Medical experts say they do not recommend natural remedies touted online to 'flush out' gallstones, as they are not scientifically proven to treat them. One such remedy was shared thousands of times by users in the Philippines where many people with chronic conditions face barriers to accessing healthcare.
Medical experts say they do not recommend natural remedies touted online to"flush out" gallstones, as they are not scientifically proven to treat them. One such remedy was shared thousands of times by users in the Philippines where many people with chronic conditions face barriers to accessing healthcare. Gallstones -- hardened deposits in the gallbladder -- can be removed through surgery or dissolved using oral medication.
In most cases, they do not cause any symptoms and do not need to be treated, however, surgery becomes necessary if the stones cause complications such as jaundice or acute pancreatitis. Doctors may prescribe medication to dissolve smaller gallstones.shared more than 23,000 times -- outlined a"natural way of cleansing" that supposedly rids the body of gallstones within a week.
Dr Paolo Demapelis, a Manila-based gastroenterologist, told AFP that the purported gallstone remedy shared online may have originated from an
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