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Causes Your liver produces bile, a greenish-brown fluid that is necessary to help digest fats in your small intestine. This fluid which is composed of bile salts, fatty compounds, cholesterol and other chemicals, is concentrated and stored in your gallBladder. When you eat, your gallBladder releases bile which helps break down the fat in your food. But if bile within your gallBladder becomes chemically unstable, it can form into particles that in due course of time, turns hard and stone-like.
Symptoms of gallstones In most individuals, gallstones cause no symptoms and require no treatment. You may not know you have gallstones until they are discovered during tests done for other reasons. However, in some people, gallstones can cause nausea and intense pain in the upper middle or upper right abdomen or upper back.
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