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The FIRST Sign of Gallstones over 80% of the Time

Oct 23, 2023
08:04
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Learn about the most common symptom of gallstones: having no symptoms at all. Other symptoms include pain under the right ribcage, nausea, bloating, and dark urine. High cholesterol and a lack of bile contribute to the formation of gallstones. Risk factors include pregnancy, obesity, and a high-carb diet. Natural remedies include taking bile salts, consuming salad, using acupressure, and decreasing insulin levels.
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Quick takeaways

  • Gallstones are often asymptomatic, with no symptoms present in 80% of cases.
  • To dissolve gallstones, it is important to increase the intake of bile salts and support the microbiome with probiotic-rich foods.

Deep dives

Gallstones: Common Symptoms and Risk Factors

Gallstones are often asymptomatic, with no symptoms present in 80% of cases. However, when symptoms do occur, individuals may experience a sensation of fullness or tightness underneath the right rib cage, pain in the right rhomboid muscle or face, nausea, vomiting, bloating, belching, jaundice, dark urine, and pale stools. Jaundice occurs when gallstones block the bowel duct, causing a buildup of bile in the liver, which leads to the yellowing of the skin. Risk factors for developing gallstones include a lack of bile salts, high cholesterol levels, high estrogen levels (associated with pregnancy and birth control pills), obesity, type 2 diabetes, liver disease, constipation, low folate levels, statin drug use, PPI usage, and high or low carbohydrate diets.

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