Apr 15, 2025 · Overview A cholecystectomy (koh-luh-sis-TEK-tuh-me) is a surgery to remove the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ that sits just below the liver on the upper right …

Apr 16, 2025 · Gallstones are hard pieces of material that can form in your gallbladder. Learn about causes and treatment for this sometimes painful digestive disorder.

Oct 23, 2024 · The timing of surgery depends on how bad your symptoms are and your overall risk of complications during and after surgery. If your surgical risk is low, you might have surgery during …

Mar 8, 2025 · Surgery to remove the gallbladder is called cholecystectomy. Some people get loose stools, also called diarrhea, after having this surgery. In most cases, the diarrhea lasts no more than …

Dec 12, 2023 · The cause of diarrhea after gallbladder removal isn't clear. Some experts believe that it results from an increase in bile, especially bile acids, entering the large intestine. Bile may act as a …

Apr 16, 2025 · Gallstones range in size from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a golf ball. Some people develop just one gallstone, while others develop many gallstones at the same time. People …

Dec 5, 2025 · The size of a gallbladder polyp can help predict whether it's cancerous, called malignant, or noncancerous, known as benign. Small gallbladder polyps that are less than 1/2 inch — about 10 …

Jan 13, 2019 · Hi Hannah, I had gallbladder surgery 5 months ago and about 3 months after surgery started having pain in my right side where the gallbladder used to be. It will also go around my side …

Apr 15, 2025 · Does your gallbladder need to come out? Find out what happens during this common surgical procedure to remove your gallbladder.

Sep 20, 2025 · Bile is a digestive fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. During bile reflux, digestive fluid backs up into the stomach and, in some cases, the esophagus.