Gallstone medication - reactions?

[taracutch 226]

300 mg twice a day. He didn't say how long but the bottle says 120.0 units remain until gone, whatever that means

[swimbikerun 1,045]

Vomitting and hot like flashes, spitting up, etc.

I am being prescribed Urso, which is a medication to help dissolve gallbladder stones and sludge. Has anyone used this before? What side effects did you get? Makes me nervous that one side effect is thinning hair, especially since I could get thinning hair just from getting the sleeve, which was done on 5/20.

[ajg91342 36]

@@swimbikerun That sounds horrible. Did you keep taking for the full prescribed time? I just picked my prescription up and the 500mg pills are the biggest pills I have ever needed to take. And I'm supposed to take it with food...not sure how I can even do that without getting overfull. And to do that twice a day...I'm considering not taking the medication. What was your dose?

[swimbikerun 1,045]

No I didn't. I could barely manage it at all.

[ajg91342 36]

@@swimbikerun What was your dose and frequency?

[ajg91342 36]

Talked to my surgeon about my concerns, so he told me to just take half the dose. So 250 two times a day. Had my first one with lunch and didn't notice any effects. Hopefully it stays that way.

[catwoman7 11,212]

I took it for the first six months. I didn't have any side effects.

[daniotra 298]

Everyone on my program, that still has a gall bladder, gets urisidol for six months. It helps prevent gall stone formation, which is a very common side effect of rapid weight loss.

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[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I am being prescribed Urso, which is a medication to help dissolve gallbladder stones and sludge. Has anyone used this before? What side effects did you get? Makes me nervous that one side effect is thinning hair, especially since I could get thinning hair just from getting the sleeve, which was done on 5/20.

I was prescribed Ursodial for 6-months post-op and didn't notice any side effects.

[Renkoss 420]

I was prescribed the same med and after taking it for a couple days I stopped because I had horrible horrible diarrhea from it (explosive and burned!). I told the doctor and he kind of blew me off on that and said it was best to take it to prevent gallstones than to get them and have to have surgery. At that rate, I'd rather do surgery! I am 3-1/2 months out and haven't taken them. So far so good (knocks on wood).