What are the symptoms of cholecystitis

The most common symptom of cholecystitis is dull pain in the upper abdomen, or the patient may experience belching, nausea, aversion to greasy food, indigestion, etc. Therefore, these patients should pay more attention to avoid eating greasy food.

1. The clinical manifestations of chronic cholecystitis are often atypical and not obvious. Usually, you may often experience symptoms of indigestion such as dull pain in the right upper abdomen, bloating, belching, nausea, and aversion to greasy food. Some patients feel dull pain under the right scapula, right hypochondrium or right waist. It is more obvious after standing, exercising and taking a cold shower. The patient has mild tenderness below the rib margin in the right upper abdomen, or discomfort when pressing. Ultrasound examination shows that the gallbladder is prominent or enlarged, and the emptying function is impaired. The diagnosis can be confirmed when stones are found by oral cholecystography.

2. Patients with cholecystitis will have such a personal experience, that is, after eating more greasy food, they will feel discomfort or stuffy pain in the heart area. In severe cases, there will be paroxysmal colic in the right upper abdomen, sometimes radiating to the right shoulder blade, and there will be symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and fever. They often have to go to the hospital for emergency treatment. Why does eating greasy food cause acute attacks in patients with cholecystitis? It turns out that when the gallbladder is inflamed, it will affect the excretion of bile to varying degrees, and bile plays an extremely important role in digesting fat in food. When the patient eats greasy food, it stimulates the gallbladder to contract and secrete a large amount of bile. As a result, the gallbladder will contract violently, causing an acute attack of cholecystitis. Therefore, in order to reduce the burden on the diseased gallbladder, it is very important to arrange a reasonable diet.

3. Eat less high-fat foods. Pork, beef, mutton, cream, butter, fried foods (especially poached eggs), animal offal, fish roe, and oily pastries are all high-fat foods. Patients with cholecystitis should eat less of these foods as much as possible. Stimulates gallbladder contraction and secretes large amounts of bile. As a result, the gallbladder will contract violently, causing an acute attack of cholecystitis. Therefore, in order to reduce the burden on the diseased gallbladder, it is very important to arrange a reasonable diet.

4. Take in appropriate amount of high-quality protein. If a person does not eat animal food for a long time, the body will inevitably lack protein and other nutrients to varying degrees and suffer from malnutrition, which will lead to decreased resistance, susceptibility to illness, and is not conducive to the recovery of patients with cholecystitis. Therefore, adequate intake of high-quality protein is absolutely necessary. Lean meat, chicken, duck, fish, eggs, soy products, etc. are rich in high-quality protein.

5. Replenish energy. The continuation of life and metabolism require a lot of energy, and the rice, noodles, fruits, etc. consumed by humans contain a lot of energy. For patients with cholecystitis, the above foods are not restricted and can be eaten on demand to meet the body's metabolic needs.