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Gall Stone, Continuous Stomach Pain On The Left. Are Gallstones Curable With Medicines?

Hello, Iam having a 8mm stone in the gall bladder .There is continuous pain in the stomach especially on the lower side of left side of stomach. Iam staying abroad in africa and surgery cannot be done here. Doctor is advising medicine as i dont want to travel to india for surgery. I want to do the the surgery in May. Kindly advise if gallstone can be disappera by medicine or i have to travel immediately to remove the stone.Are there going to be any serious complications, if i dont go immediately to india. thanks.
Fri, 11 Jan 2013
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Hello,venkat2451,
The gallstone that you have is a single small stone and can be treated
by non-surgical means. The medication can help dissolve the stone
as long as you stay on the medications. The most commonly used
drug is Ursodeoxycholic acid , given in 8-11 mg/kg weight based,
and given for 3 months or longer (Up to 20 months) is effective
in dissolving the stone. Only thing is, there should be no calcium in
the stone. In some centers, they can blast the stone with shock
wave therapy !
This will definitely give you enogh time for elective surgery if needed.
As with any drug, there may be some side effects from this as well.
Stay on a fat restricted diet which will be helpful.
I wish you well.
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Gall Stone, Continuous Stomach Pain On The Left. Are Gallstones Curable With Medicines?

Hello,venkat2451, The gallstone that you have is a single small stone and can be treated by non-surgical means. The medication can help dissolve the stone as long as you stay on the medications. The most commonly used drug is Ursodeoxycholic acid , given in 8-11 mg/kg weight based, and given for 3 months or longer (Up to 20 months) is effective in dissolving the stone. Only thing is, there should be no calcium in the stone. In some centers, they can blast the stone with shock wave therapy ! This will definitely give you enogh time for elective surgery if needed. As with any drug, there may be some side effects from this as well. Stay on a fat restricted diet which will be helpful. I wish you well.