What is chronic cholecystitis? This question is asked by many patients of polyclinics in which this disease is diagnosed.
In the medical reference book, such a concept is given the following definition: chronic cholecystitis is a disease (inflammatory) of the gallbladder, which is characterized by a chronic course with regular exacerbations. The main and main cause of this disease is infection and the presence of stones in the above organ.
It is worth noting that the symptoms of chronic cholecystitis are difficult to miss. After all, they occur with quite severe pain, and are also accompanied by spasms of parts of the body distant from the focus of inflammation.
Currently, the disease of chronic cholecystitis is one of the most common and unpleasant diseases of the gallbladder. According to statistics, about thirty percent of people, including young children, suffer from this disease in the world.
Such a disease can occur against a background of various factors. As a rule, the gall bladder is most often inflamed in the fair sex of young and older. Doctors attribute the occurrence of cholecystitis to taking certain medications, as well as to non-observance of a proper and balanced diet (frequent strict diets, hunger strikes, etc.).
So, how can one independently determine that a person develops precisely this disease? In order to answer this question, it is necessary to consider in detail all the existing symptoms of chronic cholecystitis.
- Cholecystitis is characterized by periodically manifesting pain in the right hypochondrium. As a rule, it occurs after eating spicy or fatty foods.
- With such a disease, a person's stomach swells very often, even with a diet.
- Chronic cholecystitis is also characterized by "empty" belching with air and a "metallic" bad taste in the mouth.
- This disease is often accompanied by colic and acute pain in the upper right abdomen.
- Experts also claim that the symptoms of chronic cholecystitis are manifested in the form of regular nausea, and in the form of stool disorders.
- Quite often, pain in the right hypochondrium gives to the shoulder blade on the same side, back and lower back.
Symptoms of chronic cholecystitis and its diagnosis
To make a correct diagnosis, it is not enough for a doctor to conduct an external examination and listen to the patient's complaints. After all, there are several types and stages of development of chronic cholecystitis. In this regard, the doctor must prescribe a full examination to the patient. For this, the patient must first undergo computed tomography or
ultrasound of the liver and gall bladder. As a rule, with the help of these studies, both calculous and non-calculous cholecystitis are detected. However, if diagnosis is difficult, the patient can additionally be sent for
duodenal sounding, which will collect bile and conduct its full analysis, revealing the true causative agent of this disease.