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Intermittent gall-bladder type pain.
Hello. I am a 19 year old male with a lean build and no excess body fat. I do eat foods high in fat regularly as I work at McDonald's but do not otherwise have any health issues. There have been two times in the last year that I have had biliary colic type pain after eat and I'm very worried as to why I would have gallstones as I do not fit the demographic whatsoever. I'm a bit of a hypochondriac and would like to know if you have ever seen gallstones in a teen boy who is otherwise healthy.
Yes. Although less common but gall bladder stones can be seen in teenage. The youngest I have treated was 12 years. The cause of gall stones in young age is different than the stones seen in other age groups. Again I would suggest you to get ultrasonography of the abdomen done and confirm the same rather than just doubting it. Symptoms of gastritis are usually the same as gall stone disease.
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plet get ultrasound of the abdomen done
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