Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anyone who has ever experienced a gallbladder attack will tell you how excruciating it feels. The sudden pain is so intense that ...

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 ...

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Rising use of weight loss injections may be linked to more gallbladder surgeries. Experts urge caution, deeper research and medical advice before choosing fast weight loss methods.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve been experiencing sharp pain under my rib cage and my reading tells me it could be gallstones. What exactly are gallstones? What causes them? How do you treat them? ANSWER: ...

Last year, there was a 15% annual increase in the operations and surgeons want more research.

The gallbladder is a small, grape sized, organ attached to the digestive tract. It secretes a fluid called bile into it in response to a meal. Bile emulsifies dietary fats by increasing their exposure ...

Q: I had stabs of pain in the upper right side of my abdomen one day, so I did a telehealth session. The nurse said it might be gallstones and to see my doctor if it repeats. So far, it hasn't ...

“Before age 40, women are diagnosed with gallstones almost three times more often than men are (pregnancy, for example, ...

Gallstones, hernias and appendicitis are turning up earlier than before. Doctors explain how sedentary lives, processed diets and weight gain are driving more surgical cases ...

Many women have to undergo gallbladder surgery during pregnancy A gynaecologist explains the risks this can pose to both ...

Dear Doctors: I had stabs of pain in the upper right side of my abdomen one day, so I did a telehealth session. The nurse said it might be gallstones and to see my doctor if it repeats. So far, it ...