1007-The Sheer Gall of it All

Travel Medicine Podcast

In this episode Dr's J and Santhosh continue their back to basics series by investigating the gallbladder! Along the way they cover biliary colic, predictions about episode contact, German scientists, gallstones and the five F's, the origin of bile, risk factors and ethnic differences for stones, gall sludge, Guinness records, PBC, Primary sclerosing cholangitis, Viking susceptibility, Free dripping fistula technique, bear farms, orphan drugs and more! So sit back as we root through your bowels to unearth organ information!

Further Reading

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9742755/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1116086/

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pan3.10249#:~:text=In%20TCM%2C%20bear%20bile%20is,et%20al.%2C%202009).

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11276386/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2630947/

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/full/10.7326/0003-4819-130-4-199902160-00016

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0098299785900111

Support Us spiritually, emotionally or financially here! or on ACAST+

travelmedicinepodcast.com

X/Twitter: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfro

Tikotok: Drjtoksmedicine

Gmail: [e-mail]

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28uQe3cYGrTLhP6X0zyEhT

Facebook: facebook.com/travelmedicinepodcast

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/travelmedicinepodcast

Supporting us monthly has all sorts of perks! You get ad free episodes, bonus musical parody, behind the scenes conversations not available to regular folks and more!! Your support helps us to pay for more guest interviews, better equipment, and behind the scenes people who know what they are doing! https://plus.acast.com/s/travelmedicinepodcast.

---

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.