Important Question! Need Advice About Gall Bladder Prescription!

[goldenraisin214 142]

I was prescribed ths same thing, 2x/day for 6 mos. they gave me a month's worth and i have 5 refills. The pill is huge though, so i opened it and sprinkled onto a spoonfull of pudding oh, and my is 300 mg.

[Tai29 17]

The gallstone med is call Actigall or (generic) Ursodiol. My surgeon prescribed 300MG capsules, twice daily.

Hope this helps!

[takingmylifebacc 21]

I was prescribed Ursodiol 300mg 2x's a day for 6 months and was only given a 1 month supply with 5 months of refills. this is for goldenraisin214, The contents inside the capsule doesn't have a funny taste to it.

[IowaAndy 95]

I noticed that someone said that they opened the capsule and sprikled it on something. I would check with the pharmacist to make sure that this does not change the way the medication is made to be absorbed by your body. You could run into trouble anytime you take medication out of its capsule and not take it as directed. Just do not want you to cause any problems.

I was never offered the medication and do not take anything. I am just wondering for those of you taking this medication how long that you must continue to take this?????? I am trying to get off meds not add meds to my list.

[AliveAgain 283]

IowaAndy, it is the norm to take gallbladder meds starting three weeks after surgery and continue for six months. From what I was told by my doc, there is a 2-3% chance of getting gallstones and/or losing your gallbladder when losing weight rapidly on a high-protein, low carb/calorie diet plan. The risk is much, much higher if you do not take Actigall or a similar medication. I would talk to your WLS doc or your PCP as soon as possible.

[goldenraisin214 142]

I was told it would be ok to open it up, but i started one week after surgery, not 3... Hmmm...

[Mr_Worm 129]

The gallstone med is call Actigall or (generic) Ursodiol. My surgeon prescribed 300MG capsules, twice daily.

Hope this helps!

Same here..I think this is the most common Gallbladder med for gastric patients

[Mr_Worm 129]

and yes, I was told that you can spread the powder into applesauce and eat it. But this is if the size of the pill can't be tolerated....I have no problem with the whole pill