Is there away to remove gallstones without surgery?
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Some alternative therapists say you can flush them out of your gallbladder with an oil cleanse.  Talk to a health care practitioner about this procedure and read a lot about it so you understand what you are doing.  There are two versions that I have seen, the quick one and the gradual one.  The gradual one goes as follows... \n\nFrom Dr. Mercola's Website:\nFor every 160 pounds of body weight use five teaspoons of cold-pressed flax seed oil. Pour the flax oil over your food during one meal of the day or divide into half and use on two meals. Take the flax oil six days a week for two months.
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US is good it will show if stones are in bile ducts , which you still have it  even after your gallbladder removed , next step to do is ERCP , which gives better evaluation of the biliary tree by injecting dye in the biliary tree  by using endoscope , and stones if it is present can be removed endoscopically in good hands and without operation .
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Actonel does not commonly cause gallbladder problems, so I doubt they are connected... You likely have gallstones, caused by an imbalance of the bile salts being released by it. These salts can form stones by calcifying. This blocks the passage of bile from the liver into the intestines, which causes a build up of waste inside your body. Without removing the gallbladder, you could die. It is a frequently done operation, and you are putting yourself at very little risk by undergoing the operation.
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No they do not have to be taken out.  Pain is optional.
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There are some medications out there but ultimately you will probably have to have surgery.  Gall stone pain can sometimes mimic a heart attack.  Today the surgery for gall stones is much less evasive than it used to be.  Be sure to avoid fatty foods and change your diet as probably specified by your physician.  Gall stones are painful.  I have had my gall bladder removed.  I only have about a 1 inch scar.  Isn't modern medicine great!  lol  My thoughts are with you!
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performed to treat cholelithiasis and cholecystitis.. it is the surgical removal of the gallbladder. under general anaesthesia the gall bladder is excised and the cyst duct litigated, the common duct is explored, and any stones found are removed. when possible is done as a laparoscopic procedure.. research this on the web for more information
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I had this done when I had kidney stones.\n\nLithotripsy is a non-surgical (no cutting) procedure. It uses high-energy sonic (sound) waves, guided by X-ray pictures, to break up kidney stones into sand-like particles. (Litho=stone; tripsy=crush.) Since the human body is made up largely of water, the sonic waves can pass right through body tissues, affecting only the targeted stones. In the days following the treatment, the small particles pass out of your body in your urine, with little pain.\n\nAmong the advantages of lithotripsy: It's an outpatient procedure — no hospital stay required. There is little discomfort from the procedure itself, which is done while you are under intravenous sedation (medication to make you relax). Because there is no incision, there are no stitches, and the recovery time is much shorter than with surgery.
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There are no natural remedies for this problem and if it was me I would definitly have it removed. The abdominal pain your husband has been having is more than likely a gallbladder attack.  They will continue to get worse if the gallbladder isn't removed.  I would also go ahead and have it removed because your surgeon would have a better chance at removing the gallbladder using a laproscopic approach rather then the old way (big incision down the abdomen).  When you have your gallbladder removed using the laproscopic approach, your recovery time is much faster, you are in a lot less pain, and you can usually have it done on an outpatient basis (which means it will be cheaper because you won't have a long hospital stay).  It would also be better to remove it now  because he will eventually have to have it removed anyway.  By waiting you also run the risk that it could rupture and then you would really get sick.  As for the bile dripping into the intestines, that is not right at all.  First of all, the gallbladder is a storage space for bile and your intestines (commonly referred to as your colon) is the route your bile travels to leave you body.  Surgeons are very careful not to let bile leak out of the gallbladder while removing it.  If bile is to leak out then they would just irrigate and suction it out and I really don't think it has anything to do with you always feeling hungry.  I would just contact your surgeon and ask him any questions or concerns you are having. Hope this helps you some.
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Gall Bladder surgery IS a nessecary thing.  I had mine removed about 6 months ago, as a medical emergency.  My gall bladder contained over 100 stones, and was so full of bile, it almost killed me.  I didn't even think there was anything wrong with me.  One night I started throwing up violently, so I was taken to the ER.  After several tests, it was determined that I had Pancreatitis, caused by my overflowing, and inactive Gall Bladder.  Since I've had it out, I have felt great, and had NO complications.
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I had my gall bladder out 2yrs. ago,and it took about 3weeks\nfor me to recover!Make sure you don't lift anything heavy and don't get the incision wet.
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There can be two reasons, depending on the how much time ago was it removed:\n1. Can be because, if it was not long ago, your nervous terminals are still pretty sensible or the area is inflamed stimulating surrounding nervous terminals, which can cause the pain.\n2. And most probable, is that you still have gallstones (If you had the surgery for that reason) that are making damage to the biliary duct. \nGo to your doctor, and have him check that out!
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No gallbladder means nowhere for gallstones to form. Consequently, problem solved.
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Well, gallstones are relatively unusual in children and unborn babies,but have been noted in the following conditions:\n1.neonatal cholestasis- caused by sepsis (infection), hypoxia (usually in mothers who smoke or have lung conditions like asthma),or poor maternal nutrition,or mothers with high cholesterol levels.\n2.hereditary spherocytosis/sickle cell disease\nThese are both inherited blood disorders\n3.Problems with enterohepatic (liver)  circulation\nSometimes,even in the absence of these,some unborn children have gallstones.\nlt is not life-threatening.Elective  C-section at 39 weeks is okay.\nUltrasound can be used to break up the stones without surgrey after birth,thank God!\nWish you a safe delivery!
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Gallbaladder attacks are caused by allergies to high fat foods, quit drinking anything that has high sugar contents, soda, juice things like that, start drinking lots of water and your diet should probably change, I would eat plain food, like veges with no sauce or garnish, which means no butter too!!! just lightly steam veges for a couple of minutes, but not to long, also you could eat plain boneless skinless chicken breast. Just everything has to be very plain, no wheat, no sugar, basically no carbs, only veges and very lean protien. I had a gallbladder attack and they removed mine and I am only 27, after wards I did research and what I found out was very interesting, change your diet for a couple of weeks and see if that helps. I wish I would have known that, instead I had to lose a body part. I never had heartburn or issues before my attack, it just happened all of a sudden, but if you follow a low fat diet with no sugar you should be alot better in a couple of weeks.\n\nYour stool is weird because your gallbladder is not releasing enough enzymes to break down the fat in your foods, so if you reduce or cut completely your fat intake your gallbladder will be able to catch up( I guess that is how you can word it).\n\nPlease try this before you have gallbladder surgery, I wsih that I would have known about this before I had mine out. \n\nLet me know how it goes,\nLissa7903@yahoo.com\n\nMelissa
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Try your hardest to save your gallbladder. I would recommend a gallbladder flush and avoid cooked fats. Rather try raw fats such as olive oil, raw cheese, coconut oil and avoid eating cooked fats. Take a digestive enzyme with a lot of lipase in it to digest fat. Vitamin C will also be beneficial. See a good board certified acupuncturist and apply Castor oil packs to the liver gallbladder area every night. If you are female and taking birth control pills (hormones) I would recommend that you find an alternative form of contraception. Always remember that God knew what he was doing when he designed your body. It is a self-healing organism. We should never remove something before fighting with all your might to save it. .....Good luck!
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Gallstones cause a lot of pain for one. You get to the point where you're afraid to eat not knowing what's going to set off the pain. Next, you end up having a lot of diarrhea, so you don't absorb your food very well. Gallstones help to digest fat. When the gallstones cause a lot of problems, you end up having to have the gallbladder removed. Not fun.
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Go and see you GP and ask about Gallstones.  When I had it I had pain at the bottom of my chest on the right side and into my back.  I was treated for a urine infection too.