Has anyone had other treatments other than surgery for gallbladder?
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Just wondering if there are alternatives to surgery if gallstones or gallbladder problems are found?
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Posted , 7 users are following.
Just wondering if there are alternatives to surgery if gallstones or gallbladder problems are found?
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I'm due to have my gallbladder out next Friday due to recurrent pain due to a malfunctioning gallbladder - I was diagnosed with a HIDA scan which revealed my gallbladder was functioning at 9%. The gastroenterologist said that the result indicated a gallbladder that was inflamed and scarred and obviously not working and probably full of sludge (will know more later). I have been unable to work for 7 months to agonising pains at any time of the day or night and can't eat or drink without excrutiating pain. I haven't been offered any other treatment other than removal of the gallbladder and quite honestly with the amount of pain I'm in all I want is to get rid of it - I am aware that it doesn't always solve the problem though and some people can be left in as much pain afterwards as before the operation. I'm prepared to take that chance as I can't live like this. I do know that there are natural treatments out there using olive oil and lemon juice - look up gallbladder flush on Google which some people say can eliminate stones - I suppose it depends what sort of state your gallbladder is as to whether you want to try an alternative approach to see if you can turn things round. It also depends how frequent your attacks are - if they are infrequent then maybe you could try a natural approach to see if you can improve things.
Hope that helps