Your gallbladder is a small organ tucked beneath your liver in the upper right side of your abdomen. Its main job? Storing bile–a digestive fluid your liver produces to help break down fats. When you ...

The gall bladder is seldom brought up in conversation until it is out of order. This little, pear-shaped organ lies just under the liver and is the ma.

Background Western diet and associated production of secondary bile acids (BAs) have been linked to the development of ...

Your liver works hard every day, processing nutrients, filtering toxins, and keeping your body in balance. While it’s great at its job, small, thoughtful changes to your routine can help it function ...

Forget what you know about bile because that's about to change, thanks to a new discovery made by Michigan State University and published in the current issue of Nature. Much of our knowledge about ...

Our gut is a bustling hub of activity, home to trillions of microbes that work together with our bodies to keep us healthy. A recent study explores one fascinating aspect of this partnership: how gut ...

Q. I recently caught salmonella food poisoning while on vacation. I have recovered from that problem, but my doctor tells me I am now producing too much bile and because of this I am losing a lot of ...

Pale stools signal potential problems with the liver, gallbladder, or pancreas. This change in colour suggests bile flow ...

Bile acids are normally found in adults, to help digest food, but in studies with pregnant mice, a research team has found large amounts of bile acids also inside the foetus. “Foetuses produce small ...

Medically reviewed by Alicen Nelson, MD, MPH Key Takeaways Yellow or greenish vomit means you are throwing up bile, which ...