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Doctors have removed a staggering 366 gallstones from a woman in India. Mousumi Dam, 49, from Kolkata, West Bengal, had been suffering from chronic abdominal pain and acid reflux for months. But last month she got jaundice and finally consulted a doctor. Tests and an ultrasound found she was suffering from a severe case of gallstones. Gallstones are made of cholesterol and salts that form in the gallbladder. While you can live with gallstones with no symptoms, if they start to block the gallbladder they cause pain and nausea and a potentially fatal infection.They can also stop the flow of bile out of the gallbladder and liver, so it backs up - causing jaundice. While gallstones are common, a fatty diet can raise the risk, especially in women, although it’s not clear why.

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