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What Causes Congestive Heart Failure When Diagnosed With Actigall?

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Posted on Wed, 30 Aug 2017
Question: My son,57yrs. Old has just been prescribed actigall. He has congestive heart failure and has a valve in the back of his heart that pumps the blood "backwards". He was due to have surgery, laproscopicly, but because of prior surgeries for hernias (4) where surgical mesh was used, they said they could not, and thus the script for actually. He is also about 60lbs overweight,mostly due to water retention, he has been told. About 10Years ago, he underwent surgery to remove his right lung, due to a massive infection from inhaling bat guano while exploring caves. Is this drug safe for him and what side effects can he expect, if any? Thank you for your help, a concerned mom.





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Answered by Dr. Bhanu Partap (32 minutes later)
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Hello Ma'am

After going through the medical details provided by you of your son I can understand your concern for his health and I would like to tell you that Actigall is basically used for the medical dissolution of the gallstones or to treat liver disease like cirrhosis.

Yes your son can take it as it do not have much cardiac effects. Common side effects associated includes

Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Dizziness, Headache, Dyspepsia, Mild Backache.

I hope this information will answer your query.

Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu partap
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What Causes Congestive Heart Failure When Diagnosed With Actigall?

Brief Answer: Please refer to the detailed answer below Detailed Answer: Hello Ma'am After going through the medical details provided by you of your son I can understand your concern for his health and I would like to tell you that Actigall is basically used for the medical dissolution of the gallstones or to treat liver disease like cirrhosis. Yes your son can take it as it do not have much cardiac effects. Common side effects associated includes Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Dizziness, Headache, Dyspepsia, Mild Backache. I hope this information will answer your query. Kind Regards Dr Bhanu partap