Are Gallstones Risky During Pregnancy?

Recently, some women wanted to get pregnant to welcome the joy of a new baby, but unfortunately found out that they had gallstones during examination. Is it risky to get pregnant with gallstones? This is an issue that deserves great attention. Will gallstones cause any adverse effects on yourself and your fetus?

1. Is there a high risk of pregnancy if you have gallstones?

First of all, you need to understand that the risk of pregnancy with gallstones is not high, but the complications of gallstones are the key points to pay attention to. Therefore, it is recommended to use abdominal surgery to break up the stones when planning to become pregnant. But if you already have gallstones and are pregnant, it is recommended to do pregnancy tests on time. What is more important is to have regular health check-ups. Regular health checks can keep people aware of their physical and mental health at all times, and these data can be used in clinical disease analysis. Once surgery is needed, these data can help you treat the disease as soon as possible.

2. Is it very easy to have a relapse after gallstone surgery?

Modern medical technology is advanced at this stage, so laparoscopic cholecystectomy causes little trauma and quick recovery. However, the patient may develop bile duct stones, but it should be noted that the bile duct stones may worsen if surgery is not performed. Finally, postoperative follow-up and preventive treatment are important.

3. What are the complications of gallstones that pregnant women should be aware of?

1. Generally speaking, gallstones do not cause any obvious symptoms, so they have no effect on pregnancy. However, the impact is greater when the acute onset of gallstones during pregnancy causes complications of pancreatitis. Although the incidence of pancreatitis during pregnancy is not high, with only one in 1,000 women getting sick, the mortality rate from pancreatic cancer is very high.

2. Because pregnant women may experience strong pregnancy reactions during pregnancy, in other words, they may experience vomiting symptoms, and this type of disease may cause cholecystitis. Excessive nutrition for pregnant women is also one of the causes of cholecystitis. Once the disease occurs, it is difficult to treat. Some medicines may also have a certain impact on the fetus. It is not possible to perform laparoscopy during pregnancy.

In order to prevent the occurrence of complications, a reasonable diet is needed on a daily basis. Nutrition for pregnant women is not the more the better. If you eat a lot of high-fat, high-protein foods at one time, it will not only fail to achieve the nutritional purpose, but will also increase the risk of pancreatic cancer. For example, some pregnant women in the late stages of pregnancy need a lot of calcium and zinc supplements to accommodate the fetus's bone development. They think that big bone soup has the highest calcium content, so they drink big bone soup desperately to supplement calcium and zinc. But in fact, big bone soup contains fat and high-quality protein is rare. Drinking it too much may be dangerous. It is recommended that pregnant women take calcium tablets.