Gallbladder removal surgery rarely leads to hormonal imbalance, but this is one potential risk. After gallbladder removal surgery (cholecystectomy), your body might feel a little off. You might be ...

The gallbladder acts as a storage reservoir for bile, a fluid essential for breaking down dietary fats. Biliary colic often strikes after fatty meals when the organ contracts against a blockage. Pain ...

Stabbing pain after gallbladder removal can signal a complication. Examples of these include bile leakage or bile duct injury, retained gallstones, or post-cholecystectomy syndrome. The gallbladder is ...

Symptomatic gallstones and cholecystectomy are common and costly health problems in and of themselves. But a potential link between gallstones (lithic deposits of digestive fluid in the gallbladder), ...

Gallstones may cause sudden, intense pain in a person’s abdomen that may spread to the back or shoulders. In rare cases, gallstones may cause pain in the pelvis. Gallstones are very common, affecting ...

A doctor advised me to remove my gall Bladder due to a large gallstone. However, I am afraid. Kindly advise me. Charles (by SMS) The operation to remove the gall bladder is very safe. What happens is ...

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Diabetics face grave risks from untreated gallstones, potentially leading to severe infections or gallbladder rupture. Nerve ...