The Trouble With Gallstones

How to prevent and treat an attack

- Samantha Rideout

FOR A SMALL, inessential body part, the gall bladder can cause a lot of pain. Roughly the shape and size of a pear, the organ sits in the right side of your abdomen. Its job is to store bile, a liquid produced by the liver that helps you digest the fats in your diet. The gall bladder releases the liquid, as needed, into the small intestine.