What is gallstones?

Gallstones (choleliths) are crystalline bodies formed within the body by accretion or concretion of normal or abnormal bile components. Gallbladder stones can lead to acute cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder) or obstruction of bile flow in the bile ducts.

How do members experience gallstones?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with gallstones*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for gallstones*

*Data from patients with gallstones, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with gallstones*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
gallstones (3)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
gallstones (2)

*Data from patients with gallstones, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has gallstones on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 19
30s 85
40s 156
50s 202
60s 189
70+ 100

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 123
Female 622