gall bladders?

Question

my dad is in the hospital because his gall bladder is full of stones and he is gonna have surgery to get the gall bladder taken out...what does a gall bladder do? and what happens when you dont have one in you anymore??

Answer 1

Bile is a product of red blood cell broke down in the spleen which then is stored in gall badder. The main use of Bile is in digestion of fats. When food enters your duodenum (first part of small intestine), if it is fatty, gall bladder secrets Bile into the intestine. What bile does is that it mixes with fat droplet and break them into smaller drops so it is easier for digestive enzymes to break down the fat into triglycerides and other fatty acids so that the body can absorber them.
Have you ever noticed the droplets of fat in a salad dressing? they seem to want to get together and form a big drop. Bile prevents this to happen in intestine so that body can absorb the fat.

Answer 2

Gallbladder is a small pouch that stores bile. Many, but not all, animals with backbones have gallbladders. In human beings, the gallbladder is a pear-shaped sac that rests on the underside of the right portion of the liver. The gallbladder can hold about 11/2 ounces (44 milliliters) of bile at one time.
The neck of the gallbladder connects with the cystic duct, which enters the hepatic duct, a tube from the liver. Together, these two tubes form the common bile duct.

During digestion, bile flows from the liver through the hepatic duct into the common bile duct and empties into the duodenum, which is the first section of the small intestine. Between meals, the bile is not needed but it continues to flow from the liver into the common bile duct. It is kept out of the duodenum by a small, ringlike muscle called the sphincter of Oddi, which tightens around the opening. The fluid then is forced to flow into the gallbladder, where it is concentrated and stored until it is needed for digestion.

The gallbladder is made to contract by action of a hormone called cholecystokinin (pronounced kol uh sihs tuh KY nihn). This hormone is formed in the upper part of the small intestine.

Gallstones sometimes form within the concentrated bile. These small, hard masses may become stuck in the common bile duct, causing severe pain. Blockage of the common bile duct may lead to jaundice, a yellowing of the skin resulting from an accumulation of bile in the blood. Doctors commonly treat gallstones by surgically removing the gallbladder. This operation once required a hospital stay of a week or more. Today, the procedure can be done through a laparoscope, and the patient often can leave the hospital the next day. Some gallstones can be dissolved by taking a medication. Others can be treated by using a device called a lithotripter. The lithotripter produces shock waves that break the stone into tiny fragments.

Answer 3

I hope he is having laproscopic surgery. That is what I had. I was up and walking around the same day as my surgery and mostly recovered by the end of the weekend. (Surgery was on Friday). I felt a little sore for about 4 days and I'm not sure why, but it was just muscle soreness. They told me I might have to reduce the fats in my diet because the gall bladder helps to digest fats. I found that I did not have to alter my diet at all. (It wasn't real high in fat before the surgery) I still eat at Pizza Hut and Wendy's occasionally with no problems. Even if your father has more trouble with fats after the surgery, he will just have to eat a low fat diet. That will help him to be healthier and live longer.

Answer 4

I had mine out in August.. very simple surgery.. he might have loose stools for a while afterwards..but thats about it

hell be fine

Answer 5

A gallbladder holds bile that your liver produces to help digest food. without a gallbladder you do not keep a stock of the bile so his doctor may tell him to be carefull when eating certain foods.

Answer 6

http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/surgery/clin/gi/gallblad.html


I hope this helps you. Good Luck.