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Anybody else getting sick while taking it. I swallow this mammoth horse pill and most times end up puking it up in like 30 minutes... and when i do puke, it lifts me off my feet, and i weigh 330, just as a point of reference. Was told to stop taking it, then yesterday when i met with my surgeon he said i better start taking it otherwise we mine as well just go ahead and schedule gall bladder surgery now. he said with the amount of weight i have lost so fast (roughly 101 pounds since say Oct 1) that I will DEFINITELY get gall stones... anyone have issues with this and have any recommendations on taking it?

Thanks guys.

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Hi I am not sure what horse pill you are taking but ANY large pill is sure to get stuck as it is going through an opening the size of a straw. As awful as it sounds either crush it (yuck) or divide it into smaller pieces then take one at a time. I used to swallow pills by the handful. No more. I am also almost off ALL meds now anyway. Thank God.

As to gallstones. I had those when i was considered overweight at 180.. (geez). I would rather give birth to a 10 pound baby than go through the pain again. They say the rule is overweight and over thirty, is a clue to having gallstones. It took nearly six months to figure what the pain in my gut was from. Then it was emergency surgery. At least these days it is laparoscopic . I have a 8 inch scar.

As to throwing up. That is dangerous too. I had a lap band for three years and threw up off and on for the whole time. Twice flipping my pouch, emergency surgery twice. ....and I burned my vocal cords and esophagus from stomach acid. I was a soprano singer, now I can barely sing. SOOO my best advice is make the pill smaller, even if it is gross, you will like the end results much better.

By the way congratulations on your weight loss, that is terrific!

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My surgeon said that medication only works in 30% of cases and that many people say it's the worst six months of their lives due to nausea, diarrhea, weakness, etc. I chose not to take it due to already having these constant symptoms since surgery on 11/6 even though I have already developed gall bladder "sludge."

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What is gallbladder sludge? Sounds like I should be glad my has been gone for 20 plus years..

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He said it's like having sand in your gall bladder. It happens before stones. Crossing my fingers that it doesn't progress.

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My doctor put me on actigall post-surgery because I had a gallstone and sludge in my gall bladder. I was told to open the capsule and pour it into a little applesauce and take it that way. To tell the truth I am really concerned that the medication is not going to work for me, and I will have to end up having my gall bladder taken out. I really do not want to go through another surgery.

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I take it and have had no problems

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