The gallbladder plays a quiet but critical role in digestion, and when this organ malfunctions, it sends specific distress signals that require attention.

Gallbladder stones, prevalent in India, especially among women, can lead to severe complications like biliary colic, obstructive j... Read More Gallbladder stones, prevalent in India, especially among ...

Unlike the heart or the lungs, the gallbladder is one of those organs about which people know next to nothing. And no wonder, the gallbladder is little more than a storage sack. What it stores is bile ...

Gallstone Diet: When small, crystal-like stones develop inside the gallbladder, they are known as gallbladder stones or gallstones. Here's how you can prevent these stones with the help of food. When ...

Sharp, solid stones form inside the human body more often than you might think. Watch and listen to episode two of The ...

A non-surgical procedure that uses shock waves to break up gallbladder stones has shown early promise bringing relief for some of the estimated 25 million Americans who have gallstones. The procedure, ...

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 ...

The gallbladder is only a storage organ and bile is formed in the liver. It comprises cholesterol, bile acids, electrolytes, phospholipids and bilirubin. Bile salts from blood into bile is essential ...

Doctors in India were flabbergasted after extracting 382 stones from the gallbladder of a woman who’d been complaining of back pain for months. The patient, named Yashoda Bai, from Harraiya village, ...