Got Gallstones?

What they are, how they form—and how your diet may affect them

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The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ that sits under and is connected to the right lobe of the liver. It stores bile, a substance made in the liver that’s important for the digestion of fats, among other functions. When you eat, bile is pumped out of the gallbladder into the common bil...

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