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Please share an interesting fact about living with gallstones.

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Ignore: Many are single stones and lower incidence of difficulties.

Answered 6/4/2017

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Dr. Andrew Hoffman answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Ignore: With gallstones-once symptoms begin, they will slowly increase in intensity, frequency and severity.

Answered 6/12/2017

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Dr. Brad Snyder answered

Specializes in Surgery

Ignore: Living with gallstones increases the risk of complications like infection or blockage of bile ducts.

Answered 5/3/2017

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Gallstone: Gallstone pain may be felt in the right shoulder, right armpit, or in the right upper back/abdomen.

Answered 3/16/2015

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Gallstones: Gallstones can be related to pancreatitis. Think about surgery if you have gallstone symptoms.

Answered 9/30/2017

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Dr. J. Roth answered

Ignore: Avoid fatty foods to reduce symptoms of pain after eating caused by gallstones.

Answered 10/6/2016

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Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Most: Most people with gallstones never know they have them.

Answered 6/8/2014

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Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

A: A bile acid pill can dissolve/break down gallstones.

Answered 8/5/2014

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Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Pancreas: Pancreas problems can occur with gallstone blockages.

Answered 6/8/2014

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Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Sedentary: Sedentary lifestyle is a risk factor for gallstone formation.

Answered 6/8/2014

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Dr. Paul Velt answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

Ignore: Avoiding very greasy food will help. This may force you to eat more healthy foods.

Answered 6/27/2014

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Dr. Tracy Berg answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Ignore: It's risky for Infection, obstruction, perforation and pancreatitis, which can ruin your health.

Answered 8/12/2014

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Definitive: Definitive treatment for gallstones is to remove the entire gallbladder, with the stones in it.

Answered 7/27/2014

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Dr. M. Hytham Beck answered

Specializes in Surgery

Ignore: Avoid food that cause pain like greasy and fatty food avoid eggs and salad avoid raw vegetables.

Answered 7/27/2014

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Dr. Ronald Holzman answered

Specializes in Mammography, Breast Ultrasound

Ignore: If they are asymptomatic, leave them alone!

Answered 4/17/2019

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Ignore: You can live a healthy long life without your gallbladder .

Answered 1/14/2015

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Dr. Daniel Saurborn answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

Ignore: Ultrasound is best choice to evaluate for gallstones. Stones are white with black shadows.

Answered 2/2/2015

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Gallstones: Gallstones may present with right shoulder pain, right armpit pain, or right scapular pain.

Answered 6/5/2015

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Dr. Zbigniew Moszczynski answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Ignore: Avoid greasy foods, fried foods and quick weight loss. Still, best treatment is laparoscopic surgery.

Answered 9/14/2015

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