Life without a gallbladder is absolutely possible. However, most of the lifestyle changes take place in the diet. Gall Bladder stores bile, a liquid that helps in digestion of fatty foods. You may need to cut down on fatty foods and limit dairy products that are difficult to digest and increase high fiber foods that are easily digestible. It is also recommended to eat smaller meals instead of large ones.
The liver is a football-shaped large organ located on the upper right side of the stomach under ribs. The liver plays an important role in the digestion of food, storing and filtering of blood and controlling blood clotting. It is the only organ in the body that can renew itself. Liver cancer affects around 30 people per 1,00,000 and its major cause is diabetes, hepatitis, and consumption of alcohol. The most common type is hepatocellular carcinoma while others like hepatoblastoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma are uncommon. It is more common in males than females. The most common symptoms include abdominal pain, back pain, jaundice, itching, anemia, weight loss, and fever.
Gastrointestinal disorders are very common. The main disease associated with the same are constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, hemorrhoids, anal fissures and fistulas, colitis, colon polyps, and cancer. Most of these can be prevented by maintaining a healthy lifestyle including regular exercise and walking and proper medications. However, advanced stages of these disorders might require a surgery.
Diabetes can occur due to a liver disease and vice versa. Type 2 Diabetes is associated with liver dysfunction. Liver maintains glucose in the blood. It is observed that people with fatty liver are five times as likely to develop Diabetes and most people with Type 2 Diabetes develop fatty liver because of uncontrolled high sugars.