Prognosis
After removal of the gallbladder, most patients have a good chance of never getting a gallstone disease (biliary colic) again. In some cases, however, the stones may still form in the bile duct and cause pain there. Patients who suffer from hereditary gallstones or who cannot (cannot) eliminate the above-mentioned risk factors are usually affected.
In general, however, the prognosis after surgery is very good. Non-operative gallstone treatments have a worse prognosis. As mentioned above, they often have only a 70% success rate.
Prophylaxis
Many risk factors, such as age or sex, cannot be influenced. Probably however the nourishing habits change (no cholesterinreiche, ballaststoffarme nutrition) and the body weight reduce. Drinking a glass of milk at night should cause the gallbladder to empty and thus reduce the risk of gallstones forming.
