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Gallbladder diseases include gallbladder stones and infection. Symptoms include abdominal pain that is often worse after a fatty meal, indigestion, and nausea and vomiting.

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34 years experience

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Upper abdomen

Types of

Gallstones
Condition
Gallbladder inflammation (cholecystitis)
Condition

Symptoms

Sudden abdominal pain

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Gallbladder diseases

Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Gallbladder diseases

Surgery

Lithotripsy
ERCP
Gallbladder removal

Other treatments

Supportive care

Tests

Amylase
Lipase

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Can you die from gallbladder disease?

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Can my child get gallbladder disease?

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Can gallbladder disease make you vomit?

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Do you know if you have gallbladder disease?

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Does gallbladder disease make you nauseas often?

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Doctor says I have gallbladder disease. Now what?

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What are the main symptoms of gallbladder disease?

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If you have gallbladder disease, canit make you vomit?

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Is a gallbladder sludge considered a gallbladder disease?

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Can you tell what the symptoms of gallbladder disease are?

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Is getting surgery the only option for gallbladder disease?

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Are certain people more susceptible to gallbladder disease?

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Can you please tell me about gallbladder disease and is it serious?

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Does the gallbladder need to be removed if I have gallbladder disease?

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If you have gallbladder disease do they remove the entire gallbladder?

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What are the signs and symptoms of gallbladder disease?

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What are the symptoms of gallbladder disease like stones?

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Is it possible for gallbladder disease to make my spleen large?

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Can you tell me about any correlation between gallbladder disease and endometirosis?

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I had my gallbladder removed 11 years ago, and recently started having similar pains and symptoms of gallbladder disease again.

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Is beer ok with gallbladder disease?

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Is constipation a common sign gallbladder disease?

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Does gallbladder disease have a genetic component?

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Pain right side under ribs front and back, no stones and 90% function, gallbladder disease cause pain? Ideas?

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What would cause sharp pain on the left side of chest.i have gallbladder disease?

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A 22-year old female asked:

Thyroid cancer survivor. Family HX of Gallbladder Disease, are the odds are that i'm more likely to get mine removed also? They had SX in late 30's

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