Am I Having a Gallbladder Attack?
Medically Reviewed by Melinda Ratini, MS, DO on December 10, 2021
Written by Rachel Reiff Ellis
What Does Your Gallbladder Do?
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What Are Gallbladder Attacks?
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Common Symptom: Pain
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Other Symptoms
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Common Cause: Gallstones
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Other Causes
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Your Sex Makes Them More Likely
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Weight and Diet Play a Role
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Age, Race, and Genes Raise Your Risk
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Other Conditions That Boost the Odds
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SOURCES:
Cleveland Clinic: “Could Your Abdominal Pain Actually Be Gallstones?”
Mayo Clinic: “Gallstones.”
Harvard Medical School: “Attack of the gallstones.”
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: “Gallstones.”
Johns Hopkins Medicine: “Gallbladder Disease."
December 10, 2021
Medically Reviewed by: Melinda Ratini, DO
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