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 bile duct, which […]
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