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Article: Health Focus: Today: GALLSTONES The galling stones.(Features)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 25, 2003
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Byline: Miriam Stoppard
GALLSTONES symptoms are vague or even non-existent. They can be confused with indigestion and heartburn and may be difficult to track down. But - once you have a firm diagnosis - treatment is simple and quick, as Miriam explains.GALLSTONES are formed from bile - a digestive juice produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.
About one in 10 people over the age of 40 have gallstones, and they affect twice as many women as men.
The typical patient is unkindly described as "female, fair, fat and 40". Most gallstones ...
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