What is cholecystitis?
Cholecystitis refers to inflammation of the gallbladder, causing severe abdominal pain. A common outcome of this condition is the surgical removal of the gallbladder.
How do members experience cholecystitis?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cholecystitis*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain in shoulder blades
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain in mid-back
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for cholecystitis*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment
Gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy)
Type
Surgery
How many have tried
164
Tried for
cholecystitis
(3)
*Data from patients with cholecystitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with cholecystitis*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment
Gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
cholecystitis
(3)
*Data from patients with cholecystitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has cholecystitis on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 10 | |
| 30s | 25 | |
| 40s | 55 | |
| 50s | 73 | |
| 60s | 65 | |
| 70+ | 32 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 54 | |
| Female | 208 |