Causes of common bile duct obstruction and dietary precautions

Common bile duct obstruction is very harmful to the human body. When the disease occurs, it will not only cause fever and skin itching, but more seriously it will cause abdominal distension and pain that will make the patient want to die. In order to avoid the harm of common bile duct obstruction to our health, we must pay attention to our eating habits and understand the causes of the disease so as to prevent the disease. That is why this article will introduce you to the causes of common bile duct obstruction and dietary precautions.

Causes of bile duct obstruction

Causes of bile duct obstruction include stones, inflammation, tumors, deformities, etc. Patients with bile duct obstruction will have fatigue, weight loss, jaundice, low fever, and loss of appetite. It may be a gallbladder tumor blocking the bile duct accompanied by right upper abdominal colic (radiating to the shoulders and back), nausea and vomiting (worsened after eating), aversion to oil, etc., which are more common in gallbladder stones. The clinical manifestations of gallbladder stones are related to whether the stones cause gallbladder obstruction and bacterial infection. Larger stones are less likely to cause gallbladder obstruction, and the patient will not feel any discomfort. They are only discovered during B-ultrasound examinations. Some patients also show symptoms of chronic cholecystitis, such as upper abdominal fullness or dull pain after meals, upper abdominal discomfort and belching and other indigestion symptoms, which can easily be mistaken for stomach problems. Some patients may feel dull pain in the right upper abdomen and liver area, which is usually persistent and can be mistaken for hepatitis.

【Dietary considerations for bile duct obstruction】

1. Eat less spicy spices, carbonated drinks, alcohol and other foods that promote the secretion of gastric juice. Gastric juice will stimulate the contraction of the gallbladder and increase the occurrence of stones.

2. The three meals should be at fixed times. Because when bile excretion is irregular, the bile in the gallbladder can easily coagulate into stones.

3. Eat more foods rich in dietary fiber, which can reduce the cholesterol in the blood. Such as: brown rice, germ rice, vegetables, seaweed, etc. which are rich in fiber.

4. Limit the intake of excessive high-fat and high-cholesterol foods. High cholesterol can easily lead to gallstones, so limit your intake of foods rich in animal fats such as eggs, cream, butter, liver, fish eggs, etc.

The above is an analysis of the causes of common bile duct obstruction and its dietary precautions. There is no specific population of patients with common bile duct obstruction. If the common bile duct obstruction is caused by a tumor, the possibility of a complete cure is relatively low. It is recommended that this type of patient must do a good job of disease care in daily life to reduce the pain of the disease.