Chronic cholecystitis. Symptoms and treatment

Chronic cholecystitis implies a disease of the inflammatory nature of the gallbladder itself and directly biliary tract. It is noteworthy, today the representatives of the beautiful half of humanity are more likely to suffer from this ailment than the strong one. Experts conventionally subdivide chronic cholecystitis into calculous (stones are present in the gallbladder itself) and, accordingly, non-calculous (without stones). Let's talk in more detail about this ailment below.

Medical history: chronic cholecystitis

According to doctors, today this ailment, unfortunately, is one of the most common. According to available statistics, about 20% of the inhabitants of our planet suffer from it. And in the course of the disease, both the inflammatory process and the destruction of the walls of the gallbladder are observed, which subsequently most often leads to a violation of its primary functions. It often happens that the digestive process suffers from all these problems.

Chronic cholecystitis. Causes

• First of all, it is necessary to note that this disease usually develops due to the activity of bacteria such as streptococcus, E. coli, staphylococcus, etc. Only in some cases, chronic cholecystitis can be allergic or toxic in nature.
• This kind of disease can develop systematically due to stagnation of bile in the gallbladder itself. This phenomenon, in turn, occurs due to impaired organ tone, the presence of stones, autonomic / endocrine disorders.
• Often a kind of impetus for the development of the disease is malnutrition, as well as the abuse of alcoholic beverages.

Chronic cholecystitis. Symptoms

First of all, patients begin to complain of discomfort and aching pain in the right hypochondrium. Particularly unpleasant sensations intensify approximately three hours after ingestion of fried or spicy food. In addition, patients are constantly accompanied by a feeling of bitterness in the mouth, as well as a taste of metal. Disturbances in stool, heartburn, bloating, and flatulence and irritability may occur.

Treatment

As a rule, the treatment of this ailment is carried out on an outpatient basis with a special diet. However, with exacerbation of cholecystitis, hospitalization of the patient is required. In this case, a broad-spectrum antibiotic is prescribed, vitamin therapy. If the outflow of bile is disturbed, choleretic preparations exclusively of plant origin are prescribed.

Nutrition for chronic cholecystitis

As already noted above, therapy for this ailment, in addition to taking certain medications, implies a certain diet. First of all, patients should reduce the amount of food consumed, divide it into six equal parts. All alcoholic products, fatty and spicy foods, seasonings, and also too sweet dishes should be excluded from the diet. With an exacerbation of the disease, doctors recommend arranging the so-called fasting days, when the use of only one useful product is allowed. You can diversify your diet with fruits and vegetables, cereals, wholemeal bread.