Gallstone Symptoms: Often, gallstones won't have any symptoms & usually rest in one of the bile-carrying ducts. But here's how you can know if you have them.

The drug Actigall (ursodiol) is taken as a tablet; depending on its size, the gallstone may take months or even years to go away. Because some stones are calcified, this treatment often doesn't work.

He says, once you have gallstones, they won't go away on their own. Recommended treatment is surgery to remove your gallbladder.

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

Medications and therapies can treat gallstones by dissolving them, but the stones can return. This is why surgery to remove the gallbladder — called a cholecystectomy — is the usual treatment ...

Pain in the upper right side or middle of the abdomen can indicate various health problems, but one of them is the presence of gallstones. The pain is often described as a sudden, intense, and ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MDMedically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Gallbladder sludge, or biliary sludge, is a ...

Biliary colic can happen when a gallstone blocks a bile duct, causing intense stomach pain. It is also known as a gallstone attack or gallbladder attack.

Gallbladder sludge can follow one of three different courses. It may disappear entirely and never come back, go away and recur later, or persist, usually leading to the development of gallstones.