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Gallbladder Disease

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Gallbladder Disease Home Care: Warning Signs

Notify your doctor if you have gallbladder disease and any of the following:

Jaundice
Worsening abdominal pain
Repeated vomiting
Fever over 101 degrees F (38.3 C)

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Abdominal pain
Biliary colic
Biliary tract disease
Cholangitis
Gallbladder cancer
Gallstones
Jaundice
Right upper abdominal pain
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Abdominal pain
Brown urine
Jaundice
Upper abdominal pain
Vomiting

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Last Updated: Nov 6, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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