Located under the right lobe of the liver, the gallbladder is the pouch where bile, a fluid secreted by the liver that participates in the absorption of fat during digestion, is stored. Several pathologies can affect the gallbladder and cause pain and other complications, including stones, stony concretions formed from the salts that make up bile. Gallstones, most of the time made up of cholesterol or bilirubin, are asymptomatic in many cases, but can also cause pain of varying intensity.
While
some patients with gallstones have no symptoms, others experience severe abdominal pain that can also spread to the back. These pains often occur after meals and are sometimes accompanied by nausea and vomiting and depending on the case, the attacks last from a quarter of an hour to several hours.
When the patient suffers from severe radiating abdominal pain, which is relieved when he bends over, he is prescribed Colocynthis 6 CH and 7 CH at the rate of three granules per hour. If his suffering is reduced when he remains immobile, 3 granules per hour of Bryonia alba 6CH or 7CH are indicated. In the event of sharp, radiating abdominal pain that disappears suddenly, Magnesia phos 6CH and 7CH are prescribed at a rate of 3 granules per hour. Finally, if the attacks are the result of an emotion and the patient's irritability increases, Chamomilla vulgaris 9CH should be taken at a rate of 3 granules every hour.
Several homeopathic remedies are indicated to treat gallstones, the most common of which are: Calcarea carbonica, Chelidonium, Carduus Marianus and Podophyllum.
When to see a doctor?
The use of homeopathic strains should not prevent a medical consultation for an accurate diagnosis, especially when the patient suffers from stomach aches and abdominal spasms for hours and if he has a fever.
