Liver disease is serious and requires treatment and regular monitoring by a liver specialist. A liver specialist is known as a hepatologist and you need to be referred by your family doctor or general practitioner. Over nearly 40 years of practicing medicine I have seen many patients develop severe liver disease, which sadly could have […]

You have a terrible pain and tenderness in the upper right area of your abdomen, a pain between your shoulder blades, you feel nauseous and ready to die. You sit, stand and lie down but cannot get comfortable. So you go to see your GP, who very helpfully informs you that you have Acute Cholecystitis and that […]

Since we provide nutritional counseling and support for our patients in the office, we run across our fair share of organ issues.  One of the most common, especially dealing with the pregnant patient is gallbladder issues.  Almost everyone knows someone (or is that someone) who had had gallbladder attacks and many unfortunately have had to […]

Gall bladder disease has a very high incidence among the population of the United States. There are various causes of gall bladder disease, ranging from inappropriate nutrition to physiological dysfunctions at the level of the biliary system. However, most cases of gall bladder disease occur due to interaction between congenital physiological predispositions and chemical imbalances […]

According to the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, in the United States 6.3 million men and 14.2 million women between the ages of twenty and seventy-four suffer from gallbladder disease, and one million new cases of gallstones occur every year.1 Understanding the relationship between the gallbladder, gallstones, and gallbladder disease is vital to […]

What is the gall bladder and why do we need one? The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ situated directly under the liver in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. It’s main function is to collect and concentrate the bile that the body uses to digest fats. Problems with the gall bladder and biliary […]

Roughly 20 million Americans suffer from gallstones, and 750,000 of them have their gallbladders removed each year. There are 800,000 hospitalizations and 2 billion dollars spent annually on gallbladder disease. For most people the pain of a malfunctioning gallbladder eventually becomes unbearable. After several trips to the emergency room the mention of surgery is met […]

The following piece was written by Ronald Hoggan who is a teacher at Queen Elizabeth High School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Gall bladder disease or malfunction is often associated with celiac disease. It can cause pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen, just at the lowest rib on the right side. In one […]