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I get these painful gallstone attacks. how can i stop them?

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If you are: Sure that they are gallbladder attacks, you should have surgery asap. If you wait too long, your gallbladder can get acutely inflamed, which makes your surgery and post op recovery that much more difficult. Sometimes, the gallbladder becomes so inflamed that open surgery becomes necessary. Go see your surgeon now.

Dr Fowler and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 7/22/2018

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