Cholesterol stones are small dark and occur rarely.
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Gallstones are of two types, cholesterol stones and pigment stones. Cholesterol stones are greenish-yellow in colour and are the most commonly occurring form of stones. The pigment stones are of a smaller size and darker in colour.
Homeopathy can make a gallstone larger than the diameter of the bile duct pass through it.
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A number of medications in homeopathy are capable of passing a stone as big as 12-15mm through the bile duct whose measurement is 2mm. These medicines break down the stone into smaller pieces which can easily pass through the bile duct.
Bile, also known as gall is produced by:
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Bile or gall is a dark-greenish or yellow-brownish fluid that is secreted by the liver. This is stored for a period of time in the gall bladder that releases it to the duodenum, a part of the large intestine where it works for fat digestion.
Stones are removed only while the gall bladder remains unaffected in a gallstone surgery.
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When a person is treated surgically for gall stones, his entire gall bladder also gets removed. Gall bladder unlike the appendix is not a vestigial organ and has an extremely important role to play in fat digestion. This is why removing gallstones non-surgically is a better option than getting the gall bladder removed.