Advice from our Woman’s Weekly doctor
The gallbladder is a small, pouch-like organ below the liver that collects digestive bile to release into the gut to aid food digestion. Gallstones, usually made of cholesterol, are very common, affecting one in 10 UK adults.
Acute calculous cholecystitis is gallbladder inflammation, which occurs when a gallstone or biliary sludge (a mixture of bile, cholesterol and salt crystals) obstructs the gallbladder neck, and can have serious complications. The blockage in the cystic duct causes bile to build up in the gallbladder, increasing pressure inside it, causing inflammation,
