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Can the laxative prep for colonoscopy cause gall bladder attacks?

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Dr. Nayana Trivedi answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not really: Colon prep is mainly laxative. Gallbladder attack comes from Fatty food.Some times the gall stone blocks the Ampula of Vater an opening at the Duodenum can may cause the attack.

Answered 7/9/2018

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Possible: Theoretically speaking is possible. Anything that stimulates the digestive system can potentially trigger a biliary colic (gallbladder attack) . Certainly there are certain foods and substances that can do it more than others .

Answered 10/19/2017

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It may: Potentially it could. More likely, though, it may cause colonic spasms, which in the right place could be difficult to tell from gall bladder attack

Answered 6/26/2017

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