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Is It Safe To Travel While Suffering From Gall Stones?

is it safe to travel with gall stone(s)? My wife was told yesterday that she had a 1.8cm gall stone, it is too late to rebook a trip we have scheduled for 13 days from now. The pain she had yesterday was the first attack she has had, no previous pain.
Wed, 17 Jun 2015
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I think yes it's safe or better the risk for another biliary colic if the first one was a true biliary colic is the same for a traveller, because it doesn't depend on the movement but more on the food you take. Abundant meals and especially abundant fatty meals may be the cause of a new biliary colic, so she should be more cautious. Meanwhile you have the time for a laparoscopic cholecistectomy and a good recovery in 13 days if possible.
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Is It Safe To Travel While Suffering From Gall Stones?

I think yes it s safe or better the risk for another biliary colic if the first one was a true biliary colic is the same for a traveller, because it doesn t depend on the movement but more on the food you take. Abundant meals and especially abundant fatty meals may be the cause of a new biliary colic, so she should be more cautious. Meanwhile you have the time for a laparoscopic cholecistectomy and a good recovery in 13 days if possible.