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Sometimes it is hard to know what is going on inside your body. Though, stomach pain and/or discomfort can be alarming but that pain can be dismissed for minor stomach issues. The problem arises when ...

Sudden, agonizing abdominal pain could signal gallstones, particularly common in women. These calcified bile deposits, ranging from sand-sized to golf ball-sized, often go unnoticed until they cause ...

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Patients with sludge- or microlithiasis-induced acute pancreatitis (AP) had significantly lower rates of pancreaticobiliary complications than those with gallstone-induced AP. "The lower complication ...

Dear N.W.: Gallstones are common (6% of men and 9% of women will get one over a lifetime) and are mostly composed of bile salts and cholesterol. The goal of treatment is to reduce symptoms and the ...

Have you had your gallbladder removed and still suffer from symptoms like loss of appetite, nausea, diarrhea, constipation or weight gain? The gallbladder works in tandem with the liver, storing bile ...

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You might not think about your gallbladder often. But if something goes wrong with this small organ, symptoms such as intense pain will likely catch your attention. Gallbladder disease is an umbrella ...