Gallstones can block your bile duct and cause abdominal pain. Learn how to recognize the symptoms and what the treatment options are.

Gallstones and Watchful Waiting. Though a gallstone episode can be extremely painful or frightening, almost a third to half of all people who experience an attack never have a recurrence.

Gallstones are a little more difficult to get rid of, unlike kidney stones, which can be passed (a.k.a peed out) or broken up so that your body can get rid of them more easily, explains Smink.

More than 20 million Americans have gallstones. What are they and what can you do to prevent a gallbladder attack? “Today” contributor Dr. Judith Reichman offers some advice.

Gallstones are supersaturated, pebble-like deposits of bile inside the gallbladder. They can be as small as a grain of sand or as big as a golf ball and can occur as a single stone or as a ...

The study compared 27,035 people who had a cholecystectomy with 106,531 who had no history of gallstones. The numbers included 11,264 people who took statins, 2,396 of them in the cholecystectomy ...

Q: I had stabs of pain in the upper right side of my abdomen one day, so I did a telehealth session. The nurse said it might be gallstones and to see my doctor if it repeats. So far, it hasn’t ...

DIY gallbladder flushes, like an olive oil cleanse, are popular. But, do they really work, and do they pose any health risks? Read on to find out. When you are suffering from gallstones, you may ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What advice do you have for the treatment of gallstones? -- N.W. ANSWER: Gallstones are common (6% of men and 9% of women will get one over a lifetime) and are mostly composed of ...

Here are two basic things you need to know about gallstones: They are painfully common — and commonly painful. Nearly 1 million people in the U.S. learn they have gallstones ...