“What is the most common treatment for gallstones?”
I have gallstones and want to treat them. What is the most common treatment for gallstones?
5 Answers
The only treatment for gallstones that can definitively remove the stones and prevent them from causing future problems is to remove the gallbladder. Some medications claim to dissolve stones or prevent them from forming, but these are not usually successful once stones have already formed. Gallstones cannot be blasted or removed like kidney stones. Unfortunately the only way to fully treat them is to remove the gallbladder. Sometimes if gallstones are causing only minimal symptoms or not causing any symptoms at all, they can just be watched or the patient can try eating a low-fat diet to control symptoms. However, this does not get rid of the stones.
By far the most common treatment is removal of the gallbladder and stones - viaan operation. The procedure is nearly always done laparoscopically in the USA.
Surgery is the most common and effective treatment for gallstones. To date, there is no proven medication to dissolve or pass the gallstones, and there are no radiofrequency/laser treatments, as is the case with kidney stones.
Mainly Surgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Consult Functional Medicine and start Acupuncture with Moxibustion.
If you have symptoms related to your gallstones (typically- right upper quadrant pain, nausea, bloating), surgery to remove the gallbladder is the recommended treatment.
