Gallstones

The gallbladder is what holds the gallstones that you can get, also holds your liver and pancreas. Bile is stored in the gallbladder until you need it. If you eat a fatty meal, you gallbladder contracts and injects the bile in ti the small intestine. There are 2 kinds of gallstones; Cholesterol Stones that are more common in the united states, and Pigment Stones that you get when there is to much belaying in the bile. Gallstones can be any size from very tiny like sand to as big as a gold ball. Some gallstones cause you to have a lot of pain when you eat a to fatty meal. If they get out of the gallbladder your are in some deep trouble. If one of the stones blocks a duct then you can have severe pain. You can get a gallstone by being overweight and if you have ever been pregnant, or taking birth control pills. So if you have pain in the right upper part  of your belly you should have it checked just in case, as pain full gallstones are not an easy thing to have. The pain usually starts within 30 minutes after a fatty or greasy meal. The pain is severe, dull, and constant, and can last from one to five hours. It may radiate to the right shoulder or back. You could also have nausea and vomiting, fever, indigestion, bloating. So if you are having these kinds of attacks every so often or after a fatty meal you might want to have this checked out.