How to Use gallstone in a Sentence

gallstone

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• At the time, the church was told he had gallstones and had to be hospitalized.
  — Sarah Smith, star-telegram, 3 Apr. 2018
• And too much bile may increase your risk of gallstones.
  — Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2023
• Rapid weight loss can also increase the risk of gallstones.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 14 Oct. 2019
• Nexletol increases uric acid in the blood, which can cause gout and gallstones.
  — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2023
• By morning, the man was feeling better — the jammed gallstone must have gotten loose and moved on.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 16 May 2023
• Chenodal is a tablet that helps a small number of patients with gallstones for whom surgery is too risky.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 11 May 2018
• Pigment gallstones, on the other hand, are often dark brown or black.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 11 Dec. 2017
• Like gallstone pain, the pain from kidney stones is often episodic and will come in waves, Dr. Brauning says.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 6 Sep. 2022
• In this patient’s case, the stuck gallstone blocked the flow of bilirubin into the gastrointestinal tract.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 16 May 2023
• Bempedoic acid can increase the risk of gout, muscle pain and gallstones.
  — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 24 June 2023
• This type of inflammation, which is not caused by a gallstone, is much less common.
  — Karen Pallarito, Health.com, 13 Dec. 2021
• The doctor, Moomal Waqar, was in despair about the number of patients with kidney and gallstone ailments.
  — Brendan Hoffman, National Geographic, 16 June 2020
• In the group that took bempedoic acid, there were a few more cases of gout and gallstones, compared with people who took a placebo.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 4 Mar. 2023
• But there is no clinical evidence that the gallstones of cattle, the roots of plants and licorice could work in combating it.
  — New York Times, 27 Jan. 2020
• Doctors use the scope to diagnose and treat problems in the digestive tract, such as gallstones, cancers and blockages in the bile duct.
  — Chad Terhune, Kaiser Health News, 25 July 2017
• Shock wave lithotripsy: This treatment uses shock waves to blast gallstones into small pieces.
  — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
• The drugs also may come with side effects like nausea, vomiting and gallstones.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 18 June 2024
• The discovery opens a new avenue of treatment for gallstone disease.
  — Daniel Bastardo Blanco, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2019
• Aim for a diet that is low in cholesterol and fat content as both can contribute to gallstone formation.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2023
• Using fragments from a gallstone, the team identified the E. coli and reconstructed its genome.
  — Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2022
• Saving something that came out of your body might seem strange, but my mother took a few gallstones for the road after doctors removed the organ that kept filling up with them.
  — Keri Wiginton, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2019
• In addition, gallstones can cause sudden and intense pain in the upper abdomen, beneath the breastbone, between the shoulder blades, and in the right shoulder.
  — Stuart Hershman, Verywell Health, 26 June 2023
• Another trip to the ER confirmed the source of her agony: multiple gallstones, including one the diameter of a large coin.
  — Nina Martin, ProPublica, 8 Dec. 2019
• Body parts aren’t allowed, either, but StorageCafe did report that a tenant left behind a jar of gallstones.
  — oregonlive, 14 Feb. 2020
• People with gallstones: Devil's claw may promote your body to make more bile (digestive fluid), which raises the risk of gallstones.
  — Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2023
• This acid is medically proven to help dissolve gallstones and treat liver disease.
  — National Geographic, 12 June 2019
• Doctors put duodenoscopes down a patient’s throat to diagnose and treat problems in the digestive tract, such as gallstones, cancers and blockages in the bile duct.
  — Chad Terhune, Kaiser Health News, 22 Sep. 2017
• The museum doesn’t receive many body parts in the mail, Grubisic said, but added that a Croatian TV presenter once donated a gallstone.
  — Alex Marshall, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023
• Medication can help break up gallstones, but in some cases surgery to remove gallstones is necessary.
  — American College Of Lifestyle Medicine, EverydayHealth.com, 15 July 2024
• Semaglutide overdoses cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fainting, headache, migraine, dehydration, acute pancreatitis, and gallstones, the agency reports.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 26 July 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024