Overview

Bile is stored in the hollow pear-shaped gall bladder also known as the cholecystic before being emptied into the small intestine. It collects bile from the liver and transports it via the common hepatic duct to the duodenum the first part of the small intestine. This helps the bile then break down the fats. Cholelithiasis (gallstones) refers to calculus or stone that forms inside the gall bladder as a result of crystal deposition. Choledocholithiasis is a disorder that develops when a few stones exit the gall bladder and block the bile duct.

Causes

Gallstones are caused by increased cholesterol secretion with risk factors including obesity rapid weight loss pregnancy impaired gallbladder emptying fasting spinal cord injury and reduced bile salt secretion.

Symptoms

Gallstones, also known as biliary colic, are sudden severe pains that mostly affect the upper right side of the abdomen. This could persist for a few minutes or several hours. Other symptoms include

• Nausea and vomiting 

• Fever

• Jaundice and skin irritation. 

• Referred pain can occasionally be felt on the right shoulder or in the area between the shoulder blades.

Ayurvedic View

Pitta ashmari-this disease occurs in pittashaya (gall bladder). All the three doshas are involved in this condition. Pitta dosha gets aggravated due to pitta vruddhi kara ahara and vihara (food and activies),this aggravated pitta dosha along with kapha dosha, attains a mixture which is dried out by vata dosha, this is  how a gall stone is formed, this stone is formed in same way as go pitta is formed in cow. Ayurveda way of aproach is to correct the agni (metabolism),bring doshas back to prakruta awastha (balance state), reduce symptoms and prevent further formation of gall stone by ayurvedic panchakarma treatment and internal medicine, also correcting diet and life style.

Ayurvedic Treatments

Virechanam   udwarthanam   Abhyangam   Lepanam   Churna pinda Swedanam   Pachanam   Avagham

Naturopathy Treatments

Enema   Plantain leaf bath   Mud therapy   Gastro hepatic packs   Magnetotherapy   Acupuncture Diet therapy Clinical Yoga