Gallstones Treatment

Last Updated: October 31, 2026

Lifestyle Modifications

Reduce symptom frequency and severity, prevent progression of gallstone disease.

Adopting a low-fat, high-fiber diet to reduce symptoms and manage weight.
Avoiding foods known to trigger symptoms, such as fatty or greasy meals.
Maintaining a healthy body weight and avoiding rapid weight loss, which can increase gallstone risk.

ConsultDietitianGeneral Practitioner

Medicinal Treatment

Manage pain and symptoms, and in specific cases, dissolve gallstones.

Over-the-counter painkillers like paracetamol or ibuprofen for managing mild to moderate pain.
Prescription-strength analgesics for severe pain episodes (biliary colic).
Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) for dissolving certain types of cholesterol gallstones in select patients who cannot undergo surgery, though this can be a lengthy process.

ConsultGeneral PractitionerGastroenterologist

Surgical Treatment

Remove gallstones, alleviate symptoms, and prevent future complications.

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Minimally invasive surgery to remove the gallbladder through small incisions, the most common treatment for symptomatic gallstones.
Open Cholecystectomy: Traditional surgery to remove the gallbladder through a larger incision, typically reserved for complex cases or complications.
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP): A procedure to remove gallstones from the common bile duct, often performed before or during gallbladder removal.

ConsultGeneral SurgeonGastroenterologist

Surgical Options

Compare procedures, costs, and hospitals.

Cholecystectomy

Specialists

DietitianGeneral PractitionerGastroenterologistGeneral Surgeon

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Gallstones Treatment

Last Updated: October 31, 2026

Lifestyle Modifications

Reduce symptom frequency and severity, prevent progression of gallstone disease.

Adopting a low-fat, high-fiber diet to reduce symptoms and manage weight.
Avoiding foods known to trigger symptoms, such as fatty or greasy meals.
Maintaining a healthy body weight and avoiding rapid weight loss, which can increase gallstone risk.

ConsultDietitianGeneral Practitioner

Medicinal Treatment

Manage pain and symptoms, and in specific cases, dissolve gallstones.

Over-the-counter painkillers like paracetamol or ibuprofen for managing mild to moderate pain.
Prescription-strength analgesics for severe pain episodes (biliary colic).
Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) for dissolving certain types of cholesterol gallstones in select patients who cannot undergo surgery, though this can be a lengthy process.

ConsultGeneral PractitionerGastroenterologist

Surgical Treatment

Remove gallstones, alleviate symptoms, and prevent future complications.

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Minimally invasive surgery to remove the gallbladder through small incisions, the most common treatment for symptomatic gallstones.
Open Cholecystectomy: Traditional surgery to remove the gallbladder through a larger incision, typically reserved for complex cases or complications.
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP): A procedure to remove gallstones from the common bile duct, often performed before or during gallbladder removal.

ConsultGeneral SurgeonGastroenterologist

Surgical Options

Compare procedures, costs, and hospitals.

Cholecystectomy

Specialists

DietitianGeneral PractitionerGastroenterologistGeneral Surgeon

About This Disease

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