You may not know you have gallstones until you get biliary colic, which is when a gallstone blocks one of your ducts. This can cause sudden and intense pain in your upper, right belly. The pain may be so bad that it makes you feel sick to your stomach. This pain may get intense ov...
Even when a gallstone attack subsides on its own, the symptoms will return within two years in about two of three untreated people.PreventionYou are less likely to form gallstones if you avoid becoming overweight. If you are a dieter, try to avoid diets that cause you to lose weight very...
That can lead to a gallstone attack, which may feel like a sudden pain in the upper right part of your belly. These attacks often happen after a big steak dinner or other fatty meals, and they can last many hours. But most people who have gallstones don’t know it. These “silent”...
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Pregnancy can increase the estrogen levels in women. The estrogen-basedcontraceptivecan also lead to the gallstone formation. Age People above the age of 40 can get the gallstones. But, with the increasingchange in diet, people in their 30s can also get the problem. ...
a buildup of material within the gallbladder, another organ in the abdomen (please see previous illustration). A gallstone can block the pancreatic duct, trapping digestive juices inside the pancreas. Pancreatitis due to gallstones tends to occur most often in women older than 50 years of age...