gallstones

There are a number of telltale symptoms that can help your doctor separate gallstone pain from other sources of upper abdominal pain, so here are 12 signs to keep track of to share with your physician…

Cirrhosis occurs as a result of long-term damage to the liver. Read on to learn more about the causes and symptoms associated with liver cirrhosis, as well as how it can be treated with these 12 facts.

Although we may feel uncomfortable talking about gastrointestinal problems, they’re incredibly common and affect most everyone at some point or another in their life. We look into 12 of the most common digestive diseases and disorders (including symptoms and treatments for each).

Depending on risk factors such as gender, age and lifestyle, a person can develop gallstones that block the flow of bile, or develop a range of gallbladder diseases. In any case, you’ll experience symptoms that are less than pleasant. Here are 14 signs to watch for.

There’s a good chance you’ve heard of gallstones, but what you may not know is that they’re not really stones at all. Instead, they’re bits of organic matter that gather together in the gallbladder, the organ residing just below the liver in the human frame. Gallstones can actually form without causing any significant health problems […]

Gallstones are literally small stones that take shape in the gallbladder. Typically made of cholesterol, they can be completely harmless if they remain small and stay out of important passageways leading in and out of the gallbladder. However, should they become wedged in a duct of the gallbladder, they have the potential to cause serious […]