Gallstones are solid lumps that form in the gallbladder when stored bile crystallizes. They are pebble-like and can be the size of a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball. Most of the time, ...

Ultrasound is a common way to detect gallstones. Treatment. Although sometimes no treatment is ... This includes 1) consuming a diet low in saturated fats and refined carbohydrates, 2 ...

Promising New Directions For Gallstone Treatment Date: November 25, 2004 Source: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summary: A promising experimental compound prevents cholesterol gallstone disease ...

Among those on the crash diet, 48 people developed gallstones requiring hospital treatment, and 16 people in the other group developed gallstones, Johansson and her colleagues report in the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People who go on an extremely low calorie diet are more likely to develop gallstones than people on a moderately low calorie diet, according to a new study. Dr. Mi… ...