Gallstones after WLS?
I did and yes, it is common. However, there is a medication called Actigall that often prevents gall stones if taken for the first six to 12 months after surgery.
Kelly
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Actigall comes in a pill form.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
almost 6 months exactly from my WLS i was rushed to the ER I thought i was having a heart attack, when they did the scans I have 8 gallstones one had lodged its self in my bile duck and was causeing my severe pain. the day after christmas I had my gallbladder removed. the surgen said that it was a very common side effect of WLS.
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