A gall bladder assault is a sudden, extreme ache within the stomach that happens when a gallstone blocks the cystic duct, the tube that carries bile from the gallbladder to the small gut. Gallstones are exhausting, cholesterol-filled deposits that may type within the gallbladder. They will vary in dimension from a grain of sand to a golf ball.
Gallbladder assaults could be extraordinarily painful and may final for a number of hours. They will additionally result in critical problems, equivalent to cholecystitis (irritation of the gallbladder), pancreatitis (irritation of the pancreas), and cholangitis (irritation of the bile ducts).