Gallbladder stones are more common in the middle-aged and elderly population, more in women than in men, and more in the north than in the south. Once a physical examination reveals a large stone in their gallbladder, patients usually seek medical treatment in time because they are worried. Smaller stones are easily taken lightly by some patients. Most of the gallbladder stones are not fixed and will move with the change of body position, therefore, gallbladder stones may fall into the common bile duct during the change of body position. Acute pancreatitis. Acute pancreatitis is a sudden illness that can be fatal, so patients should not take it lightly just because the stones are small. In addition, gallbladder stones may repeatedly rub against the gallbladder, causing repeated inflammation and thickening of the gallbladder lining, which may eventually lead to gallbladder cancer. Surgery for recurrent attacks Patients suffering from gallbladder stones usually do not experience any discomfort in the early stage, but as their condition worsens, they may experience recurrent abdominal pain, fever, or obvious polyps, which should be treated surgically at that time. Gallbladder stones cannot be eliminated by medication alone because gallbladder stones are not quite the same as kidney stones. Kidney stones go to the urinary tract, because the urinary tract is wider, the stones can be discharged from the urinary tract, so there are treatment methods such as stone removal and stone crushing; while gallbladder stones fall into the common bile duct, because the lower end of the common bile duct is thin, the stones have a small chance of being discharged from the common bile duct into the intestine, and are easily stuck in the confluence of the bile and pancreatic ducts and secondary biliary pancreatitis. Therefore, gallbladder stones can neither be drained nor crushed. At present, gallbladder stones are often removed through minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, which is less invasive and less painful for the patient, who can be discharged from the hospital within one to two days after surgery. Not all patients with gallbladder stones need surgery to remove them. In fact, 20-40% of patients can live with stones for life. As long as there is no abdominal pain, fever or other symptoms, they can live peacefully with the stones and do not need surgery. As to whether an elderly person with gallbladder stones needs surgery or not, there are many factors to consider: first of all, the physical condition of the elderly person should be taken into account to determine whether he or she can withstand the surgery, because the elderly person is old and has chronic medical problems such as poor heart and lung function, hypertension, diabetes, etc., as well as the risk of cerebral infarction. In addition, the size of the stones in the elderly, the symptoms of the stone attack and other conditions, each individual differences, whether the need for surgery to be made by the doctor to make a decision. Diet should be low-fat and low-protein High-fat and high-protein food is the big enemy of gallbladder stone patients, so you must eat a light diet and reduce the intake of high-fat and high-protein food. In addition, sweets are also converted into fat, so you should also pay attention to eat less sweets.