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A member asked:
Is it possible that a golf ball size gall stone that i have had for at least 5 years no longer exists after losing 30lbs since this april?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Still there: Gallstones do not dissolve by dieting but the weight loss is excellent. Congratulations!
Answered 9/10/2017
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Unlikely but...: Gallstones can dissolve. There is a pharmaceutical called ursodiol that can dissolve them and the Chinese herb Golden Coin Grass and Amazonian herb Chanca Piedra may be even better at dissolving gallstones. Calcified stones dissolve more slowly but non-calcified gallstones might dissolve with changes in diet. Also it may have also broken apart into smaller pieces that you then passed.
Answered 9/11/2017
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