Biliary colic (also known as a "gallbladder attack") is abdominal pain that develops due to a blockage in the bile ducts. Bile ducts carry bile (digestive fluid) from your liver to your gallbladder ...

The gallbladder acts as a storage reservoir for bile, a fluid essential for breaking down dietary fats. Biliary colic often strikes after fatty meals when the organ contracts against a blockage. Pain ...

Repeated attacks usually don’t go away on their own, and planned care is often easier than an emergency.

About an hour or so ago, you ate a lot of chicken wings for a late dinner and then had a big bowl of ice cream for dessert. Now you are very uncomfortable in your stomach. You can't sleep and you ...

Gallstones can affect anyone, but they’re more common in people with Crohn's disease. Learn to recognize the warning signs.

Medication can dissolve gallstones but they work slowly, are effective only in selected cases and the stones often recur ...