Gallstones are a common disease in daily life. Many people over 40 are prone to this disease. Once they get sick, they need to go to the hospital for examination, and many people do not know which department to visit. Then, which department should gallstones be visited, internal medicine or surgery?

Gallstones can be painful or painless. Those who are painful should see a surgeon, and those who are not painful are generally seen in the internal medicine department. Most gallstone patients do not have many clinical symptoms in their daily lives and do not require treatment. If you need to consult, it is best to see the hepatobiliary surgery department or the general surgery department.

If there are symptoms such as abdominal distension and dull pain, most people may still choose the department of gastroenterology. If there is significant abdominal pain and it occurs suddenly, it is called an ‘acute abdomen’ in medicine. In clinical medicine, the choice of department is the surgical system, whether it is surgical treatment or conservative treatment in internal medicine.

Gallstone patients are caused by the combination of mucoprotein in food and sodium ions and unconjugated total bilirubin in the body bile to form the nucleus of the stone support, thus producing gallstones. Walnut meat contains a substance called pyruvate, which can prevent the combination of mucoprotein and sodium ions, unconjugated total bilirubin, and can dissolve, disperse, and metabolize them.

The gallbladder is an organ in the body that stores bile. It mainly receives and stores bile produced by the liver in the gallbladder. When we eat, it releases bile to participate in digestion and absorption.

If there are symptoms such as pain in the upper right abdomen and back pain due to gallbladder stones, it is necessary to immediately go to the hepatobiliary surgery department of the general surgery department for medical consultation.

If there are gallbladder stones with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, jaundice, and back pain, considering it as a digestive absorption issue, one can also seek treatment in the department of gastroenterology in the internal medicine department. After undergoing ultrasound and other relevant examinations, and after confirming the diagnosis, if surgical treatment is required, the patient will be transferred to the department of hepatobiliary surgery for treatment.

Therefore, gallbladder stones can be treated in both the internal medicine and surgical departments, depending on the severity of the symptoms and the condition.

In summary, we need to decide whether to visit the surgical or internal medicine department based on our own condition. Generally speaking, when going to the hospital, consulting with a doctor will help us understand whether to visit the internal or surgical department.