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 (3)

*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 20
30s 73
40s 167
50s 204
60s 199
70+ 116

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 126
Female 638

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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.



Common symptoms reported by people with gallstones

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for gallstones

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Surgery
How many have tried
361
Tried for
gallstones (3)
Type
Surgery
How many have tried
136
Tried for
gallstones (3)

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

Treatment name(s)
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 (3)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with gallstones, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has gallstones on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 5 new patients joined this month
  • 175 say gallstones is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 20
30s 73
40s 167
50s 204
60s 199
70+ 116
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 28
20-29 years 89
30-39 years 90
40-49 years 84
50-59 years 54
60-69 years 17
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 126
Female 638

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 449
Not Diagnosed 13

These charts show data from gallstones patients who have completed their condition history
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