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Does Lyme S Disease Affect Gall Bladder?
I have been diagnosed with long term lyme s infection. I am told the reason I have developed symptoms of severe nausea and vomiting after eating a large meal or some fat, is due to inflammation of my gall bladder. The doctor is suggesting have my gall bladder taken out. 1) Does lyme s disease effect the gall bladder; 2) are my symptoms consistent with gall bladder inflammation; 3) Will the removal of my gall bladder decrease my sensitivity to fat and stop the nausea and vomiting.
Tue, 13 Jan 2015
Hello,
Yes your doctor is right.
Lyme's disease results in infection of walls of gall bladder resulting in chronic inflammation which results in symptoms of nauseas and vomiting on consumption of fatty meal.
Diagnosis is made by nuclear HIDA SCAN with concurrent injection of hormone CCK.
Trratment involves removal of gall bladder.
This removal doesn't lead to any problem to the patient in general and person becomes nausea and vomiting free.
Thanks
Yes your doctor is right.
Lyme's disease results in infection of walls of gall bladder resulting in chronic inflammation which results in symptoms of nauseas and vomiting on consumption of fatty meal.
Diagnosis is made by nuclear HIDA SCAN with concurrent injection of hormone CCK.
Trratment involves removal of gall bladder.
This removal doesn't lead to any problem to the patient in general and person becomes nausea and vomiting free.
Thanks
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Good day and thanks for your questions. First question, lyme disease does not affect the gall bladder. Second question, yes it could suggest inflammation of the gall bladder with other symptoms like pain on the right side of the upper part of your abdomen, jaundice and fever. Your doctor would advice you do an abdominal scan which can also show a gall bladder inflammation. Third question, yes the removal will stop the symptoms and that is the definitive management.
Hope it helps. Thank you.
Hope it helps. Thank you.
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