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I read that gilbert syndrome patients have higher chance of developing gallstones. i have gs and got cholecystectomy due to gb polyp. does that mean that i should worry about intrahepatic/cbd stones? will udca help? out of frying pan into the fire

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See below: Patients with Gilbert may not have higher incidence of gall stones. Visit this site for a technical article on this subject: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2388459/ Wish you good health!

Answered 10/3/2020

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A member asked:

I read that gilbert syndrome patients have higher chance of developing gallstones. i have gs and got cholecystectomy due to gb polyp. does that mean that i should worry about intrahepatic/cbd stones? will udca help? out of frying pan into the fire

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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