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What Medications Help Treat Gallstones?
Question: Hello,
I am 26 Years old. Recently I had chest pain which lasted for two hour I didn't take any medicine that day. The next day I went for full body checkup in XXXXXXX Hrudalaya Hospital XXXXXXX and I was told that My heart is good as per the test results. But with ultra sound abdomen report they found two gallbladder calculi largest measuring 8.1mm. I was told that surgery needs to done to remove those gallbladder stones by Physician.I didn't cousult with any surgical gastro consultant.
Please let me know if there is any other way to break/remove the gallbladder stone using medicine or food habits.
I am 26 Years old. Recently I had chest pain which lasted for two hour I didn't take any medicine that day. The next day I went for full body checkup in XXXXXXX Hrudalaya Hospital XXXXXXX and I was told that My heart is good as per the test results. But with ultra sound abdomen report they found two gallbladder calculi largest measuring 8.1mm. I was told that surgery needs to done to remove those gallbladder stones by Physician.I didn't cousult with any surgical gastro consultant.
Please let me know if there is any other way to break/remove the gallbladder stone using medicine or food habits.
Brief Answer:
Alternate treatment methods are limited.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Yes, surgery is the primary mode of treatment of gall bladder stones.
Though another form of treatment - medical drugs and shock wave to break stones are available, they have limited effects and only used in a few types of gallstones.
They are not effective in all forms of gall bladder stones. Therefore, surgical treatment is the most used treatment of gall bladder stones.
I will suggest you discuss with a gastroenterologist and your surgeon and discuss the need for surgery and when it could be done.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Prasad, General & Family Physician
Alternate treatment methods are limited.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Yes, surgery is the primary mode of treatment of gall bladder stones.
Though another form of treatment - medical drugs and shock wave to break stones are available, they have limited effects and only used in a few types of gallstones.
They are not effective in all forms of gall bladder stones. Therefore, surgical treatment is the most used treatment of gall bladder stones.
I will suggest you discuss with a gastroenterologist and your surgeon and discuss the need for surgery and when it could be done.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Prasad, General & Family Physician
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