Many people are concerned about drinking alcohol and gallstones risk. Gallstones are hard bits from bile (digestive fluid) that can occur in the gallbladder. That’s a small organ just below the liver. However, gallstones can be very painful if they cause blockage of bile by lodging in a duct. Thus, people want to reduce their …
Alcohol and gallstone disease. Are they related? Yes. Drinking alcohol reduces the risk of developing gallstone and gallbladder disease. I. Research on Alcohol and Gallstone Disease Here is some of the research. • Researchers followed 1,290,413 women in the UK for over six years. Drinking reduced the risk of developing gallstone disease. Those who had …
