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Question
Hello doctor,
I have chest pain, so I went to a general examination and did a gastroscopy and found gallstones. The doctor said that the stone is small, so it is necessary to see a doctor for a medicine to dissolve the stone. However, recently, she has had nausea, loss of appetite and yellow eyes, yellow urine, and more yellow facial skin. The doctor asked me, what are the signs of nausea and loss of appetite? Do you have gallbladder cancer? I thank you.
Nguyen Thu (2001)
Answer
Answered by Specialist I Dong Xuan Ha - Gastroenterologist - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine, Vinmec Ha Long International Hospital.
Hello,
To the question "What are the signs of nausea and loss of appetite?", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Jaundice, yellow eyes, dark urine is due to increased bilirubin levels in the blood. high due to many reasons. Causes can be divided into 4 groups as follows:
Diseases related to red blood cells; Diseases related to liver cells; Disease involving the small bile ducts in the liver; Disease involving the common bile duct outside the liver. Your symptoms, in addition to yellowing of the skin and eyes, also include nausea, loss of appetite, and loss of appetite. This is one of the symptoms of hepatobiliary disease, usually caused by damage to liver cells.
You also have a history of small, gallstones but you do not specify the location of the stones, in the gallbladder or the intrahepatic or extrahepatic biliary tract. However, stone disease often causes inflammation or obstruction of the biliary tree, but is often accompanied by jaundice, which is pain and fever, and symptoms such as nausea and loss of appetite are secondary.
With small stones, if in the gallbladder, there is little risk of causing biliary obstruction except when the stone passes out of the common bile duct and gets stuck in the duodenal papilla where the common bile duct enters the intestine, it can cause jaundice but is often accompanied by pain. follow. Doctors do not think this is a sign of gallbladder cancer.
However, these are relatively typical symptoms of hepatobiliary disease, you must go to the doctor soon for a definitive diagnosis, the extent of the disease to have a timely treatment plan. Vinmec hospital system has good gastroenterologists, especially Vinmec Time City hospital with Gastroenterology - Hepatobiliary Center for internal examination and treatment, surgery, endoscopic diagnosis and intervention along with equipment Modern equipment can comprehensive examination and treatment for you.
If you still have questions about anorexia, you can go to the hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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