Symptoms of Gallbladder
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Gallbladder symptoms are generally related to cholelithiasis (gall stones), cholecystitis (infection of the gallbladder and ducts), cholangitis (inflammation or infection of the hepatic or common bile ducts).

The gallbladder symptoms associated with these conditions are often associated with pain the right upper abdomen. When infection occurs, fever can develop. Because the ducts are involved in draining bile from the liver, blockage of these ducts leads to jaundice (yellow discoloration of the skin due to increased bilirubin).


Often gallbladder symptoms associated with jaundice can include abdominal pain, dark discoloration of the urine, light colored stools, and pruritis (itching).

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Symptoms of gallbladder often do not lead directly to the underlying diagnosis and many symptoms can be misleading. Please review all concerns and information found on this website with your health care provider.