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Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
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MBBS, MS - General Surgery

General Surgeon•Lucknow
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Gallstones are actually hard deposits or lumps that are formed in gallbladder. Gallbladder is a pear shaped, sac-like structure that is located in the upper right part of the abdomen that stores bile. Many people have gallstones present in their bladder but they never know it. This can be an alarming situation for people who have it.

What Causes Gallstones?

There may be several reasons, including:

Your genes
Your weight
Problems with your gallbladder
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Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
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General Surgeon•Ghaziabad
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Gallstones are actually hard deposits or lumps that are formed in gallbladder. Gallbladder is a pear shaped, sac-like structure that is located in the upper right part of the abdomen that stores bile. Many people have gallstones present in their bladder but they never know it. This can be an alarming situation for people who have it.

What Causes Gallstones?

There may be several reasons, including:

Your genes
Your weight
Problems with your gallbladder
Dietmore
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MBBS, DNB ( General Surgery )

General Surgeon•Indore
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Gallstones are actually hard deposits or lumps that are formed in the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped, a sac-like structure that is located in the upper-right part of the abdomen that stores bile. Many people have gallstones present in their bladder but they never know it. This can be an alarming situation for people who have it.

What Causes Gallstones?

There may be several reasons, including:

Your genes
Your weight
Problems with your gallbladder<...more
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MBBS, MS - General Surgery

General Surgeon•Agra
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Gallstones are actually hard deposits or lumps that are formed in the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped, a sac-like structure that is located in the upper-right part of the abdomen that stores bile. Many people have gallstones present in their bladder but they never know it. This can be an alarming situation for people who have it.

What Causes Gallstones?

There may be several reasons, including:

Your genes
Your weight
Problems with your gallbladder<...more
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General Surgeon•Nashik
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Hi lybrate-user, in majority cases it's mandatory to remove gall bladder (GB)
It depends on many factors, like size and number of gall stones, whether those or symptomatic stones or not.
If stones are symptomatic then it's not advisable to wait for gall stones to melt by tablets. Even if there is a first or single episode of colicky pain more in upper abdomen may or may not be associated with nausea vomiting its called symptomatic stone. And symptomatic gall stones should be treated with...more
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Surgical Gastroenterologist•Delhi
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Diet and other lifestyle factors such as lack of exercise and high waist-hip ratio are seen to be the significant contributing factors of certain medical conditions, gallstones one among them. Gallstones have become a highly prevalent issue in India, with an increasing number of patients reporting abdominal pain and discomfort. And it is also seen to be more common in females than in males. If your doctor suspects this problem, then he would proceed with the diagnosis and treatment as applicable...more
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Ayurvedic Doctor•Ajmer
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Gallstones are bits of solid material that may be formed in the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a little organ located under the liver. You won't know you have them until they've blocked your bile duct, causing pain that will need immediate medical intervention and even hospitalization in some cases.

They may comprise of cholesterol, salt, or bilirubin, which consists of red platelets. Gallstones vary in size. They can be as little as a grain of sand or as even the size of an apricot in...more
Last Updated: 6 years ago • Featured Quiz
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MD - Homeopathy, BHMS

Homeopathy Doctor•Chennai
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Some of the symptoms of gallstones include dark urine, clay colored stool and nausea. True or False? Attempt this quiz and find out.
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Last Updated: 6 years ago • Featured Quiz
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Homeopathy Doctor•Madurai
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Gallstones are always accompanied by pain. True or False? Attempt this quiz and find out.
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General Surgeon•Udaipur
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No medicine does not work for Gall stones.
Get operated at the earliest else you may face complications.
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