Surgeons found the gallstone was so big that it took up most of the space in his gallbladder — the organ that stores bile, ...

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: ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Key Takeaways Gallstones might help doctors find fatty liver disease early.Both gallstones and ...

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

Your gallbladder is a small organ below your liver that stores bile, a green-yellow liquid that helps your digestive system. When something is blocking the bile duct, such as a gallstone, pain can ...

Chest pain, symptom interpretation, and family history may influence care-seeking behavior in symptomatic gallstone disease.

Pain on the right side of the abdomen under the ribs is a common complaint. We’ve all felt it at some point. The pain may be sharp or dull. Perhaps it was sudden or slowly crept up on you. At the ...

The gallbladder stores bile, a digestive fluid. It contracts after emptying as part of the digestive process, but other factors, such as gallstones, can cause it to collapse, leading to pain and other ...

Gallstones are more common in adults than children, but the frequency of gallstones in children has increased over the past few decades. Some children may experience abdominal pain, especially in the ...

If you experience sharp, stabbing pain in your abdomen after eating, you shouldn't ignore it. Dr Sood explains what it ...

Recovery from gallbladder surgery is usually quick and has few complications. You can live without a gallbladder while making some changes to your diet or lifestyle. Gallbladder removal surgery ...

The gallstone measured more than 3-inches long and weighed over 6 ounces, according to the report. The gallstone was so big it took up most of the space in his gallbladder, which stores bile. A man ...