Gallstones

[Ruby187]

I have been getting discomfort in the middle of my stomach which it radiates under my both wing bones.  It last around 3 to 4 hrs and leaves spontaneously without feeling sick.  I had an ultrasound and my doctors aid everything is fine, there were small gallstones and don't worry.  Also there was some fat around the liver.  He says don't worry, but I am worries.  It doesn't always happen, eery so often like around 6 weeks.  Wha is causing  it.  I eat very healthy, I eat an abundance of fresh veggies, no red meats only fish and chicken.  My cholesterol is good.  I never had that problems.

[Christopher R Watters, MD]

No need to be paranoid. It sounds like you are on the correct path. There are approximately 700,000 people in the United States each year that have their gallbladders removed. You are in good company.

There is probably a genetic component to gallbladder disease but the problem is that is is so common. It is much easier to demonstrate genetic relationships if the disease is rare. Something that affects almost 20% of the population makes it much more likely to find families with most members affected by random chance alone.

[Ruby187]

Now I'm even more paranoid than ever. I'm going to go to a specialist in NYC, at Cornell Weil, which i number one on a list. I also have an identical twin sister, and she told me she had the same symptoms like me.  Can it be heredity with identical twins.