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Explain how gallstones can affect the digestion of fat

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Well gallstones accumulate in your gallbladder where bile is stored (bile is an emulsifier produced in the liver that turns fat into fat droplets) If you get too many stones i would think that it would block the duct that allows the bile into the small intestine to help digest fats
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