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Please share a tip in the form of a haiku on living with gallstones.

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Dr. Brad Snyder answered

Specializes in Surgery

Ignore: If you have gallstones that are causing pain, it's best to have the gallbladder surgically removed.

Answered 1/18/2017

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Ignore: If you have symptoms from gallstones, the best treatment is to remove the gallbladder surgically.

Answered 3/3/2016

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Dr. M. Hytham Beck answered

Specializes in Surgery

Ignore: Avoid greasy, rich, or spicy foods; avoid eggs; hydrate well; eat fruits and cooked vegetables.

Answered 1/18/2019

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Ignore: The easiest way to live with gallstones is to get the removed, then they will bother you no more.

Answered 1/14/2015

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Ignore: Maintaining a very bland diet (without heavy fatty, spicy food) to minimize gallbladder activity.

Answered 1/29/2015

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Dr. Zbigniew Moszczynski answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Ignore: Gallstones can present as after meal bloating upper abdominal pain sometimes radiating to the back.

Answered 9/14/2015

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