A COLLEGE GOER WORRY ABOUT GALLBLADDER STONES!

I HAVE A STRONG FAMILY HISTORY OF GALLBLADDER STONES !! MY MOTHER AND ALL MY MATERNAL UNCLES WERE UNDER LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY (GALLBLADDER REMOVAL SURGERY )

I RECENTLY UNDERWENT A ROUTINE HEALTH CHECK-UP AND FOUND ALL OK WITH ME.

MY MOTHER INSISTED ON MEETING DR ASHISH VASHISTHA, THE BEST LAPAROCOPIC / ROBOTIC GALLBLADDER SURGEON TO HAVE INSIGHTS ON GALLBLADDER STONES.

The Best Gallbladder surgeon in Delhi, Dr. Ashish explained:-

Gallbladder stones are solid pieces that form in the gallbladder, a small pear-like structure under the liver.

Gallbladder stones are called cholelithiasis.  The gallbladder stores bile which is produced in the liver and is used for food digestion. Bile also carries cholesterol and wastes like bilirubin, these things can convert into stones which become disproportionate.

Gallbladder stones can vary in size and number.

The Best Gallbladder surgeon in Delhi, Dr. Ashish Vashistha explained about the risk factors for developing gallbladder stones:-

What are the  Risk Factors for developing Gallbladder stones?

You’re more likely to get gallstones if you:

• Family history plays an important role
• More common in women
• Women over the age of 40
• Obesity can contribute
• Have a diet high in fat and cholesterol but low in fiber
• Don’t get much exercise
• Use OCPs – estrogen-based
• Diabetes
• Take medicine to lower your cholesterol
• Lose a lot of weight in a short time (like from weight loss surgery)

The Best Gallbladder surgeon in Delhi, Dr. Ashish Vashistha explained that what one should eat to help prevent gallstones:-

Can what I eat help prevent gallstones?

You can lower your risk of gallstones by adopting a healthy lifestyle, a balanced diet, and getting regular physical activity to help you reach and maintain a healthy weight.

Experts recommend the following to help prevent gallstones:

·       Eat more foods that fibre rich, such as Fruits, vegetables, beans, and peas.

·       Whole grains, including oats, multigrain atta, and whole wheat bread.

• Eat fewer simple carbohydrates and less sugar.
• Eat healthy fats, like olive oil, and peanut oil, and keep changing oils to help your gallbladder contract and empty regularly.
• Avoid unhealthy fats, like those often found in desserts and fried foods.

The Best Gallbladder surgeon in Delhi, Dr. Ashish Vashistha advises to maintain your BMI in the range :-  

Once Gallbladder stones are formed, you must get yourself evaluated and decide on laparoscopic/robotic cholecystectomy