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Hello.i ve been diagnosed with gallbladder sludge. iam on a diet and i also want to start taking garcinia cambodia to shed some weight off.is it safe?

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Dr. Philip Chao answered

Specializes in Radiology

Should be: http://thegarciniacambogiaextract.org/ this is a blog which explains the benefits having sludge in your gall bladder is a meaningless term. I suppose they could be really tiny stones. But at that size they should pass easily if they were microscopic stones. On MRI we can often see fluid levels in the gall bladder - it is normal.

Answered 6/10/2014

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