Gallstones are toughened deposits of digestive juices that can form in the gallbladder. Gallstones vary in size from as minute as a granule of sand to as huge as a golf ball. Some individuals develop just one gallstone, while others may develop several gallstones all at the same point in time.
Gallstones may cause no symptoms. If a gallstone is found in a duct and leads to blockage, symptoms may include:
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Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that gradually damage the optic nerve, which plays a critical role in vision by transmitting visual information from the eye to the brain. Damage to this nerve leads to progressive vision loss, and in many cases, permanent blindness.
Graves’ disease, also known as toxic diffuse goiter or Flajani-Basedow-Graves disease, is an autoimmune disorder that causes your immune system to mistakenly attack the thyroid gland. This leads to an overproduction of thyroid hormones, a condition known as hyperthyroidism.
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a rare but serious autoimmune disorder in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the peripheral nerves. It often begins with weakness and tingling sensations in the legs or arms, which can quickly spread and progress to muscle weakness, and, in severe cases, full-body paralysis.
