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Gallstones & Your Gallbladder: What Your Surgeon Wants You to Know
Plain-English background on gallstones, the gallbladder and the bile ducts, written by a hepatobiliary surgeon with about 30 years in the operating room. General education only.
Coming soon. No payment now.
Planned price $29 · Waitlist members get an early-bird pre-order discount · PDF ebook
Who it's for
Written for patients and families
- People who have been told they have gallstones and want plain-English background before talking with their own doctor
- Family members helping someone make sense of the topic
- Readers who prefer a calm, structured explanation over scattered search results
What's inside
18 questions, answered by a surgeon
The decision before surgery
- Living with gallstones without surgery: what people ask about the long term
- Regret after gallbladder removal, and questions to ask before agreeing
- Sludge, borderline HIDA results, and how surgeons weigh the findings
- Weight-loss drugs, rapid weight loss and gallstones
- Gallbladder problems around pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Unusual symptoms people link to the gallbladder
Fear, surgery day and the first weeks
- Making sense of online horror stories, and choosing a surgeon and hospital
- Post-surgery symptoms people ask about, and when to call your care team
- Imaging reports that still mention a removed gallbladder
Bowel changes after removal
- Ongoing urgent diarrhea: the options people discuss with their doctors
- Constipation after surgery
Long-term life without a gallbladder
- How digestion may feel a year later, and questions about food
- Ox bile, enzymes and other supplements: what to ask first
- Alcohol after gallbladder removal
- Weight changes after surgery
- Heartburn and bile reflux after removal
Pain that continues after removal
- Attack-like pain after removal, and which tests people ask about
- Long-lasting digestive trouble years later ("post-cholecystectomy syndrome")
About the author
Bo Liu, MD, PhD
For about 30 years, Dr. Liu worked as a hepatobiliary surgeon, Chief Physician, and PhD supervisor at The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (Lingnan Hospital) in Guangzhou, China. His work focused on the liver, the bile ducts, and the gallbladder.
He was a Visiting Assistant Research Professor, Liver Center, Yale University (2009–2011). He now explains gallstones, bile and belly pain in plain English on the Belly Clarity YouTube channel.
FAQ
Common questions
What format is the book?
A PDF ebook you can read on a phone, tablet or computer.
Do I pay anything now?
No. Joining the waitlist is free. We will email you when the book is available, and waitlist members get an early-bird pre-order discount.
What will it cost?
The planned price is $29. Waitlist members get an early-bird pre-order discount.
Is this medical advice?
No. The book is general education only. It cannot diagnose or treat any condition. Please talk with your own doctor about your situation.
Can I ask Dr. Liu about my own case?
Dr. Liu does not provide individual medical advice or medical care in the US.
Can I leave the waitlist?
Yes. Every email includes a way to unsubscribe, or reply and ask to be removed.
Coming soon. No payment now.
Educational content only, not medical advice. Dr. Liu is licensed in China and does not provide medical care in the US.