What is cholecystitis?

Cholecystitis refers to inflammation of the gallbladder, causing severe abdominal pain. A common outcome of this condition is the surgical removal of the gallbladder.

How do members experience cholecystitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cholecystitis*

*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 cholecystitis*

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

Compare treatments taken by people with cholecystitis*

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

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

Who has cholecystitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 7
30s 26
40s 54
50s 75
60s 61
70+ 29

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 53
Female 202