How Gallstones Are Treated
Surgery Surgery to remove the gallbladder is the most common way to treat symptomatic gallstones. Fortunately, you can live just fine without this organ. However, a very small percentage may experience diarrhea from the increase in bile flowing into the small intestine. In the overwhelming majority of cases, the bile flows directly from the liver through the ducts and into the small intestine, and there are no noticeable changes in digestion....