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- Gallstones
- Crystal-like deposits of various sizes that develop in the gallbladder—a small, pear-shaped organ that stores bile, a digestive juice produced by the liver. Gallstones are more common in people who are obese or have lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time. Gallstones that are simply floating around inside the gallbladder generally cause no symptoms and no harm. If the gallstone becomes lodged within the cystic duct, a small conduit that connects the gallbladder to another tube called the common bile duct, you will feel pain in the upper right abdomen, possibly extended to the upper back, and you may experience nausea, indigestion or fever.
