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Can my mother take gaviscon liquid whilst she has gallstones.

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Dr. Herman Hammerstead answered

Specializes in Trauma Surgery

Yes: What she needs to cure her symptoms is a cholecystectomy not Gaviscon

Answered 2/23/2016

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