What would cause gall bladder to shut down?
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gall bladder disease.
A roundhouse kick from Chuck Norris would definitely do it.
Cholecystitis, or gall stones, they block the ducts.
I'm not sure it actually shuts down, but I have had mine removed. I got gall stones when I was 22 and so I had to have mine taken out. I suppose if a stone was large enough to become lodged in the bile duct leading into the gall bladder, then it could technically shut down since it would not be able to receive any bile.
What are the symptoms of gallbladder disease?
Asymptomatic cholelithiasis - The large number of patients with gallstones have no symptoms at all. Stones in these patients are found incidentally during medical tests for other conditions.
Biliary Colic - For patients who do have symptoms, gallbladder symptoms can be variable. Classic gallbladder attacks consist of right upper quadrant abdominal pain which is pain just under the rib cage on the right side.) The pain often radiates around the abdomen to the back and is associated with nausea and sometimes vomiting. The pain is severe and lasts from 30 minutes to several hours. Often this is followed by less intense soreness in the area that lasts for a day or so. Attacks are often instigated by a fatty meal. Gallbladder disease can also cause chronic nausea.
Cholecystitis - A more serious form of gallbladder disease, cholecystitis is an infection or inflammation of the gallbladder often caused by obstruction of the cystic duct. The symptoms are similar to biliary colic but more prolonged. Patients can also have fever, chills and an elevated white blood cell count.
Choledocholithiasis (common bile duct stones) - Stones can drop out of the gallbladder into the common bile duct. These stones often pass into the intestines without incident. Sometimes they can cause OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE BILE DUCTS leading to jaundice and life threatening infections of the bile ducts.
Biliary pancreatitis - When stones pass by the pancreatic duct the pancreas can be irritated leading to this potentially serious condition. Symptoms usually consist of mid-abdominal pain radiating to the back with nausea and vomiting.
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