Don’t be scared by gallstones! Which method of treating gallstones is suitable for you?

Gallstones, also known as gallbladder stones, are a particularly common disease, and the incidence rate increases with age. There are no obvious symptoms in the early stages of the disease, so it is particularly easy to be ignored and difficult to diagnose. If you find any disease, you must seek medical treatment promptly. At present, the treatment for gallstones is mainly divided into drug treatment and surgical treatment.

1. Drug treatment

Category 1: Antispasmodics. Antispasmodics achieve the effect of pain relief by relaxing and relieving spasms.

Category 2: Antibiotics. Gallstones are mostly accompanied by infection, so it is necessary to use antibiotics to reduce inflammation.

Category 3: Litholytic drugs, which regulate the level of cholesterol in bile. They are only effective for cholesterol gallstones, but not for calcium salt stones. It is best to check the effects of this type of medication every 3 months.

2. Surgical treatment

The first type: gallbladder-preserving lithotomy. If the patient's gallbladder function is good, there is no inflammation, and the number of stones is small and of moderate size, the doctor may consider removing the stones and leaving the gallbladder. Some data show that the 5-year recurrence rate of cholecystolithotomy is as high as 37%-45%.

The second type: cholecystectomy. For patients with a large number of stones, gallbladder wall thickening exceeding 3mm, and chronic cholecystitis, doctors may perform cholecystectomy. Patients may experience nausea, abdominal distension, diarrhea, greasy stools, etc. within six months after the operation. Until the bile duct expands to replace the gallbladder, digestive function returns to normal!

The third method: open common bile duct to remove stones and T-tube drainage. What if the stones happen to grow in the common bile duct and block the traffic? Surgical incision of the common bile duct to remove the stones. During the recovery period of the common bile duct, bile is prohibited from passing, but bile cannot accumulate, so a rubber T-tube is placed to drain the bile out of the body. After 2 to 3 months, the common bile duct is fully healed, the rubber T-tube is removed, and bile can flow freely!

Whether you choose drug treatment or surgical treatment, you must consider your actual condition and carefully choose the treatment method that suits you to be effective.