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Gall Stones

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Gall Stones

Symptoms: Pain in the Right Upper or Middle Upper Abdomen Lasting for Hours- the Pain May be Constant or Gripping & Sharp or Dull, Fever-Low Grade or Chills May/May Not be Present, Yellowish Discoloration of Skin or Sclera (White Of Eye), Nausea/Vomiting.

Medicines: Scientific Name: Sechium edule (Jacq.)Sw, Psidium guajava L, Myrica sp. Local Name: Sla Biskot, Soh Priam, Kynshiang iong, Kynshiang stem, Kynshiang lieh, Shmoh Shynrang, Shmoh Kynthei, Sohphieliya.

Definition:

Gall stones or cholelithiasis are stones that form in the gall bladder composed of cholesterol, bilirubin, and bile, they are hard, pebble-like pieces of material. These stones are asymptomatic in most cases, with stones discovered incidentally. 

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