Pregnancy and Gallstones

My good online friend's daughter is pregnant and she has gallstones. I've never had them before, but I've heard they are extremely...no excruciatingly painful.

The small organ that stores bile from the liver and helps in digestion is called a gallbladder. The bile is released when food contain fat enters the digestive tract. Bile contains bile salts, cholesterol, fats, water, proteins and bilirubin. The materials that make up bile if there's too much of it, crystals form, they stick together, grow larger and hardens.

Women in general are more prone to developing gallstones. Women who are pregnant are more prone to developing gallstones than a woman who's never been pregnant. The reason being there's more cholesterol in the bile when pregnant.

The symptoms of a gallbladder attack are:
*Steady pain in the upper abdomen that rapidly increases. It can last from 30 minutes to several hours
*Pain under the right shoulder or pain in the back between the shoulder blades
*Nausea or vomiting

See a doctor if you experience:
*Fever
*Jaundice
*Clay coloured stools
*Tea or coffee coloured urine

I don't know of any safe home remedies for pregnant women with gallstones, but to only to watch your diet.

Avoid fatty foods and junk foods, eat nuts that have unsaturated fats, cut down on carbs, drink 8-10 glasses of water daily, and eat more fruits and vegetables.

I'm keeping your daughter in my thoughts.