I found out I have gallstones around 0.88 mm in my gallbladder from a USG report but I don't have any pain they were discovered accidentally during a scan for something else. Do I really need surgery or can they be treated with medicine?

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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MBBS
6+ Yrs

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Gallstones detected incidentally without pain often don‚Äôt need surgery immediately but should be monitored for symptoms or complications.

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I've been having loose motions since early this morning and I've already had two bouts of watery stools. Can you suggest any medicine? I wonder if it's because I ate some tomato-based curry outside yesterday. I've just moved to Mumbai a couple of days ago.

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