Cholecystitis is a fairly serious inflammatory disease of the gallbladder. Very often, such a disease is complicated by the fact that stones or sand form in the above organ.
The main factor in the development of this scourge is a significant violation of the outflow of bile from the bladder, which mainly occurs due to clogging of the neck of the organ or its duct by the formed stone. Of secondary importance is that the patient has a disturbed blood supply to the walls of the organ due to atherosclerosis of the abdominal aorta or due to damage to the mucous membrane by pancreatic juice.
Cholecystitis: symptoms and treatment for catarrhal inflammation
Depending on the severity of the inflammation, three different types of the disease are distinguished: catarrhal, phlegmonous and gangrenous. Signs of one kind or another differ significantly from each other. Consider the symptoms of a catarrhal case in more detail:
- intense and persistent pain on the right side under the ribs;
- pain in the epigastric region with a return to the lower back, right shoulder blade and neck, as well as in the shoulder girdle.
Antibiotics or other antimicrobials are usually used for treatment.
Cholecystitis: symptoms and treatment for phlegmonous inflammation
The patient has:
- strong enough aching pains on the right side under the ribs;
- soreness usually increases with breathing, as well as with a change in body position and cough;
- frequent nausea and regular vomiting;
- slightly elevated body temperature;
- tachycardia (as a rule, the heartbeat speeds up to 111-120 beats per minute);
- bloating due to intestinal paresis ;
- intestinal noises are negligible.
With this disease, doctors prescribe antibiotics, as well as antispasmodic and choleretic drugs.
Cholecystitis: symptoms and treatment for gangrenous inflammation
This form is characterized by a stormy clinical picture, which is a consequence of the continuation of the phlegmonous stage of gallbladder inflammation . The protective forces of the human body are no longer able to independently cope with the microbial flora, and therefore urgent hospitalization and surgical intervention are required.
Cholecystitis: symptoms and treatment for acute inflammation
The main signs of acute cholecystitis are paroxysmal abdominal pain on the right side, which is given to the right shoulder and shoulder blade. At the same time, a person constantly feels nausea, and also regularly vomits him. Chills, jaundice, a slight increase in temperature and itching of the skin can also occur with such a disease. In this condition, a person is shown cholecystostomy (external drainage of an inflamed organ).
Symptoms in chronic inflammation are very similar to the acute form, but they are less pronounced and intense.
Menu for cholecystitis
A large role in the treatment of such inflammation is diet. Its main principle is the exclusion of sick food from the diet, which mechanically or chemically irritates the mucous membranes of the digestive organs. Thus, a person with acute or chronic cholecystitis is prohibited from the following products:
- fatty;
- spicy;
- sharp
- hot;
- cold
- solid;
- rich;
- sweet.
Allowed meals :
- cereals in half milk;
- weak meatless lean broth (sometimes);
- cellulose;
- yesterday's bread;
- low-fat dairy products;
- boiled vegetables and baked fruits.