high-sugar food, and do not overeat
.
In addition, we should also pay attention to breakfast and eat more vegetables and fruits
at ordinary times.
In this way, weight gain can be prevented, thereby reducing the formation of cholesterol crystals, and thus effectively preventing the occurrence
of gallstones.

2.
Eat more foods high in dietary fiber, these foods can help the absorption of bile acids, inhibit the absorption of cholesterol in the intestines, promote its excretion, and then reduce the occurrence
of cholelithiasis.

3.
Usually you can also eat more choleretic food, such as eating hawthorn, plum or corn soaked in water, which can promote bile secretion, but also help to reduce cellulite, reduce the production of cholesterol, and prevent the formation
of gallstones.

4.
Participate in proper sports, which can not only increase bile excretion, but also help weight loss and cellulite, avoid bile stasis and excessive
cholesterol.

In general, for gallstones, as long as we do a good job of preventing the causes of gallstones, then we can reduce the occurrence of gallstones, and the most important thing is to adhere to healthy eating habits and exercise regularly, control weight, and reduce cholesterol production
.