Dull pain, distension, and belching in the right upper abdomen

In daily life, many people are too busy to eat breakfast, and their eating habits are very irregular. They do not eat on time and often overeat. This will cause some problems in the body over a long period of time. When there is dull pain and belching in the right abdomen, it is likely caused by cholecystitis. When this happens, you should change your eating habits in time.

Symptoms of cholecystitis

Cholecystitis is a disease that is relatively common among people nowadays. If it recurs repeatedly, it is likely to develop into chronic cholecystitis. Therefore, we must correctly recognize and understand the symptoms of cholecystitis and seek early treatment. So, what are the symptoms of cholecystitis? In fact, cholecystitis is divided into two types, acute and chronic cholecystitis. The symptoms of these two types are both similar and different. The symptoms of pregnant women with cholecystitis are no different from those of ordinary patients with cholecystitis.

Because a high-fat diet can increase the contraction of the gallbladder, and lying flat can easily cause small gallstones to slide into and become stuck in the gallbladder duct, patients with acute cholecystitis often develop the disease in the middle of the night after eating a greasy dinner. The patient's symptoms mainly include persistent pain in the right upper abdomen, which worsens with paroxysmal aggravation and radiates to the right shoulder and back. It is often accompanied by symptoms such as fever, nausea and vomiting, but chills are rare and jaundice is mild. Abdominal examination revealed fullness in the right upper abdomen, tense abdominal muscles in the gallbladder area, and obvious tenderness and rebound pain.

Patients with chronic cholecystitis do not have any typical symptoms, but mainly have the following manifestations. First, aversion to greasy food, bile-induced indigestion, upper abdominal distension, belching, heartburn in the stomach, etc. are similar to ulcer disease or chronic appendicitis. Second, the disease course is long, and the course of the disease is characterized by alternating acute attacks and remissions. The symptoms during acute attacks are the same as those of acute cholecystitis, while the remission period may sometimes be without any symptoms. Third, during a physical examination, light tapping of the gallbladder area may cause pain.

Dietary considerations for cholecystitis

Many cases of cholecystitis are caused by a greasy diet, so diet is very important for cholecystitis. Pregnant women should pay more attention to their diet. So, many people want to know, what can’t you eat if you have cholecystitis?

For patients with cholecystitis, daily meals should consist mainly of light, easily digestible foods, and they should drink plenty of water to dilute the bile. Some irritating foods, such as chili, curry, mustard, etc., should not be eaten, as these foods are very harmful to cholecystitis. Also, in daily diet, reasonable cooking methods should be adopted. When cooking, try to use cooking methods such as boiling, braising, steaming, stewing, braising, and braising. It is best not to use cooking methods such as stir-frying, frying, and pan-frying. Because high-temperature oils and fats contain cracking products such as acrolein, which can stimulate the bile duct and cause acute bile duct spasm. In addition, after eating fat, the gallbladder contracts and pain, even severe pain and nausea, occurs in the right upper abdomen. Therefore, patients with cholecystitis should limit the amount of dietary oil and reduce the intake of animal fat and cholesterol, such as fatty meat, animal oils, etc. During the acute phase, the daily limit is 20 to 30 grams, and during the recovery period, the limit is 50 to 60 grams.

Also, when eating, remember to pay attention to hygiene and try to eat less or not eat food sold by unlicensed street vendors to prevent bacterial infection. In addition to these foods, some drinks such as alcohol and coffee should also be prohibited.