You likely already know that gallstones can be notoriously painful and disproportionately affect women. But if you’re ...

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A high-fat diet, obesity, and rapid weight loss can increase your risk of gallbladder disease. Gallstones—the result of an ...

Gallstones, common solid deposits in the gallbladder, often cause no symptoms but can lead to inflammation and, rarely, gallbladder cancer. Chronic inflammation from gallstones, especially larger ones ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who take cholesterol-lowering statins for at least one to two years appear to be less likely to develop gallstones, a study of nearly two million Danish residents ...

Elham Kharazmi, MD, PhD; Dominique Scherer, PhD; Felix Boekstegers, PhD; Qunfeng Liang, MSc; Kristina Sundquist, MD, PhD; Jan Sundquist, MD, PhD; Mahdi Fallah, MD ...

(Reuters Health) - People who have had gallstone disease are more likely than others to develop coronary heart disease, according to a large analysis of past studies. Hardened deposits known as ...

Everyone is familiar with heart-healthy diets, but what about gallbladder-healthy diets? There are very few diet and recipe books on the topic, but including nutrient-rich foods in your diet will keep ...