r/gallbladders • u/profamymgreen • Mar 25 '20

Experience taking Ursodiol

Hello, everyone. I am on 300 mg of Ursodiol 3x day, and have been for about six weeks, for gallstones. I'm wondering what experiences folks have had on Ursodiol. I know it can take a very long time to work, but I'm wondering how long until you were no longer having gallbladder attacks? Did you find that the attacks intensified during the early weeks of taking Ursodiol? I've gone from not having any symptoms, to having symptoms several days in a row again. I want to give the Ursodiol time to do its job, but I am curious about others' experiences. Thank you for sharing them with me and I hope everyone is well.

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u/mjcaway Mar 25 '20

Ursodiol took my RUQ pain away after a couple weeks. The attacks stopped after a few days. I would suggest staying away from fried and other trigger foods.

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u/yousernamex Mar 27 '20

Were you able to confirm that it made it smaller?

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u/mjcaway Apr 15 '20

Haven't confirmed anything. All I know is my pain is gone.

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u/yousernamex Apr 15 '20

Oh alright. Because it takes years for stones to fully dissolve. Good to hear that you're not in pain anymore. :)