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Fall Festivities and Feasts: Is Your Gallbladder Trying to Tell You Something?

TTUHSC Expert Advises on Recognizing Potential Troubles
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Fairs, festivals, football games and family gatherings are synonymous with fall. Food plays a major part in all of these activities, so your gallbladder does, too.

Justin Vaughan, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) said if you’ve ever felt intermittent pain in your upper right abdomen after eating a second deep-fried Twinkie or an extra spicy chili cheese dog, you may need to be more aware of this small but mighty organ.

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