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A member asked:
My gollbladder has sludge what can i do?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Are you: having symptoms. If you are symptomatic may require surgery. sometimes in asymptomatic patients concerned a HIDA scan may be ordered to help stratify risk
Answered 8/3/2014
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Consider ...: Depending on the person and symptoms he/she may have, it's not clear that sludge always causes problems. But it would be prudent to consider some lifestyle choices that a person with known gallstones would undertake, including maintaining a healthy weight, if overweight losing weight slowly(1-2lbs/week) and not skipping meals. All these things appear to prevent gallstone formation. Good luck.
Answered 8/3/2014
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