What are the early symptoms of gallstones?

Early symptoms of gallstones may include dull pain in the right upper abdomen, nausea, indigestion, and sometimes increased discomfort after meals. If these symptoms occur, you should see a doctor as soon as possible to avoid delaying treatment.

Gallstones form inside the gallbladder and often have no obvious symptoms at first, but some earlier manifestations need to be vigilant, especially after eating greasy food, such as dull pain or bloating in the right upper abdomen, which is the most common symptom. The pain may spread to the right shoulder or back. Some patients also feel nausea, belching or indigestion, and the attacks are intermittent. Sometimes, gallstones irritate the gallbladder wall, causing local inflammation, leading to mild fever or chills. Because the gallbladder is related to digestive function, gallstones may interfere with bile secretion, causing light stool or difficult digestion of fat. If the condition progresses further, the pain becomes severe, high fever or jaundice, warning of complications such as cholecystitis or bile duct obstruction, you should seek medical attention immediately.

Gallstones form inside the gallbladder and often have no obvious symptoms at first, but some earlier manifestations need to be vigilant, especially after eating greasy food, such as dull pain or bloating in the right upper abdomen, which is the most common symptom. The pain may spread to the right shoulder or back. Some patients also feel nausea, belching or indigestion, and the attacks are intermittent. Sometimes, gallstones irritate the gallbladder wall, causing local inflammation, leading to mild fever or chills. Because the gallbladder is related to digestive function, gallstones may interfere with bile secretion, causing light stool or difficult digestion of fat. If the condition progresses further, the pain becomes severe, high fever or jaundice, warning of complications such as cholecystitis or bile duct obstruction, you should seek medical attention immediately.

To relieve the symptoms of gallstones and prevent further lesions, it is necessary to adjust diet and lifestyle. Maintaining a low-fat diet is the key, reducing the intake of fried and high-cholesterol foods, and eating more whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and lean meat; moderate exercise can promote bile circulation and prevent stone formation. If the symptoms are obvious, you can use antispasmodics (such as atropine) according to the doctor's instructions to relieve pain, or use litholytics (such as ursodeoxycholic acid) to help reduce the size of the stones. If symptoms persist or the stones are large, surgical treatment should be considered, such as minimally invasive laparoscopic cholecystectomy or traditional open surgery, and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy can be combined if necessary. If early symptoms are found, you need to seek medical evaluation as soon as possible, accurately judge the condition through B-ultrasound or CT examination, and choose an appropriate treatment plan.