Your gallbladder may seem like a mysterious part of your body. What does it do, anyway? Until you have gallbladder pain, you may not even consider it much. The gallbladder is shaped like a pear. It's ...

Your gallbladder is a small organ below your liver that stores bile, a green-yellow liquid that helps your digestive system. When something is blocking the bile duct, such as a gallstone, pain can ...

You likely already know that gallstones can be notoriously painful and disproportionately affect women. But if you're wondering what their symptoms look like-and how some can be relatively mild while ...

Chances are you barely know what your gallbladder is, let alone the gallbladder attack symptoms to look out for. When you have really bad stomach pain, it’s easy to chalk it up to that double bean ...

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If you’re among the 20 million Americans living with gallstones, chances are you’re familiar with the abdominal pain and discomfort associated with gallbladder disease. As a surgeon who frequently ...

Cholelithiasis is the formation of gallstones due to bile imbalance, cholesterol supersaturation, or gallbladder hypomotility. It may cause biliary colic, nausea, and intolerance to fatty foods.

Gallbladder pain during pregnancy? Hormones may be to blame. Here's how to get relief, stay safe, and know when to call your ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Frankford woman found out the hard way not to ignore stomach pain. Shakina Hawkins said she feared going to the hospital because of the pandemic and because of that her ...

Gallstones, common solid deposits in the gallbladder, often cause no symptoms but can lead to inflammation and, rarely, gallbladder cancer. Chronic inflammation from gallstones, especially larger ones ...

10:32, Fri, Jul 7, 2017 Updated: 10:48, Fri, Jul 7, 2017 The organ - which sits underneath the right side of the liver - is is not vital to live and people can lead a normal life without it because ...

Gallbladder stones can be flushed out of your body, often with a diet of apples and olive oil. Our verdict This is not a proven treatment. The stones “flushed” out of a person’s body are unlikely to ...