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Health Encyclopedia: Gallstones And Gallbladder Disease Highlights

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Risk Factors

Obesity. Being overweight is a significant risk factor for gallstones. In obese people, the liver over-produces cholesterol, which is delivered into the bile and causes it to become supersaturated. Some evidence suggests that saturated fats and refined sugars are the primary culprits.
Metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome may be a risk factor for gallstones as well as heart disease. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that include high cholesterol, high blood pres...

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Expert & Community Posts

Improve Your Heart Health By Eating Peanuts

By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...reduce the risk of heart disease, type II diabetes and gallbladder disease, without the risk of... Read more »

How are Acid Reflux and the Gallbladder Related?

By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

There is no relationship between acid reflux and gallbladder disease, other than the fact that the... Read more »

Everybody Poops

By Merely Me , Health Expert

...went to the doctor and he immediately suspected a gallbladder issue. When they did an x-ray,... Read more »

My Top 10 Books about Adult Gastroesophageal Reflux

By Jan Gambino , Health Expert

While many adults with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) turn to the Internet for information,... Read more »

Dr. Eisner Answers your GERD Questions: What is Water Brash?

By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...inhibitors to get results. I recently had my gallbladder removed, but have not felt... Read more »

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Health Guide

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Introduction

Gallstones are small, hard pellets that can form in the gallbladder, a sac-like organ that lies under the liver on the right side of the abdomen. Most people with gallstones don't even... Read more »

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Prognosis

...symptoms can develop:In most cases of obstruction, the stones block the cystic duct, which leads from the gallbladder to the common bile duct. This can cause pain (biliary colic), infection and... Read more »

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Resources

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov -- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghousewww.gastro.org -- American Gastroenterological Associationwww.acg.gi.org -- American College of... Read more »

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Treatment

Acute pain from gallstones and gallbladder disease is usually treated in the hospital, where diagnostic procedures are performed to rule out other conditions and complications. There are... Read more »

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Surgery

SurgeryThe gallbladder is not an essential organ, and even today, only surgical removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) guarantees that the patient will not suffer a recurrence of gallstones.... Read more »

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